Weather News
Wednesday November 1, 2017
Record October warmth in Hobart
15:01 EDT
Temperature records tumbled in Tasmania during October as parts of the state experienced unprecedented mid-spring warmth.
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Heat subsides as rain ramps up in NSW
11:57 EDT
NSW experienced a shift in weather patterns during October as record-breaking early-season heat was replaced by more frequent days of cloud and rain.
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Plane aborts landing after getting caught in crosswind in Salzburg following Storm Herwart
06:53 EDT
A plane's nightmare attempted landing was caught on video as it tried to touch down in Austria.
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Tuesday October 31, 2017
Dangerous surf in NSW
17:07 EDT
Large and powerful surf will affect the NSW coastline for the next two days as a low pressure system deepens over the Tasman Sea.
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Australia's first 45 degrees
16:34 EDT
Australia recorded its first 45 degree day of the season this week as Western Australia's Kimberley endures a sweltering end to October.
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Cyclone awareness: Darwin locals find they still have things to learn this season
16:15 EDT
Cyclone season gets underway tomorrow, and new and seasoned residents of Darwin have flocked to an information session to learn how best to get cyclone-ready.
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No income for 18 months: flood-affected grain farmers face the challenge of recovery
11:13 EDT
Grain farmers in a central Queensland town are preparing for months without an income as they recover from a devastating rain event.
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Monday October 30, 2017
Adelaide Hills growers 'depressed' after hail storm damages fruit crops
21:33 EDT
Apple, pear and cherry crops in the Adelaide Hills have been badly damaged by a hail storm, causing growers plenty of concern for the upcoming season.
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Brisbane weather: Severe thunderstorm warning issued for south-east Queensland
19:30 EDT
Hail has fallen in south-east Queensland as a large stormfront sweeps across the region, but the Brisbane CBD has been spared the brunt of the system.
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Adelaide weather: Wintry conditions hit city and the hills with rain, hail and storms
18:09 EDT
Rain, hail and gusty winds have battered Adelaide, despite it being the middle of spring, as a blast of wintry weather moved over the city, causing temperatures to drop sharply.
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Water birds bring life to oasis in drought-hit cattle country
17:19 EDT
A dam inundated by water birds is providing some unexpected joy in the grips of western Queensland's drought.
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Severe storms strike QLD
14:26 EDT
Severe thunderstorms will affect parts of Queensland this afternoon, less than 24 hours after powerful winds uprooted trees in the state's southeast.
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Southerly Buster approaching Sydney
11:04 EDT
The spring temperature seesaw will swing in Sydney today as a southerly buster bears down on the sweaty city.
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Sunday October 29, 2017
Grass fires fanned by gale-force winds lashing SA and Greater Adelaide
18:53 EDT
Grass fires ignited across South Australia after much of the state was issued with a severe weather warning and gale-force winds lashed parts of the state.
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Summer warmth and springtime snow
12:20 EDT
A strong cold front moving across the south of the nation today and tomorrow will bring a split of summer and winter conditions, although the wintry spell will only be brief.
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Winds roar across the South
09:23 EDT
Wind gusts up to 100km/h are expected for large parts of the South Australian coastline today as a strong cold front crosses the south.
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Saturday October 28, 2017
Fire danger to spike in SA on Sunday
15:28 EDT
Fire danger is set to spike across South Australia during Sunday as northwesterly winds heat up, speed up and dry out.
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Tasman low set to send big waves to the NSW coast this week
13:15 EDT
An easterly trough low looks to deepen over the Tasman Sea this coming week, which is good news for big wave chasers along the NSW coast.
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Friday October 27, 2017
Queensland weather: Storms, golf ball-sized hail whip through state's south east
19:52 EDT
Parts of south-east Queensland were hit by what the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) described as "pretty significant" storms that brought golf-ball-sized hail to the Darling Downs overnight.
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Perth's rain adding up
16:49 EDT
Perth is having its wettest October in six years and the wettest year to date since 2005.
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NSW weather: Storms bring golf-ball-sized hail to Hunter, torrential rain in Sydney
08:50 EDT
Storms have soaked Sydney and NSW overnight, with 35mm of rain dumped in a hectic half-hour in some areas and giant hail crashing down in Newcastle.
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NSW local governments using new project to better plan for natural disasters
06:38 EDT
Natural disasters can have devastating effects on communities, with the ensuing financial and psychological pain taking years to ease.
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Above-average temperatures predicted in Bureau of Meteorology's latest climate outlook
01:32 EDT
The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting above-average temperatures in north and south-east Australia over the next few months.
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Thursday October 26, 2017
Severe thunderstorms hit south-east Queensland, bringing destructive winds, large hailstones
22:12 EDT
Severe thunderstorms have lashed south-east Queensland with destructive winds and golf ball-sized hailstones hitting parts of the Darling Downs and Scenic Rim.
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BOM thunderstorm warnings issued for parts of NSW and Sydney as 5cm hail hits Hunter
21:28 EDT
Large hailstones have pelted Newcastle in the Hunter region, as thunderstorms lashed New South Wales' coastal areas.
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BOM warns Queensland severe storms may bring damaging winds and hail to south east
19:47 EDT
Large hailstones and strong winds are likely to hit south-east Queensland and the Darling Downs within the hour, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has warned.
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Severe storms strike eastern states
16:53 EDT
Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued in Queensland, NSW, the ACT and Victoria this afternoon.
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Nasty bacteria, swimming pools and panting: Summer safety tips for dogs in the tropics
16:28 EDT
Dog owners in Darwin might be feeling anxious after a flesh-eating disease claimed the lives of three greyhounds last weekend.
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What is a supercell?
10:30 EDT
Severe thunderstorms are likely in eastern Australia today and some areas may be affected by supercells.
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Queenslanders return home to face massive clean-up after second flood in four years
07:04 EDT
After losing everything in the one-in-100-year flood in 2013, residents in Queensland's Wide Bay region face another heartbreaking clean-up.
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Wednesday October 25, 2017
Intense storms to target eastern Australia
21:07 EDT
Severe thunderstorms will strike Australia's eastern states and territories on Thursday.
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Late-season La Nina looms
13:04 EDT
Rainfall could be given a boost in parts of Australia during the months ahead as a La Nina pattern continues to take shape in the Pacific Ocean.
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Scottish league players opt for hot shock treatment ahead of Cairns World Cup match
12:54 EDT
As if far north Queensland is not hot enough, Scottish rugby league players this week have been locked inside a chamber heated to 50 degrees Celsius, immersed in 100 per cent humidity.
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Tuesday October 24, 2017
La Nina watch declared by Bureau of Meteorology but widespread rainfall not on the outlook
19:10 EDT
The chance of a La Nina weather pattern forming later this year is now at 50 per cent, around double the normal likelihood.
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Tornadoes in Queensland: Does the Wide Bay region rival the US for the frequency of twisters?
18:00 EDT
Lexly Black still remembers the night in 1992 when her house near Bundaberg in southern Queensland was ripped apart by one of Australia's strongest tornadoes.
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Japan recovering after Typhoon Lan
14:56 EDT
A storm brewing in the western Pacific Ocean threatens to hamper recovery efforts in typhoon-weary Japan.
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BOM warning in south-east Queensland forecasts damaging hail and wind
01:45 EDT
Intense hail has hit the Toowoomba region, blanketing the ground, as thunderstorms sweep across south-east Queensland.
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Monday October 23, 2017
The Storms in Sydney on Sunday
14:23 EDT
Parts of the Sydney skyline were lit up by lightening yesterday, as a low pressure trough triggered thunderstorms.
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Spring heat returns to Sydney
13:35 EDT
Warm air should build in Sydney over the weekend as a frontal system crosses to the south of the state, causing the mercury to near 30 degrees for the third time this month.
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Storm damage smacks south-east Queensland hard, insurance data shows
12:38 EDT
The top-five most storm-affected regions in Queensland are in the state's south-east, research from NRMA Insurance has shown.
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Sunday October 22, 2017
Typhoon Lan churning through Japan
15:21 EDT
Typhoon Lan has weakened below Super Typhoon status but still has the ability to generate flooding rain and damaging wind and erode coasts across Japan during Sunday and Monday.
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Storms strike southwest WA
11:43 EDT
A complex low pressure system has has brought widespread showers and thunderstorms to southwest WA overnight and into Sunday morning, storms producing more than 50,000 lightning strikes.
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Police divers find two bodies in sunken Queensland fishing trawler recovery mission
00:01 EDT
Two bodies have been found in a recovery mission for a trawler that sank off the central Queensland coast earlier this week with seven men on board.
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Saturday October 21, 2017
Storms closing in on Perth, scattering across WA
14:06 EDT
Thunderstorms are nearing Perth and will scatter across much of inland Western Australia this weekend, bringing useful rain but also threatening the region with damaging winds.
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Another Soaking for Brisbane
09:37 EDT
After receiving October's monthly rainfall total in the past seven days Brisbane is set to see a further 10-20mm today.
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Sunken fishing trawler Dianne found by searchers off Queensland coast
09:03 EDT
Police say they have found the commercial fishing trawler Dianne in which six men are believed to have drowned when it sank in heavy seas on Monday night.
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Friday October 20, 2017
Damage bill from heavy rain around Bundaberg region 'to reach up to $30m'
19:00 EDT
The damage bill from the recent heavy rain and flooding across Queensland's Wide Bay-Burnett region is expected to reach up to $30 million.
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School buses driven through floodwaters after Bundaberg deluge despite warnings
16:12 EDT
Police are investigating after two school buses were caught on camera driving through floodwaters near Bundaberg in southern Queensland.
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Sydney ends record dry spell
15:41 EDT
Sydney's record-breaking dry spell has come to an end as the heaviest rain in at least 2-3 months soaks parched parks and gardens across the city.
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Spring seesaw swings in Victoria
15:00 EDT
Temperatures have plunged by more than 10 degrees across Victoria today after warm and stormy weather targeted the state on Thursday.
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Weather News
Record October warmth in Hobart
15:01 EDT
Temperature records tumbled in Tasmania during October as parts of the state experienced unprecedented mid-spring warmth.
Heat subsides as rain ramps up in NSW
11:57 EDT
NSW experienced a shift in weather patterns during October as record-breaking early-season heat was replaced by more frequent days of cloud and rain.
Plane aborts landing after getting caught in crosswind in Salzburg following Storm Herwart
06:53 EDT
A plane's nightmare attempted landing was caught on video as it tried to touch down in Austria.
