Alison Osborne

This Christmas weekend the country will be spilt in two, with dry and warm conditions in some areas and wet and unsettled conditions elsewhere. Some towns could be hit with 200mm of rain on Christmas Day alone. “It’s a battle of two weather…

The weather forecast for the Christmas long weekend is firming up and it’s looking like the country will be split in two with extremes at either end.“The Christmas weekend will see the nation very divided between the haves (sunshine) and…

An unseasonable cold snap is gripping the southeastern states, with temperatures plummeting and icy winds making it feel like winter. Daytime temperatures are expected to stay significantly below average through to Saturday, particularly in…

Brisbane could record its hottest day in three years as a heatwave grips Queensland. Temperatures are set to reach a staggering 46C in some inland parts of the state this week, particularly in outback towns such as Birdsville. The mercury…

A heatwave is building over northern Australia, one so vast that it will stretch all the way from Broome to Cairns and then down to Brisbane too. But while there will be spells of hot weather in the country’s south, the high temperatures…

Forecasters have warned of 24 hours of wild weather across parts of Queensland midweek with a month’s worth of rain likely in just a few days. Meanwhile in the west, “extreme heat” is due. But some unsettled weather across Victoria,…

With only a few days to go until summer officially starts, residents in several states have woken up to subzero temperatures and a fresh blanket of snow on the ground. Ski resorts in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania reported their heaviest fall…

A huge 3500km band of thunderstorms is stretching across the east from Tasmania to Mount Isa in Queensland encompassing much of Victoria and New South Wales on Sunday bringing “wild” weather.Forecasters are warning of damaging winds, heavy…

Dangerous storms will drench our capital cities again this weekend, with a 2000km rain band possibly bringing tornadoes to one state.“Warm, humid and unsettled conditions, along with thunderstorms, will continue for central and eastern…

Dangerous storms will drench our capital cities again this weekend, with the possibility of a 2000km rain band bringing tornadoes to one state.“There is one seriously long band of precipitation extending the best part of 2000km, and it’s…