Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

The strongest snowy weather system of the 2026 winter appears likely to arrive towards the end of this coming weekend in the mainland alpine region.

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'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

The tropical Pacific Ocean is rapidly warming towards a ‘very strong’ El Niño event, with a key monitoring index this week crossing a threshold not reached for more than 10 years.

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Wet start to August after 2nd-driest July on record in southwest WA

A wet spell is imminent for the first full week of August across the southwest of Western Australia, including Perth, after the region’s 2nd-driest July on record.

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A Cruel Angel's Summer

As southeast Australia shivers through a cold start to August, southern Japan is sweltering through a mid-summer heatwave, possibly even “cruelly” hot.

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  • Image for: Brrr! A shivering start to August for parts of southeastern Australia

    Brrr! A shivering start to August for parts of southeastern Australia

    A shivering cold start to August swept across southeastern Australia this morning, with several inland locations recording their coldest August minimum temperatures in years, and in some cases, over a decade.

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  • Image for: Melbourne expecting coldest morning of the year

    Melbourne expecting coldest morning of the year

    Melbourne is forecast to kick off August with a Saturday morning minimum around 2°C, which would make it the city’s coldest morning of the year to date.

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  • Image for: A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) may be developing – What this means for Australia

    A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) may be developing – What this means for Australia

    One of Australia’s main climate drivers – the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) – may have just entered a phase that typically brings warm and dry weather to Australia.

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  • Image for: Darwin shivers through coldest two nights of the year

    Darwin shivers through coldest two nights of the year

    Residents of the Northern Territory’s Top End and adjacent parts of Western Australia have endured their coldest nights of the year, with minimum temperatures plunging several degrees below the July average.

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  • Image for: Bitterly cold across the southeast with fresh snow and wild winds up high

    Bitterly cold across the southeast with fresh snow and wild winds up high

    The cold front that crossed Tasmania and the southeast mainland overnight has left up to 15 centimetres of fresh snow at higher elevations, with strong winds and low temperatures creating bitter conditions in the alpine region.

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  • Image for: Perth facing driest July in 14 years

    Perth facing driest July in 14 years

    Perth is facing the very strong likelihood of having its driest July since 2012, with no significant rainfall expected before the end of the month.

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  • Image for: Why do clouds float?

    Why do clouds float?

    Clouds are made up of water droplets and ice crystals.

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  • Image for: Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

    Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

    A classic midwinter cold front will surge across southeastern Australia on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing rain, strong winds, and snow to higher elevations of Tasmania and the mainland alpine region.

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  • Image for: Frosty mornings and clear sunny days – a wintry weekend for northeast NSW and southeast Queensland

    Frosty mornings and clear sunny days – a wintry weekend for northeast NSW and southeast Queensland

    Residents across northeast NSW and southeast Queensland could certainly be forgiven for reaching for an extra blanket over Friday and Saturday night — and for electing to stay a little longer in bed the following mornings.

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