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Signs indicating Australia's cool season arrival
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Mere hours after our Total Lightning Network went quiet over the Australian continent, the Himawari satellite captured a clear, textbook snapshot of the arrival of Australia's cool season. A few distinguishing features should catch your eye: A band of cloud streaming over northern WA and towards the nation's interior A distinct clearing of cloud from most of the NT's Top End, and A band of cloud crossing to the south of WA Turns out, all three o... Read more ›
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Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro surf forecast Sat 27 Apr 2024
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After an emotional mid-year cut at the Margaret River Pro surf competition in Western Australia last week, surfers that fell below the cut line, along... Read more ›
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Uncontrolled WA fire causes massive smoke plume Fri 26 Apr 2024
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A bushfire burning out of control in the far southwest of WA has created a 700 km-long smoke plume that can be seen from space. The animation below ... Read more ›
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Storms hitting WA as Perth's wait for rain continues Fri 26 Apr 2024
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Despite thunderstorms rumbling over WA today and more rain on the way next week, Perth’s nervous wait for decent rain could continue into May. ... Read more ›
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Satellites capture huge dust storm crossing Mediterranean Sea Thu 25 Apr 2024
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Images captured from satellites have revealed the colossal scale of a dust storm that turned the sky orange in parts of Greece earlier this week. So... Read more ›
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A digger's letter from snowbound Gallipoli Thu 25 Apr 2024
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In weather terms, the Anzacs at Gallipoli copped it all – from parched, scorching summers to freezing winters as weather systems with origins in... Read more ›
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Summery Sydney, wintry Melbourne Wed 24 Apr 2024
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It's been one of those days when Australia's two largest cities could hardly have been more different in terms of weather. Never mind the tedious ol... Read more ›
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Rainfall to soak some parched areas of WA Wed 24 Apr 2024
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Rain will soak parts of WA over the coming week, although forecast models are struggling to agree on whether this burst of wet weather will bring much... Read more ›
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Tassie snow, Melbourne temps go low Wed 24 Apr 2024
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Snow has fallen in Tasmania, while Melbourne has experienced a dramatic temperature drop as a cold front whipped through Tasmania and southern Victori... Read more ›
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Australia's tropical cyclone season coming to an end Tue 23 Apr 2024
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The 2023-24 Australian tropical cyclone season is almost over and while it was a quiet season based on overall numbers, some of the landfalling system... Read more ›
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Wind returning to southeastern Australia Tue 23 Apr 2024
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After a prolonged period of light winds, a surge of powerful winds and cool air will push through southeastern Australia during the next 48 hours... Read more ›
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Anzac Day dawn service weather around Australia Mon 22 Apr 2024
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Anzac Day is this Thursday, so we thought we’d give you a brief weather forecast for each capital city for those attending the dawn service. A... Read more ›
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Coldest April night in 25 years for SA towns Mon 22 Apr 2024
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Three South Australian towns have shivered through their coldest April night in 25 years as a near-stationary high pressure system centred over southe... Read more ›
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Canberra's first sub-zero of the year Sun 21 Apr 2024
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Wintry air descended across the southeast in the early hours of Sunday morning, bringing sub-zero temperatures to parts of the ACT and NSW, including ... Read more ›
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Winter is Coming: Chilly day for Sydney, rain pelts eastern seaboard Sat 20 Apr 2024
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Just as we forecast yesterday, a coastal trough has deepened along the NSW and southeast Qld coasts as a low in the Coral Sea continues to inch closer... Read more ›
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We need to talk about drainage Sat 20 Apr 2024
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By now, you would have likely already seen the flooding that occurred in Dubai earlier this week. Many were quick to blame cloud seeding but that has ... Read more ›
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A very wet weekend for southeast Qld, northeast NSW Fri 19 Apr 2024
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A prolonged rainfall event is set to bring large totals to parts of NSW and Qld from Saturday, with possible heavy falls and flooding. A low-p... Read more ›
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Southerly surges across the southeast Fri 19 Apr 2024
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It's a chilly and showery end to the working week across southeastern Australia, after a strong surge of south to southeasterly winds pushed cool air ... Read more ›
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Generation gone with the wind Thu 18 Apr 2024
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A weeklong stretch of low wind power was broken on Wednesday evening, as a weak cold front marched across southern Australia. The chart below ... Read more ›
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Devilishly dry in Tasmania Thu 18 Apr 2024
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Tasmania has had an exceptionally dry start to 2024, with rainfall deficiencies across the entire state as of mid-April. Take a look at the chart be... Read more ›
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Dubai deluge: a year's rainfall in a day Wed 17 Apr 2024
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Flights have been unable to land or take off from flooded runways, chunks of major roads have eroded away, while motorists have been trapped on inunda... Read more ›
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Melbourne weather strongly out of character Wed 17 Apr 2024
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"If you don’t like the Melbourne weather, just wait five minutes." So goes one of many sayings about Melbourne's famously changeable weather, ... Read more ›
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