Elder Weather

Super Typhoon Bavi headed for Guam, Taiwan

A powerful typhoon in the western Pacific Ocean is currently making its way towards the Mariana Islands and the U.

25 centimetres of snow falls just in time for the school holidays

Significant snowfalls have finally coated the Australian high country after a mild, wet, largely snowless June.

Rare July tropical cyclone risk in southwest Pacific this week

The Bureau of Meteorology is monitoring a tropical disturbance near the Solomon Islands, with a low chance it could develop into a rare July tropical cyclone later this week.

Severe weather warnings in four states, Adelaide’s wettest July day in 10 years

Severe weather warnings have been issued for parts of South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, as a cold front roars across southeastern Australia, ushering in the strongest spell of wild, wintry weather to date in winter 2026.

Super Typhoon Bavi headed for Guam, Taiwan

A powerful typhoon in the western Pacific Ocean is currently making its way towards the Mariana Islands and the U.

25 centimetres of snow falls just in time for the school holidays

Significant snowfalls have finally coated the Australian high country after a mild, wet, largely snowless June.

Rare July tropical cyclone risk in southwest Pacific this week

The Bureau of Meteorology is monitoring a tropical disturbance near the Solomon Islands, with a low chance it could develop into a rare July tropical cyclone later this week.

Severe weather warnings in four states, Adelaide’s wettest July day in 10 years

Severe weather warnings have been issued for parts of South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, as a cold front roars across southeastern Australia, ushering in the strongest spell of wild, wintry weather to date in winter 2026.

1 JUL 2026
Sydney's warmest June on record
The first month of winter 2026 was exceptionally warm for eastern Australia, with Sydney registering its warmest June in records dating back to 1859.
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1 JUL 2026
Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?
A strong, dynamic cold front is lurking over waters south of the Great Australian Bight, and will surge northwards towards Tasmania and the southeastern mainland on Friday and Saturday.
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30 JUN 2026
Southern Annular Mode exceeds +5.0 in rare atmospheric event
Eastern Australia is seeing widespread rain and Australia’s ski resorts are struggling without natural snow as a rare atmospheric event unfolds in the Southern Hemisphere.
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30 JUN 2026
Victorian city’s wettest June day in 128 years
A vast rainband crossing eastern Australia has delivered widespread heavy rain, heaviest in northern and central Victoria, with Bendigo receiving 49.
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29 JUN 2026
Snow coming after equal-worst start to Australian season in 72 years
Snow is looming on the forecasts for the alpine region of mainland Australia and large parts of Tasmania later this week – and not before time.
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29 JUN 2026
Wet week ahead for southeastern Australia
Two large rainbands will spread across southeastern Australia this week, delivering more than 100 mm of rain to parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.
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27 JUN 2026
109 km/h gusts and widespread rain lash southwest WA
Southwest WA has been battered by a strong cold front and associated low-pressure system since Thursday evening, bringing blustery winds, widespread rain, showers and thunderstorms that are still affecting the region on Saturday morning.
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26 JUN 2026
Multiple rainbands to cross Australia next week
A pair of large rainbands will sweep across Australia over the coming week, delivering widespread rain to several states.
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26 JUN 2026
'Omega block' causing record-breaking heatwave in Europe
A prolonged and intense heatwave is breaking records in Europe this week, driven by a weather pattern known as an ‘omega block’.
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25 JUN 2026
Hope on the horizon as snowless school holidays approach
The school holidays start at the end of the week for Victoria and Queensland, but people heading to the mountains will find almost no snow in what is already one of the worst starts to the Australian snow season on record.
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