How do 'super' El Niño events affect the Australian snow season?

This year’s Australian snow season could be influenced by a very strong El Niño, increasing the likelihood of below-average snow in the Australian Alps.

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Potential for Adelaide’s biggest soaking of the year

Adelaide and large parts of South Australia look set for significant rainfall, as a moist feed of tropical air combines with a developing inland trough.

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Warm Tasman Sea affecting weather in eastern NSW

Abnormally warm water in the Tasman Sea is affecting the weather in eastern New South Wales, insulating Sydney and making beach swims an ongoing option despite being less than three weeks away from winter.

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Increasing likelihood of widespread rainfall across most states

An unusual weather pattern for late autumn will bring rain to large parts of central and eastern Australia later this week and into next week, potentially delivering the highest totals in many months to some parched areas.

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    Thick Melbourne fog reduces visibility to 100m

    Most of Melbourne awoke to a dense layer of fog on Tuesday morning, with visibility as low as 100 metres in some parts of the city, including at Avalon and Moorabbin Airports.

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  • Image for: Wet week ahead for multiple Australian states

    Wet week ahead for multiple Australian states

    Rain and thunderstorms will spread over parts of the Australian outback this week, affecting at least five states and territories.

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  • Image for: Autumn high opens window for hazard reduction burns in NSW

    Autumn high opens window for hazard reduction burns in NSW

    A strong high pressure system over southern Australia created a settled autumn weather window across NSW this weekend, allowing fire crews to carry out hazard reduction burns in parts of the Blue Mountains National Park and Royal National Park.

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    Mother's Day Forecast

    Regardless of the chilly opening to this Mother’s Day weekend for most of the country, we still want to make Mother’s Day special.

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  • Image for: Rain returning to Australia’s east coast next week

    Rain returning to Australia’s east coast next week

    Parts of Australia’s east coast could see rain every day next week as onshore winds combine with abnormally warm seas, with both Sydney and Brisbane in line for a string of wet days.

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  • Image for: Frosty weekend ahead in at least six states

    Frosty weekend ahead in at least six states

    Chilly nights with inland frosts are likely across a large portion of Australia this weekend, with the potential for the mercury to reach the freezing point in all states and territories except Western Australia.

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  • Image for: Bitterly cold airmass brings snow, freezing temperatures to southeast Australia

    Bitterly cold airmass brings snow, freezing temperatures to southeast Australia

    Frigid temperatures have set in across southeastern Australia, with showers, small hail, snowfalls and icy winds all part of the mix on what promises to be the coldest day of 2026 to date in many locations.

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  • Image for: Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide to chill through coldest day so far this year

    Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide to chill through coldest day so far this year

    A burst of wintry weather will send shivers across southeastern Australia during the next two days, with some places to have their coldest day so far this year and snow to reach low levels in several states.

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  • Image for: Welcome rain for dry parts of northern NSW, southern Qld

    Welcome rain for dry parts of northern NSW, southern Qld

    Significant rainfall has dampened parts of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland that have experienced rainfall deficiencies over the first four months of the year, some of which are severe.

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  • Image for: Snow to blanket four states, including towns below the mountains

    Snow to blanket four states, including towns below the mountains

    Heavy autumn snowfalls are heading towards southeastern Australia, and not just to the ski resorts of New South Wales and Victoria, or to higher parts of Tasmania.

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  • Image for: Eta Aquarids meteor shower: How to watch it from Australia this week

    Eta Aquarids meteor shower: How to watch it from Australia this week

    Earth will collide with a trail of dust in the wake of Halley’s Comet this week, causing a meteor shower that will be visible from Australia.

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