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Wet spring on the way for large parts of Australia
Ben Domensino, 12-AugAbnormally warm oceans surrounding Australia and a developing negative Indian Ocean Dipole will increase the likelihood of abnormally wet weather acros...
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Rainband stretches the entire length of Victoria
Anthony Sharwood, 12-AugA rainband associated with a cold front stretches the full length of Victoria from north to south as it crosses the state this Tuesday, bringing welcom...
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Sydney’s wettest August weekend since 1998
Felix Levesque, 11-AugSydney’s soggiest August weekend in nearly three decades adds onto an already well above average month of rain as moist onshore winds stream into...
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A drizzly City2Surf will be one to remember
Quincy Tut, 10-AugThe annual running event bringing Sydneysiders together has brought over $3.6 million in donations across 600 charities including over 90,000 participa...
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Rain to the left of me, storms to the right
James Wall, 09-AugA trough developed across central NSW and Queensland later on Friday, fueled by an upper pool of cool air. This set off widespread showers and isolated...
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Sydney's wettest August in 9 years to get even wetter this weekend
Ben Domensino, 08-AugThere has only been one completely dry day in Sydney so far this month and the city will see more wet weather this weekend, continuing its wettest Augu...
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Wet weekend for east and west coasts
Anthony Sharwood, 08-AugThe southwest corner of Western Australia and a lengthy stretch of Australia’s east coast can expect a wet weekend, with two distinct weather sys...
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New Zealand enduring a miserable snow season
Anthony Sharwood, 07-AugWhile the Australian snow season is humming along nicely at our higher ski resorts, things are considerably worse across the Tasman Sea in New Zealand....
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Vast northwest cloudband to fuel cool, rainy weather
Anthony Sharwood, 06-AugLike a huge sash across the chest of mainland Australia, a vast northwest cloudband stretching from the Indian Ocean to New South Wales is the dominant...
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Positive Southern Annular Mode emerging – here's what it means for Australia
Ben Domensino, 06-AugA strong positive phase of the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is about to occur in the Southern Hemisphere, increasing the likelihood of wet weather in ea...
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'Black Moon' to occur above Australia this month
Ben Domensino, 05-AugAn astronomical phenomenon known as a black moon will occur in the sky above Australia later this month. Earth’s moon changes its appearance th...
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Why Sydney awoke to dense fog
Anthony Sharwood, 05-AugThick fog across the Sydney basin on Tuesday morning has caused ferry services to be delayed or cancelled, flights to be diverted, and created hazardou...
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Wild weekend as rain, wind and waves pummel eastern NSW
Felix Levesque, 04-AugPowerful swell and intense rainfall and snow impacted eastern NSW over the weekend as a vigorous low pressure system moved off the coast. Satellite i...
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Darwin sizzles while Hobart shivers
James Wall, 03-AugAustralia is a land of extremes. At this time of year, you can be baking in the north and shivering in the south. Nowhere is this contrast more apparen...
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Heavy snow blankets NSW Northern Tablelands
Anthony Sharwood, 02-AugSome of the heaviest snowfalls in years have turned the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales into a white, wintry landscape more reminiscent of the S...
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Parts of cloud-blanketed Queensland register coldest day in years
Quincy Tut, 02-AugA beautiful display of altocumulus undulatus clouds were seen above the Brisbane area on Thursday, July 31st, marking the far southeastern edge of a je...
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South Australia's wettest July in 27 years
Anthony Sharwood, 01-AugAfter a period of prolonged rainfall deficiencies, large parts of South Australia have finally enjoyed a much wetter-than-average month, with July 2025...
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Cold, wet weekend ahead for parts of eastern Australia
Ben Domensino, 01-AugA wintry mix of rain, wind and large waves will affect parts of eastern Australia this weekend, with a chance of snow in elevated areas of northern NSW...
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Coldest Sydney day in over a year as eastern NSW rain sets in
Anthony Sharwood, 31-JulWith a maximum of just 12.5°C on Wednesday, Sydney shivered through its coldest day in more than a year. Unusually, the maximum occurred just bef...
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Rare prospect of snowfalls in seven Australian states this week
Anthony Sharwood, 30-JulBursts of wintry weather are chilling large parts of Australia this week, with snowfalls already recorded in four states and one territory, and two mor...
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Intense complex low to pummel eastern Australia this weekend
Felix Levesque, 30-JulHeavy rain, strong winds and powerful waves will hit eastern NSW this weekend as an intense complex low rapidly intensifies off the coast. An area of...
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The Indian Ocean Dipole plunges into negative IOD territory
Felix Levesque, 29-JulThe Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) index has dropped below –0.4°C – the critical threshold for a negative IOD event if sustained. Could Aust...
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Deepest July snowpack in a decade at Victoria's highest ski resort
Anthony Sharwood, 29-JulThe 2025 Australian snow season continues to reach new heights, with Victoria’s highest ski resort Mt Hotham currently boasting a snow depth of 1...
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Cold week ahead for Australia with rain looming for east coast
Ben Domensino, 28-JulA cold Southern Ocean air mass will spread across Australia this week, causing a run of wintry days and nights for much of the country before possibly ...
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Perth's wettest day in more than a year
Anthony Sharwood, 28-JulSignificant rain has fallen across the southwest of WA, with Perth recording 41mm in the 24 hours to 9am Monday, making it the city's wettest day in ju...
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Severe thunderstorms strike WA’s southwest ahead of subpolar air mass
Yoska Hernandez, 27-JulA significant trough and cold front impacting southwestern WA today, Sunday 27th July, sparked a burst of severe thunderstorms earlier this morning, br...
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Colossal low pressure system grips eastern Australia
Yoska Hernandez, 26-JulA colossal low pressure system—nearly half the size of the Australian mainland—is gripping central and eastern Australia. Spanning around 3...
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Rainband spreading across Australia – here's what to expect this weekend
Ben Domensino, 25-JulA low pressure system is causing a massive band of rain to spread across Australia this week, with this wet and windy weather set to continue into the ...
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Polar blast sends shivers across WA
Ben Domensino, 25-JulParts of Western Australia have just shivered through their coldest weather in years as a polar air mass spread across the state. The satellite image...
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Tornadic thunderstorm hits Perth as huge rainband builds over Australia
Ben Domensino, 24-JulA powerful cold front that produced a tornadic thunderstorm in Perth on Wednesday night is now causing a massive rainband to build over Australia. Se...
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Widespread rain about to soak Australia
Ben Domensino, 23-JulA massive northwest cloudband is about to spread rain across about 80 percent of Australia, including much-needed falls in drought-affected areas of so...
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Destructive winds hit SE Australia as rain spreads to NSW, Queensland
Ben Domensino, 22-JulA powerful surge of winds caused destructive gusts in parts of Victoria on Tuesday morning, with more dangerous weather on the way for parts of southea...
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Series of cold fronts bring coldest day of the year yet for southwest WA
Felix Levesque, 22-JulParts of southwestern Australia endured their coldest day in 3-6 years on Monday following the passage of a cold front, with another burst of cold air ...
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Rain to soak every Australian state this week
Ben Domensino, 21-JulA series of strong cold fronts will cause widespread rain across Australia this week, along with periods of damaging winds, thunderstorms and snow in m...
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Typhoon Wipha sideswipes Hong Kong and southern China
Felix Levesque, 21-JulIntense flooding rainfall, powerful winds and large waves impacted Hong Kong and southern China on Sunday as Typhoon Wipha crossed the region. The si...
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Sydney's coldest morning in years
Tim Woebbeking, 20-JulExtremely cold temperatures were observed in Sydney and across Greater Western Sydney this morning, with many locations shivering through their coldest...
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Tasmania braces for powerful winds
Tim Woebbeking, 19-JulA strong cold front will pass over Tasmania today, bringing with it intense north to northwesterly winds as well as rain and isolated thunderstorms. Th...
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Prolonged cold wet spell for southwest WA
Anthony Sharwood, 18-JulPerth and the whole of Western Australia’s South West Land Division is facing a spell of heavy showers and chilly temperatures lasting several da...
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Deepest July Australian snowpack in four years
Anthony Sharwood, 18-JulIt has been a mediocre week for snowfalls in the Australian mainland alpine region, but despite only minor top-ups since last weekend, the snow depth i...
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Another relatively dry cold front teases Victoria
Anthony Sharwood, 17-JulThe cooler months are when large parts of Victoria can expect their most consistent rainfall of the year, but it’s fair to say that the first hal...
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Powerful swells sweeping across Australia, Indonesia and the Pacific
Felix Levesque, 17-JulHuge Southern Ocean swells generated by a series of cold fronts are bearing down on three of Australia's coastlines, and parts of Indonesia and the Pac...
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Rare twin sets of 'morning glory' clouds over Gulf of Carpentaria
Anthony Sharwood, 16-JulSatellite imagery has captured a rare case of twin sets of "morning glory" clouds rolling across the Gulf of Carpentaria in different directions on Wed...
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Snowy week in Tasmania with three cold fronts on the horizon
Ben Domensino, 15-JulA series of cold fronts will deliver multiple rounds of snow, blustery winds and rain in Tasmania this week. The middle of July is the middle of wint...
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Daytime chill across NSW with cloudband
Felix Levesque, 15-JulA broad cloudband of tropical origins is stretching across much of NSW, bringing chilly daytime temperatures. The satellite imagery below shows a bro...
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Cold fronts and cloudbands to bring rain and snow in Australia this week
Ben Domensino, 14-JulA series of cold fronts and northwest cloudbands will cause a mix of rain and snow across Australia this week, affecting parts of at least six states a...
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Tropical Storm Nari threatens Tokyo and northern Japan
Felix Levesque, 14-JulTropical Storm Nari, the fifth tropical cyclone of the western Pacific typhoon season formed over the weekend, and is tracking close to Tokyo and north...
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Recent rain handy in SA but still a long way to go
Brett Dutschke, 13-JulRecent rain has already taken a few South Australian farming towns above the monthly average, but they still have a substantial long-term rainfall defi...
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Aussie snow deeper than last year only 6 weeks in
Brett Dutschke, 12-JulAustralian mainland ski fields have achieved deeper natural snow than at any time in 2024, and it's only six weeks into winter, and snowfalls are expec...
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Weekend cold front to sweep across southern Australia
Ben Domensino, 11-JulA cold front will bring a wintry mix of wind and showers across several states in southern Australia this weekend, along with a bout of fresh snow in t...
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Australia's warmest financial year on record
Ben Domensino, 10-JulThe data is in, and Australia just registered its warmest financial year on record with a mean temperature more than 1.5°C above the long-term aver...
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Snow in central NSW as polar air hits Australia
Anthony Sharwood, 10-JulThe second cold front of the week has surged across southeastern Australia overnight, and this one has pushed sufficient polar air northwards for snow ...
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Adelaide's coldest, wettest day of the year
Anthony Sharwood, 09-JulAdelaide and many nearby areas are having their coldest and wettest day of 2025 to date, with bleak wintry weather that will be considered a blessing b...
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Strongest positive SAM event in two years – here's what it means for Australia
Ben Domensino, 09-JulThe Southern Annular Mode (SAM) has reached its most positive value in close to two years. So, what does a strong positive SAM mean for Australia&rsquo...
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Wild winds top 100 km/h in four states
Anthony Sharwood, 08-JulWind gusts have topped 100 km/h in South Australia, Victoria, NSW and Tasmania this Tuesday morning as a cold front roars eastwards after delivering a ...
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Flight delays, diversions and cancellations at Bali Airport with thunderstorms and volcanic ash
Felix Levesque, 08-JulIntense and out-of-season thunderstorms, followed by a nearby volcanic eruption led to significant flight delays, diversions and cancellations at Bali'...
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Series of cold fronts to bring four days of severe weather
Anthony Sharwood, 07-JulA cold, wet and windy week lies ahead for much of southern Australia, with two bursts of snow heading towards the mainland alpine region. This promis...
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Damaging winds battering WA
Ben Domensino, 07-JulA cold front will continue to cause damaging winds over the southwest of WA today, following a separate system that brought wind gusts of close to 120 ...
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Flash floods devastate Texas, what happened?
Maryam Al-Ansari, 06-JulThe flash floods that ripped through parts of rural Texas this week were caused by a disastrous combination of factors that resulted in one of the dead...
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Winter ‘strikes’ again with thunderstorms forecast for areas of NSW on Sunday
James Wall, 05-JulIt’s been a busy start to the winter season for southern Australia with record breaking cold for parts of the southeast, dramatic thunderstorms i...
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NASA astronaut photographs rare upper-atmospheric lightning
Ben Domensino, 04-JulA NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has captured a spectacular photo of a rare type of upper-atmospheric lightning called a g...
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Big snow on the horizon after soggy alpine week
Anthony Sharwood, 04-JulAfter a week which featured a mix of rain and snow in Australia’s ski resorts, heavy snow is likely in the second week of July, just in time for ...
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Rain clearing NSW, Vic as complex low engulfs Tasman Sea
Ben Domensino, 03-JulThe system that brought destructive weather to NSW and heavy rain in Vic over the last few days is finally moving away from Australia, forming a coloss...
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Heavy rain in southwest WA
Anthony Sharwood, 03-JulThe southwestern tip of Western Australia is the latest corner of the country to see exceptionally heavy winter rainfall, with 24-hour totals topping 1...
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Satellite images capture East Coast Low spinning near NSW
Ben Domensino, 02-JulSatellites have captured spectacular images of a powerful East Coast Low that has been causing severe weather in NSW this week. East Coast Lows are o...
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Huge night of rainfall, wind in NSW: when will this East Coast Low clear?
Anthony Sharwood, 02-JulThe powerful East Coast Low continues to lash large parts of the NSW coastline this Wednesday morning after 24 hours of damaging wind gusts and huge ra...
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What makes an East Coast Low a 'bomb cyclone'?
Ben Domensino, 01-JulThe terms 'East Coast Low' and 'bomb cyclone' are making news headlines in Australia this week as severe weather batters parts of eastern NSW. So, what...
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East Coast Low deepening near NSW coast
Felix Levesque, 01-JulHeavy rain, destructive winds and damaging surf will batter eastern NSW in the coming days following the explosive development of an East Coast Low. ...
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Coldest June nights in decades for Canberra, inland NSW
Anthony Sharwood, 30-JunJune nights were absolutely frigid in Canberra and parts of inland New South Wales, with average monthly minimums the coldest in decades in several loc...
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East Coast Low to bring flooding rain, gales, huge waves to eastern NSW
Felix Levesque, 30-JunWarnings for strong to gale force winds, hazardous surf and flooding are in place across eastern NSW and southeast Queensland as an East Coast Low deve...
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The weather eye in the sky
Craig Mitchell, 29-JunSatellites play an important role in meteorology and in our understanding of the atmosphere. It all started back in April 1960 when NASA (Nati...
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Heading for the coldest June in decades for the ACT and southeast NSW
Jess Miskelly, 28-JunJune has been the coldest in decades over parts southeast Australia, particularly in the ACT and southeast NSW around the Southern Tablelands. &nb...
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East Coast Low brewing for coastal NSW next week
Felix Levesque, 27-JunHeavy rain, intense winds and large surf could impact eastern NSW next week as a significant low pressure system develops off the coast, with potential...
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Central NSW wakes up to winter wonderland
Joel Pippard, 26-JunSkies are clearing in the wake of a powerful polar blast that swept across southeastern Australia, bringing significant snowfalls to central New South ...
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Negative IOD emerges - what does this mean for Australia?
Felix Levesque, 26-JunSignals of a negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) developing in the coming months could bring increased risk of heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms and ...
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Polar blast sends shivers across southeast Australia
Felix Levesque, 25-JunA cold front sweeping over southeastern Australia is bringing an icy polar blast and chilly nights in several states and territories. The animation b...
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Weather warnings in five states as cold fronts pummel SE Australia
Ben Domensino, 24-JunA burst of severe wintry weather will spread across southeastern Australia over the next two days, including damaging winds, rain, thunderstorms and sn...
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Dust, rain and damaging winds as cold fronts slam SA
Ben Domensino, 23-JunDamaging winds and squally showers will continue to lash SA over the next 36 hours as a pair of powerful cold fronts sweep over the state. A complex ...
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Canberra endures coldest run of nights in 60 years
Ben Domensino, 23-JunTemperatures have plummeted to bone-chilling lows in Canberra over the past week, with the city just registering its coldest run of nights since 1965. ...
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Blustery winds, heavy rain lashed WA, now heading for nation’s southeast
Corine Brown, 22-JunLook at a satellite image right now and you'll see a spectacular swirl of cloud in the Great Australian Bight. But for all its beauty, that swirl, gene...
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Colder than Antarctica: coldest morning in a quarter century for NSW, ACT
Corine Brown, 21-JunIf you woke up early in NSW or the ACT this Saturday morning and thought it was colder than usual, you'd be right. Just look at some of these temperatu...
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Winter solstice this weekend – here's what it means for Australia
Ben Domensino, 20-JunThe Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice will occur this weekend, marking Australia's shortest day of the year based on sunlight hours. This y...
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Australia's newest and highest chairlift set to open
Anthony Sharwood, 20-JunAustralia's largest ski resort Perisher is set to open its new $26 million toy any day now – the Mount Perisher 6 chairlift. As the name sugges...
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Strong cold fronts to slam Australia with severe weather
Ben Domensino, 19-JunA series of powerful cold fronts will cause an outbreak of wintry weather across the southern half of Australia during the next six days, with damaging...
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Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano eruption seen from space
Felix Levesque, 18-JunLewotobi Laki-Laki, on the island of Flores, Indonesia, erupted on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 17, sending a large plume of volcanic ash and gases i...
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Australia’s coldest place this Wednesday is just 100km from Queensland
Anthony Sharwood, 18-JunWednesday was another chilly winter morning across a large part of Australia, but one town was colder than anywhere else, and most people won’t p...
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Australia enters darkest week of the year
Ben Domensino, 18-JunThe seven days from now until next Tuesday will be the darkest week of the year across Australia. The Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice wil...
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Fortnight of frosty mornings in Canberra
Ben Domensino, 17-JunCanberra has enjoyed a brief break from an ongoing run of freezing mornings, but temperatures will plummet again from tomorrow. Repetitive intrusions...
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More fresh snow for the mountains
Anthony Sharwood, 17-JunUp to 10cm of fresh snow has fallen across Australia’s mainland alpine region, with slightly heavier falls reported in Tasmania as a cold front c...
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Rain in Perth on State of Origin Wednesday
Anthony Sharwood, 16-JunThere's a very high likelihood of rain, possibly heavy at times, with a 30% chance of a thunderstorm in Perth this Wednesday, where Game II of the...
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Vigorous cold front to rattle the southeast
Yoska Hernandez, 15-JunA strong cold front will cross southeast Australia on Monday 16 June and Tuesday 17 June, generating gusty winds, widespread showers & a burst of f...
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Brisbane's coldest June spell in 14 years
Yoska Hernandez, 14-JunIf you live in Brisbane, you've probably joined the chorus of complaints echoing across the city each morning: "It’s freezing." "I...
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Australian ski season off to a good start – so what's next?
Ben Domensino, 13-JunThe opening weekend of the 2025 ski season in Australia featured a wintry blast that dropped more than half a metre of fresh snow at most ski resorts. ...
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First western Pacific tropical storm to impact southern China
Felix Levesque, 12-JunGusty winds and heavy rain are impacting parts of Vietnam and southern China as the first tropical storm of the season, named Wutip, closes in on Haina...
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Frost in the tropics on another Queensland chiller
Weatherzone Staff, 12-JunQueenslanders have huddled through yet another frigid night, with subzero temperatures recorded well into the tropics. The coldest Queensland tempera...
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Queensland shivers through –4.4°C
Anthony Sharwood, 11-JunQueensland has recorded its coldest night of the year to date, with a Wednesday morning minimum of –4.4°C at the small town of Injune, while&...
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Drought relief as winter rain soaks parts of southern Australia
Ben Domensino, 10-JunIt didn’t break the drought, but a decent drop of rain over the long weekend was a welcome change for parched areas of Victoria, South Australia ...
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Before-and-after images of the big weekend snowfall
Anthony Sharwood, 10-JunApproximately 50 to 70 cm of snow accumulated on the highest parts of Australia’s mainland ski resorts between Friday night and Monday evening, w...
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Three-day blizzard at ski resorts with snowfalls in nearby towns
Anthony Sharwood, 09-JunThe predicted half metre of snow has accumulated at Australia’s higher ski resorts over the King’s Birthday long weekend, with Mt Hotham in...
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'Plum rains' pummel southern China
James Rout, 08-JunHeavy rains have set in across southern China and bring the risk of flooding and mudslides. These rains are known as the plum rains since they tend to ...
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81 years on from the greatest weather forecast in history
James Rout, 07-JunThe D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, mark a turning point in the European theatre of World War 2 that would see the Allies go on to defeat Nazi Germany....
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