Flooding rain targeting South Australia

A northwest cloudband will cause heavy rain and thunderstorms over parts of South Australia on Wednesday, with flash flooding possible in some parts of the state.

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El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that El Niño has arrived and it is likely to last until at least the end of the year.

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Australia's shortest day of the year this weekend

The Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice will occur this Sunday, marking the shortest day of the year in Australia based on daylight hours.

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Massive northwest cloudband brings heavy rain

A vast cloudband stretching across Australia has brought heavy rain to parts of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania overnight, and rain continues to tumble down this Tuesday.

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  • Image for: Wet in the southwest with rare WA snow possible

    Wet in the southwest with rare WA snow possible

    Moisture associated with a cold front generated significant rainfall in the southwestern corner of the country overnight, and an accompanying pool of cold air could cause snowfalls on the highest peaks of the Stirling Range in WA's Great Southern district on Monday evening.

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  • Image for: Rain to soak parts of every Australian state this week

    Rain to soak parts of every Australian state this week

    Wet and stormy weather will spread over parts of every Australian state and territory this week, June 15-21, as a powerful low pressure system and northwest cloudband impact the country.

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  • Image for: What is happening with the Indian Monsoon?

    What is happening with the Indian Monsoon?

    Just as Australia’s tropics see a monsoon season during the Southern Hemisphere’s summer, India and southeast Asia see their monsoon season in the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.

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  • Image for: Rain spreading across increasingly damp SA, and more to come

    Rain spreading across increasingly damp SA, and more to come

    Barely a week after a soaking, much of South Australia has had rain this weekend, substantial in some of the state's west and south, with more on the way.

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  • Image for: Northwest cloudband soaks WA, southern Australia next in line

    Northwest cloudband soaks WA, southern Australia next in line

    Parts of Western Australia have recorded their wettest June day in years as a northwest cloudband caused widespread rain across the state.

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  • Image for: El Niño shaping Australia’s winter-spring 2026 weather outlook – in maps

    El Niño shaping Australia’s winter-spring 2026 weather outlook – in maps

    Australia could be in for an unusually dry and warm winter and spring this year as a developing El Niño causes high pressure systems to dominate Australia’s weather patterns in the coming months.

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  • Image for: Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

    Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

    Showers are soaking large parts of eastern Australia on this unseasonably warm winter Wednesday, as a cloudband stretching from Queensland to well south of Tasmania crosses the continent.

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  • Image for: Key ocean index hits Australian El Niño threshold

    Key ocean index hits Australian El Niño threshold

    Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean have just passed Australia’s threshold for El Niño.

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  • Image for: Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

    Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

    A warm week by winter standards is in store for the most populated corner of the country, with maximum temperatures trending around two to five degrees above the June average in the southeastern capitals, and most places in between.

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  • Image for: Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

    Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

    Australia’s seasonal bushfire outlook for winter 2026 has been released by the Australian and New Zealand National Council for fire and emergency services (AFAC) and it predicts increased fire risk across the northern parts of Western Australia and a large area of central and northern New South Wales.

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  • Image for: A wild start to the week for southwest WA

    A wild start to the week for southwest WA

    After a period of calmer weather following the low pressure system that battered much of the southwest WA coast on June 1st, WA is set to experience another couple of days of strong winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms as a cold front impacts the region on Monday and Tuesday.

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