Alison Osborne

Adelaide locals woke up with a fright to the sound of lightning cracks on Thursday as a wild weather system moves across the southeastern states. Hot, steamy temperatures were felt in the SA capital throughout Wednesday with a top of 32…

A polar blast is bringing chilly weather and snow to large parts of NSW, where flooding is continuing to threaten homes and livelihoods. A cold air mass sitting over eastern Australia is delivering significant wind and chill for residents,…

Lunar Flare may be one of the fancied runners at today’s Melbourne Cup, but it’s an Antarctic flare that could cause weather misery at Flemington. One weather service has said it could be at least as “miserable” as the coldest recent Cup.…

Melburnians are bracing for a cold snap that is set to bring icy, wet conditions in time for the race that stops the nation – the Melbourne Cup.Tuesday looks set to be the coldest Melbourne Cup day in 27 years with temperatures forecast to…

A long-awaited weekend of sun is on its way to Sydney after weeks of drenching rains, grey skies and unseasonable temperatures. The capital city has copped rainfall on 30 out of 42 weekends this year, according to data from Sydney’s…

The worst is not over for half of the country, as weather systems continue to smash four already drenched states with heavy rainfall.Two distinct low pressure systems will clash on Tuesday to form a “hybrid cyclone” off the east coast of…

After weeks of heavy rainfall and major flooding over most of the country’s southeastern states, Australians are looking for a silver lining on the horizon. Here’s when the sun is expected to return to each capital city. SydneyPersistent…

Welcome to the weekend weather washout. Forecasters have warned that Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane could all see storms and downpours over the coming days. An area stretching from southern Queensland to northern News South Wales is set to…

Residents in towns on both sides of one of Australia’s most important rivers have been told to “evacuate immediately” as the risk of devastating floods grows.Thousands of homes in Echuca, on the banks of the Murray which divides Victoria…

Australians could face rising grocery bills, as floods and surging rains hamper some of the nation’s key areas for food production. Dairy farmers, and growers across prime agricultural areas in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania have been severely…