Spring freeze sends temperatures below zero across five states

A spring chill is gripping southeastern Australia this week, with temperatures dropping below zero degrees in five states and territories on Thursday morning.

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Extreme fire danger after Darwin's hottest day of the year

A fire weather warning for extreme fire danger in the Darwin and Adelaide River district of the Northern Territory is in effect this Wednesday, as numerous fires burn in the immediate vicinity of the NT capital.

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Six-metre waves and cold southerly winds sweep up Australia's east coast

Maximum wave heights nearing six metres were recorded near Sydney on Wednesday morning as cold and blustery southerly winds caused a sharp temperature drop along Australia’s east coast.

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Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone?

The Atlantic basin is experiencing a prolonged lull of hurricane activity that has not been seen for 85 years.

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  • Image for: Heavy snowfalls in Tasmania as cold front bites

    Heavy snowfalls in Tasmania as cold front bites

    Temperatures are dropping rapidly as a cold front surges across southeastern Australia, with the coldest air enveloping Tasmania and leaving our southernmost state with a heavy coating of snow to low levels this Tuesday.

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  • Image for: Icy, gusty cold front to whip through southeastern Australia

    Icy, gusty cold front to whip through southeastern Australia

    A brief return to chilly weather is on its way to southeastern Australia, with Tasmania and parts of the mainland in line for a wild, windy, very wintry Tuesday.

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  • Image for: Perth weather this week: First 30°C of the season, then rain

    Perth weather this week: First 30°C of the season, then rain

    Perth will experience a swing from warm to wet weather this week, with the city forecast to have its first 30°C of the season on Wednesday before rain sets in on Friday.

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  • Image for: Fog and smoke shroud Sydney

    Fog and smoke shroud Sydney

    Sydney residents this morning woke to a blanket of fog across western suburbs.

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  • Image for: Sunday spring storms for South Australia

    Sunday spring storms for South Australia

    The start of spring brought thunderstorms to Sydney last weekend and this weekend it's Adelaide's turn.

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  • Image for: August tied as world’s warmest month on record

    August tied as world’s warmest month on record

    August 2026 was Earth’s equal warmest month on record, with a global mean surface air temperature 1.

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  • Image for: Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

    Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

    Maximum temperatures will fluctuate quite dramatically across most of southern Australia over the weekend and into the new week, as the spring 'see-saw' takes full effect.

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  • Image for: Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

    Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

    Smoke from fires burning across Indonesia – which are being enhanced by El Niño – has arrived over Australia’s northwest coast this week.

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  • Image for: Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

    Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

    The fields of southern Australia are aglow with large patches of yellow due to the spring canola crop – the nation's largest seed crop and our 3rd-largest broadacre crop of any kind.

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  • Image for: Melbourne weather cool and sunny for NFL match at the MCG

    Melbourne weather cool and sunny for NFL match at the MCG

    The game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams at the MCG kicks off at 10:35 am (AEST) on Thursday, and cool, clear, calm conditions are expected in Melbourne.

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  • Image for: Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

    Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

    A southerly change will move up Australia’s east coast between Wednesday and Friday, causing cooler temperatures and light showers before a return of warmer weather from the weekend.

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  • Image for: We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

    We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

    The developing 2026-27 El Niño is strengthening faster than any major El Niño event since 1900, placing it in rare territory among the most powerful early-stage El Niño events of the past 126 years.

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  • Image for: Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

    Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

    Southeastern Australia is in the grip of a wintry chill, as cool southerly winds send a shiver across the most heavily populated corner of the country in the second week of spring.

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  • Image for: Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

    Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

    Heavy rain has fallen in parts of Western Australia's parched inland, with record-breaking spring rainfall recorded in some areas.

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