Northwest cloudband to soak Australia next week

A thick northwest cloudband could cause rain over a large area of Australia next week as a stream of tropical moisture extends thousands of kilometres from the Indian Ocean towards southeastern Australia.

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Australian snow season nears one metre, but warm weather coming

The 2026 Australian snow season continues to be below average by historical standards, but the good news is that the snow depth at the highest elevations of the mainland alpine region has reached around one metre.

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Records fall as El Niño strengthens

Records are being broken in the ocean and atmosphere as El Niño continues to strengthen in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

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Two spectacular cloud formations over Australia

Thursday morning’s satellite image over Australia revealed two spectacular cloud formations – one on a vast scale, the other localised but just as striking when viewed at closer range.

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  • Image for: Last wintry burst for at least a week across southeast Australia

    Last wintry burst for at least a week across southeast Australia

    After heavy rain on the weekend and a spell of cooler, windy conditions in the first half of the working week as a pair of cold fronts surged across the southeast, a period of drier, stable, warmer weather lies ahead for much of the country’s most heavily populated corner.

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  • Image for: Major flood risk in northern Victoria

    Major flood risk in northern Victoria

    Floodwaters continue to flow through rivers in central and northern Victoria following torrential rainfall over the last few days, with a risk of major flooding at Wangaratta this Tuesday.

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  • Image for: Perth’s coldest August morning in nine years after stormy cold front

    Perth’s coldest August morning in nine years after stormy cold front

    After a wet and stormy start to the week, Perth and surrounding areas just shivered through their coldest August morning in around a decade.

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  • Image for: Flood warnings after heavy SE Australia rain, record August totals in parts of Vic

    Flood warnings after heavy SE Australia rain, record August totals in parts of Vic

    Extremely heavy rain has fallen across parts of Victoria, South Australia and southern New South Wales and the ACT, with numerous flood warnings in place after a very wet, relatively mild Sunday ahead of a cold front which pushed towards the east coast early on Monday morning.

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  • Image for: Adelaide braces for potentially historic August soaking

    Adelaide braces for potentially historic August soaking

    Adelaide is in the grip of a wild winter storm this weekend, with Sunday shaping up as potentially the wettest single August day the city has seen in at least 10 years, with an estimated 30mm of rainfall from midnight to midnight.

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  • Image for: Sydney cruising through warmest winter to date on record

    Sydney cruising through warmest winter to date on record

    Despite a relatively chilly start to August, Sydney is having its warmest winter to date on record.

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  • Image for: Huge northwest cloudband arrives over Australia ahead of widespread rain

    Huge northwest cloudband arrives over Australia ahead of widespread rain

    Satellite images captured a large northwest cloudband developing over Australia on Friday, revealing an atmospheric river that will deliver widespread rain across Australia over the weekend and early next week.

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  • Image for: Overdue wet spell for Perth and southwest WA

    Overdue wet spell for Perth and southwest WA

    Rain is heading towards the southwest corner of the country, with a procession of cold fronts set to sweep across WA’S South West Land Division in coming days.

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  • Image for: More than half a metre of fresh snow likely at high elevations of the Australian Alps

    More than half a metre of fresh snow likely at high elevations of the Australian Alps

    Fresh snow, and plenty of it, is coming to the Australian high country in a prolonged snowfall event which is set to persist from Sunday through to next Thursday.

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  • Image for: Severe wintry weather to hit southern Australia later this week

    Severe wintry weather to hit southern Australia later this week

    A powerful cold front will cause damaging winds, heavy rain, hail, snow and bitterly cold temperatures across the southern half of Australia towards the end of this week.

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  • Image for: Equal-lowest South Australian minimum in five years

    Equal-lowest South Australian minimum in five years

    A deep midwinter chill descended on South Australia overnight, with the state recording its lowest minimum in three years – and the equal-lowest in five years – when Yunta fell to -5.

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