Hefty storms pummel WA's south

Thunderstorms early this Good Friday impacted Western Australia's south with high intensity, bringing more than a month's rain in just a few hours.

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Four words to help you navigate daylight saving ending

Spring forward, fall back.

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La Niña over: El Niño now possible for Australia in 2026

The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that La Niña is officially over, with forecasts now pointing at a rapid transition to El Niño later this year.

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Soggy March with coolest Australian maximums since 2012

Australia has experienced one of its increasingly rare cool temperature anomalies in March 2026, with below-average nationwide maximums which were the coolest since 2012.

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  • Image for: Easter long weekend weather for Australia and the capital cities

    Easter long weekend weather for Australia and the capital cities

    Like a bag of multi-coloured Easter eggs with different fillings, Australia can expect a range of different weather across the Easter long weekend, although mostly dry conditions should prevail in many areas.

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  • Image for: Giant atmospheric waves to increase tropical cyclone risk near Australia next week

    Giant atmospheric waves to increase tropical cyclone risk near Australia next week

    There are early signs that a strong tropical cyclone could spin up over the Coral Sea next week as three broad-scale tropical atmospheric waves converge to the northeast of Australia.

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  • Image for: Gascoyne River flows through Carnarvon following Cyclone Narelle deluge

    Gascoyne River flows through Carnarvon following Cyclone Narelle deluge

    Satellites have captured muddied floodwater flowing out of the Gascoyne River into the Indian Ocean as rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Narelle continues to flow through Carnarvon.

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  • Image for: Warming trend after snowy, frosty weekend

    Warming trend after snowy, frosty weekend

    Australia's southeastern corner shivered through its coldest spell of the year from Friday into the weekend, but the new week promises much milder temperatures before another cool spell sets in over Easter.

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  • Image for: Coldest March morning on record for some in northern Qld and the NT

    Coldest March morning on record for some in northern Qld and the NT

    For many in northern Queensland and the NT, this was the coldest March morning in recorded history.

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  • Image for: Coldest March temperatures on record for parts of southeast Queensland

    Coldest March temperatures on record for parts of southeast Queensland

    Residents of southeast Queensland woke up to dramatically cooler temperatures this morning.

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  • Image for: Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle batters WA coast

    Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle batters WA coast

    The northwest coast of Western Australia is feeling the full force of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle as the system’s very destructive core skirts along the coast.

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  • Image for: Severe weather lashing southeastern Australia as Tasman Sea low intensifies

    Severe weather lashing southeastern Australia as Tasman Sea low intensifies

    A deepening low pressure system over the Tasman Sea is causing severe weather in parts of Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT, with damaging winds, heavy rain, thunderstorms, large waves and highland snow.

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  • Image for: Destructive winds imminent as Cyclone Narelle approaches WA

    Destructive winds imminent as Cyclone Narelle approaches WA

    The destructive wind field surrounding Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle will start impacting Western Australia’s Pilbara district today, beginning a prolonged period of violent weather that will last for more than 24 hours and extend over 800 km across northwestern Australia.

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  • Image for: NSW and Victoria bracing for severe wintry weather this Friday

    NSW and Victoria bracing for severe wintry weather this Friday

    A powerful low pressure system will cause damaging winds, heavy rain and large waves in Victoria and New South Wales this Friday, along with a burst of cold weather that will bring early-season snow to mountains in four states and territories.

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  • Image for: Narelle on track to make landfall in third Australian state

    Narelle on track to make landfall in third Australian state

    Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to make landfall along the west coast of Western Australia later this week, possibly becoming the third tropical cyclone in modern records to make landfall in three Australian states.

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  • Image for: Wintry weather to hit southeastern Australia later this week

    Wintry weather to hit southeastern Australia later this week

    A burst of cold, wet and windy weather will affect Australia’s southeastern states this Thursday and Friday, with severe weather likely in parts of Victoria and New South Wales.

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