Tropical Cyclone Hayley forms northwest of the Kimberley
Tropical Cyclone Hayley has formed northwest of the Kimberley early on Monday morning, with residents and businesses readying themselves for heavy rainfall and strong winds.
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Tropical Cyclone Hayley has formed northwest of the Kimberley early on Monday morning, with residents and businesses readying themselves for heavy rainfall and strong winds.
More than 100mm of rain has fallen over some part of northwest Qld for each of the last 6 days.
Boxing Day, traditionally linked to the giving of “Christmas boxes” to servants and tradespeople in Britain, has evolved into one of Australia’s most energetic public holidays.
It's a white Christmas in the heart of summer in Australia's southernmost state, as snow falls in elevated parts of Tasmania this Thursday, December 25, 2025.
It won’t be the classic "four seasons in a day" weather, but Melbourne will turn on four seasons worth of weather over the five-day duration of the Boxing Day Ashes Test, as Australia seeks to extend its 3-0 series lead over England from December 26 to December 30 at the MCG.
The monsoon has developed over Australia for the first time this season, prompting flood watches in parts of the Northern Territory and Queensland over the Christmas period.
Tropical cyclone Grant has formed over the Indian Ocean to the northwest of Australia, becoming the second system to be named inside the Australian region so far this season.
A multi-day tropical deluge is likely to cause flooding in parts of Queensland between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
Perth will be by far the hottest Australian capital city on Christmas Day, with a maximum of 41°C expected as a broad area of heat bakes the west coast and nearby parts of Western Australia’s inland.
Snow will fall this week from Tuesday, December 23, for at least a couple of days in elevated parts of Tasmania, with a few flakes likely to persist into Christmas Day.
The Southern Hemisphere’s summer solstice has arrived, making Australia’s longest day of the year based on the time between sunrise and sunset.