Broad heatwave spreads across the state, hottest summer on the cards
By Tom Saunders
Just days into summer and a broad heatwave is already spreading across the country.
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Heat and fires in the west, while record cold delivers snow in the east
By Tyne Logan and Tom Saunders
Summer has arrived in Australia with a bang, with fire and searing heat in the west, while a sprinkling of snow accompanied record cold temperatures in the south-east of the country.
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Ongoing heatwave to fuel further extreme weather on east coast
By Tom Saunders
An ongoing heatwave along Australia's eastern seaboard will fuel further extreme weather this weekend, and its longevity is now breaking long standing records.
Eastern states to get day of extreme heat, winds and storms
By Tom Saunders
Eastern Australia is facing a barrage of extreme weather conditions this week, and for many areas the most intense conditions will arrive on Wednesday.
Sydney among capital cities to be impacted by intense weather conditions
By Tom Saunders
Three major weather events are unfolding across Australia this weekend, with the assortment of intense weather set to impact several capitals.
Thunderstorms forecast for six capitals with risk of dangerous supercells
By Tom Saunders
Peak severe weather season is arriving, and an influx of tropical moisture will fuel thunderstorms in all Australian states and territories between Friday and Sunday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-14/supercell-risk-storm-outbreak-across-australia/106007402
Temperature to drop by 15 degrees after burst of heat in NSW, southern Qld
By Tom Saunders
Australia's weather has been highly volatile during the past fortnight, and this weekend will serve up another smorgasbord of atmospheric variability.
Dry spring heading for a course correction as La Niña emerges
By Tom Saunders
A predicated wetter-than-normal season has failed to materialise, and much of NSW, Queensland and the NT are sweating through their hottest October on record.
36 hours of record heat, winds, storms predicted for south-east Australia
By Tom Saunders
From record October heat to dangerous thunderstorms and gale force winds, the next 36 hours could bring extreme weather across south-east Australia.
Temperatures across Australia to soar, threatening October records
By Tom Saunders
Unseasonable temperatures have lasted along the eastern seaboard for weeks — which has Sydney, and possibly Brisbane, on track to observe their warmest October on record.
Chaotic weather outlook raises prospects of summer bushfires across east
By Tom Saunders
An atmospheric 'tug of war' is taking place this spring for control of Australia's weather, and it is a forecasting nightmare.
30C warming above South Pole flips Australia's spring weather forecast
By Tom Saunders
Temperatures above Antarctica have risen by 30C, in a rare event that could potentially flip Australia's spring weather for months.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-26/weather-pattern-could-disrupt-australia-for-months/105817572
How climate change impacted the 2025 snow season
By Tom Saunders
The general sentiment is Australia's ski resorts are coming to the end of a bumper snow season — but is this evaluation accurate, or just positive spin after the dismal 2023 and 2024 seasons?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-24/climate-change-impacted-2025-snow-season/105808698
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Surprise La Niña hints at another wet and stormy Australian summer
By Tom Saunders
Australia's key drivers of weather variability are stacking up to produce another wet, severe-weather season, with an increased risk of flooding, thunderstorms and cyclones.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-19/la-nina-hints-at-wet-stormy-australian-summer/105790134
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Tornadoes in NSW not unusual, but September rain heaviest in 146 years
By Tom Saunders
The major drenching is unusual for early spring and resulted in Sydney's wettest September day since 1879.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-11/tornadoes-nsw-september-rain-rare-sydney-weather/105763072
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Climate change forces BOM to overhaul El Niño and La Niña analysis
By Tom Saunders
The Bureau of Meteorology is making a major change to how they assess El Niño and La Niña, the world's most dominant drivers of weather variability.
Spring heat, storms and rain headed to south-east Australia
By Tom Saunders
The infamous variability of spring weather across southern Australia will be on full display during the coming week.
Was Australia’s winter actually colder than normal?
By Tom Saunders
The general sentiment that Australia just shivered through a cold winter is false —although it wasn't as warm as forecasts predicted pre-season.
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Blanket of snow marks final days of winter amid Antarctic blast
By James Tugwell, Alexander Lewis, and Tom Saunders
Winter is almost over, but there was fresh snowfall across NSW and the ACT overnight.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-30/snow-fall-as-antarctic-blast-arrives-nsw-act/105711478
Major winter storm to deliver snow near five capitals
By Tom Saunders
An intense polar outbreak will bring one of the most widespread snow events in years to south-east Australia during the next 24 hours.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/weather-winter-storm-snow-antarctic-blast-arrives/105708844
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