Autumnal equinox almost here – what this means for Australia

The Southern Hemisphere’s autumnal equinox will occur later this week, marking the date when day and night are roughly equal in length across Australia.

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Uluru’s wettest day in a decade as heavy rain targets central Australia

More than 100 mm of rain has fallen at Uluru over the last two days as a plume of tropical moisture fuels unusually heavy rain in central Australia.

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Flooding in the Daintree after Sunday morning deluge

A surge of very moist southeasterly winds is bringing heavy rain to Qld's North Tropical Coast district today, Sunday 15th March.

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Severe Brisbane Storm Stats

Severe thunderstorms crossing southeast Queensland with a slow-moving trough on Friday 13th, brought heavy rainfall and flash flooding to the region, with some of the heaviest falls occurring over the Greater Brisbane area.

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  • Image for: Severe storms hit northern NSW, southeast QLD

    Severe storms hit northern NSW, southeast QLD

    Intense thunderstorms are causing heavy rain in parts of northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland on Friday, with Byron Bay copping 75 mm of rain in just one hour.

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  • Image for: Wet start to autumn continuing for parts of Australia

    Wet start to autumn continuing for parts of Australia

    Rain will soak large areas of Australia during the middle of March, continuing a wet start to autumn that has caused flooding in several states and territories.

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  • Image for: First bite of autumn for SE Australia

    First bite of autumn for SE Australia

    A cold front crossed Tasmania overnight and a second front is surging towards Victoria, ushering in the first relatively cool days of autumn for southeastern Australia.

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  • Image for: Rain radar covers the whole of Tasmania

    Rain radar covers the whole of Tasmania

    Rain is falling right across Tasmania this Wednesday as a cloudband ahead of a cold front covers the entire state.

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  • Image for: Sky clears as Bundaberg flooding nears 2010 peak

    Sky clears as Bundaberg flooding nears 2010 peak

    At least 10 major flood warnings were in place in Queensland on Tuesday afternoon, with particular concern over the Burnett River in Bundaberg and nearby areas.

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  • Image for: Biggest floods in decades hit NT after relentless rain – more on the way

    Biggest floods in decades hit NT after relentless rain – more on the way

    Unrelenting rain has caused major flooding in parts of the Northern Territory over the last few days, with Darwin’s main water supply interrupted due to “unprecedented” flooding at the Darwin River Dam.

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  • Image for: Queensland deluge causes major flooding, relief in sight

    Queensland deluge causes major flooding, relief in sight

    Intense rain caused flooding in parts of central and southeast Queensland on Monday, but drier weather will return to much of the sodden state from Tuesday.

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  • Image for: 260mm in a day in South East Queensland deluge

    260mm in a day in South East Queensland deluge

    At least five locations have exceeded 24-hour rainfall totals of 200mm, with daily totals of 100mm or higher across a broad sweep of central and South East Queensland.

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  • Image for: Sweet relief for Perth after hottest early-March heat in decades

    Sweet relief for Perth after hottest early-March heat in decades

    Hot conditions have gripped Perth during the first week of March, although a cooler southerly change on Monday should finally bring relief.

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  • Image for: Heavy downpours for Sydney and eastern NSW this weekend

    Heavy downpours for Sydney and eastern NSW this weekend

    Sydney and much of eastern NSW are set for a wet and stormy weekend, with showers, thunderstorms and heavy bursts of rain likely across the region.

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