Weather Warnings

Temperatures as low as -7C are expected to be felt across the Central West region on Tuesday, with one weather forecaster warning of "unusually low" temperatures statewide.

The Bureau of Meteorology says the worst of the weather compared to the past two days is over, as winds continue to ease in south-eastern parts of the country throughout the afternoon and evening.

Parts of eastern Australia are set for another round of fierce wintry weather, with warnings of damaging winds for several states, and blizzards in Australia's alpine regions from Friday.

Western Australia's emergency services have launched a new warning system ahead of the 2024-25 cyclone season. So what do you need to know?

Weather conditions have stopped a helicopter rescue of two adults and a child who called for help from a Tasmanian national park on Sunday, as authorities urge the public to stay up to date with warnings.

Earth hits a concerning climate milestone, with data showing global temperatures at or above the Paris Agreement threshold for 12 months in a row. The year-long streak saw thousands of people across Asia, Europe and America facing extremely high temperatures during June — in some cases, over 50C.

A powerful Hurricane Beryl has made landfall on an island in the Caribbean after becoming a "life-threatening" category 4 storm, fuelled by record warm waters. 

Large parts of Australia have woken to their coldest morning of the year over the last two days, and the 'feels-like' temperature has been even more chilly. Here's why.

Residents are urged to stay off the roads and prepare for more storms and potential flooding as heavy rain batters coastal regions, then moves north.

As the world hits an alarming climate milestone, a new report by a US research team shows the staggering amount of extreme heat days each country experienced last year, with the majority made more likely by human-induced climate change.

A 5,000-kilometre-long cloud band travelling west to east is expected to drench parts of the country over the coming days. Following a second rainband, a separate weather system is threatening to bring heavy rain from NSW to Tasmania from Saturday to Thursday.

Dunsborough residents get a spectacular view as the year's first winter storms rolled in across South Western WA.

As the world continues to burn fossil fuels, global temperatures are rising, and turbulence is just another natural phenomenon that's affected by that warming.

The Bureau of Meteorology's declaration means there is a 50 per cent chance of the eastern Pacific cool phase developing later this year. It would make it the fourth La Niña in just five years.

The Bureau of Meteorology warned level G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm conditions were expected to arrive at Earth from about 8pm AEST on Friday.

If you're living in south-eastern Australia, the weather has probably been feeling a bit like Groundhog Day. What's been causing this extended rain streak? And why does it matter for Australia's weather? 

While floods in the eastern states have dominated headlines, many creeks in the west have stopped flowing, dams are empty, paddocks are bare and trees are dying. But all bear the fingerprints of a changing climate.

Thanks to a stalled high-pressure system, known as a "blocking high", rain — and potentially flooding — could be on the cards for New South Wales.

Firefighters say even though temperatures have gone down, the bush across the south of Western Australia is "very, very tinder dry" and even a small spark could set things off.

The BOM's first winter forecast of 2024 shows most of Australia having both minimum and maximum temperatures of about 1-2 degrees Celsius above average.

As the world continues its spell of hottest months on record, leading climate scientists say there is a margin to the persistent heat which cannot be explained by the effects of known climate drivers and global warming.

It has been a wet and wild day across New South Wales with more extreme weather expected over the weekend. In Sydney more than 160 millimetres of rain has fallen since 9am on Thursday, its heaviest in 4 years.

The expected deluge overnight in parts of Sydney and the Illawarra, Blue Mountains and Hunter, could see severe flash flooding and rapid river rises.

Sydney is on flood watch alongside at least 30 rivers across NSW and Queensland as torrential rain is expected to pummel eastern Australia over the next 48 hours.  

Chloe Mannix-Power and Jack Lacey win the finals of the Stawell Gift after race delays caused by wild weather in the west of the state.