Slow-moving Tasman Sea high to bring rain, storms and heat across Australia this week

An unusually slow-moving high pressure system centred over the Tasman Sea will cause a contrasting mix of weather across Australia this week, with heavy rain and thunderstorms in the country’s east and a spring heatwave in parts of the south.

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Hobart warmer than Brisbane for at least a week

A highly unusual weather anomaly is underway in eastern Australia, with maximum temperatures in Hobart likely to exceed those in Brisbane for a week or longer.

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First Tropical Cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere is ahead of season

Tropical Cyclone Wati has developed in the South Pacific and is the first of the 2026-27 southern hemisphere cyclone season.

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Hobart's Heat Streak

This year, Hobart has decided to skip spring and head straight for summer! 

The city is on track to record eight consecutive days above 20°C, which would set a new October record.

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    Thunderstorm complex causes 400,000 lightning strikes over three Australian states

    A large mass of thunderstorms known as a Mesoscale Convective Complex, or MCC, produced around 400,000 lightning strikes as it passed over parts of WA, SA and the NT between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

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  • Image for: Prolonged period of warmth for several southeastern capitals

    Prolonged period of warmth for several southeastern capitals

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    Welcome soaking for parched parts of central and eastern Qld

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  • Image for: Overnight Sydney deluge delivers 100 mm to some suburbs

    Overnight Sydney deluge delivers 100 mm to some suburbs

    Parts of Sydney received extremely heavy rainfall overnight with more than 100 mm recorded at a weather station in the city's north, while falls of more than 50 mm were recorded at locations from the northern suburbs of Wollongong up to the Central Coast.

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  • Image for: Rain and thunderstorms spread across NSW and Queensland

    Rain and thunderstorms spread across NSW and Queensland

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  • Image for: Heavy snowfalls on bitterly cold Tasmanian morning

    Heavy snowfalls on bitterly cold Tasmanian morning

    Heavy snow has fallen overnight in Tasmania as a bitterly cold polar airmass sweeps across the state, with showers and snow showers continuing across much of Tasmania on Tuesday morning.

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  • Image for: Daily thunderstorms across Australia this week

    Daily thunderstorms across Australia this week

    An outbreak of spring thunderstorms will affect Australia this week, causing daily storms in multiple states and territories.

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  • Image for: Extreme fire danger as Sydney heads for 35°C

    Extreme fire danger as Sydney heads for 35°C

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    Mostly sunny with burning rubber for Bathurst 1000

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