Heat in Western Australia could nudge 50°C

The mercury in Perth will rise towards 40°C this Tuesday, while Western Australia’s Pilbara region and some adjacent areas will hit the high 40s, with the potential for a 50-degree day.

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Transport, emergency and energy industries flooded across Greater Sydney with weekend deluges

Transport, emergency, energy and port industries in eastern NSW and Sydney was impacted by significant flash flooding with intense and heavy rainfall this weekend.

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Week of large surf for NSW under active Tasman and Coral seas

An active Tasman is bringing large and unruly surf to southeastern NSW, with the Coral Sea awakening and sending waves into southeast Queensland in the coming week.

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Flash floods in Sydney, Illawarra and Central Coast with weekend deluges

Intense and heavy rainfall on Saturday and early on Sunday has brought flash flooding to parts of the Greater Sydney Metropolitan region.

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  • Image for: NSW heavy rain wraps north while lows brew in the tropics

    NSW heavy rain wraps north while lows brew in the tropics

    Heavy rain that fell over the NSW South Coast on Thursday and Friday has edged north overnight, with over 100mm falling in the 24 hours to 9am Saturday over the Moruya and Ulladulla regions, with 80mm over parts of the Illawarra.

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  • Image for: Record NSW South Coast January rainfall, plenty more to come

    Record NSW South Coast January rainfall, plenty more to come

    Extremely heavy rain has fallen on the far South Coast of New South Wales and in Victoria’s East Gippsland region overnight, as a low pressure system formed off the NSW South Coast.

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  • Image for: Severe NSW/Vic thunderstorm outbreak as flash flooding sweeps cars away

    Severe NSW/Vic thunderstorm outbreak as flash flooding sweeps cars away

    A widespread and dynamic thunderstorm outbreak continues to lash eastern New South Wales and Victoria on Thursday evening, while in the state’s southwest, extremely heavy rainfall along a section of the Great Ocean Road and adjacent ranges caused afternoon flash flooding.

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  • Image for: Vast area of heat across Western Australia

    Vast area of heat across Western Australia

    A large portion of Western Australia is currently under the grip of a heatwave, with maximum temperatures soaring above the already scorching January average in many regions.

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  • Image for: Ex-TC Koji funnels much-needed moisture to NSW and Victoria

    Ex-TC Koji funnels much-needed moisture to NSW and Victoria

    Parts of New South Wales that have barely seen a drop of rain in the first half of January 2026 will see showers and storms this Wednesday as a trough crosses the state.

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  • Image for: Melbourne serves up surprisingly stable temperatures in lead-up to Australian Open

    Melbourne serves up surprisingly stable temperatures in lead-up to Australian Open

    Famous for its wildly fluctuating weather, Melbourne is turning on a run of uncharacteristically stable temperatures in the lead-up to the start of the 2026 Australian Open tennis this Sunday.

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  • Image for: Victorian bushfire smoke visible from space

    Victorian bushfire smoke visible from space

    Satellite imagery clearly shows smoke from Victoria’s bushfires, as at least 12 major blazes still rage in our southernmost mainland state.

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  • Image for: Big week of rain for eastern Australia

    Big week of rain for eastern Australia

    Large parts of eastern Australia can expect a week of significant rainfall.

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  • Image for: Tropical Cyclone Koji on a collision course with the north Qld coast

    Tropical Cyclone Koji on a collision course with the north Qld coast

    Tropical Cyclone Koji (category 1) is approaching the north Queensland coastline on Sunday morning and is forecast to cross the coast between Ayr and Bowen later this morning.

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  • Image for: Sydney tops 42°C twice in summer for first time in 13 years

    Sydney tops 42°C twice in summer for first time in 13 years

    Sydney’s maximum temperature peaked at 42.

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