Bureau of Meteorology

Power was cut to about 16,000 homes in southeast Queensland overnight as severe thunderstorm activity tore through east coast communities. Queensland experienced a drenching overnight as remnants of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie hammer most of…

Record-breaking floods have inundated the Kimberley Region in Western Australia as flood warnings remain in place in almost every state.Here is what the weather is looking like in each state. WAFloodwaters have inundated the homes of around…

A cold snap has been felt across southeast states just days after a severe heatwave.Earlier this week, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, WA and parts of NSW sweated through heatwave conditions as the mercury inched above 30C.A cool…

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…

With summer only a handful of days away, many are questioning how long the current rain cycle is going to stick around for. Some states have already started to see some relief for flood areas as the sun finally starts stepping into the…

Dangerous bushfires, torrential downpours and unrelenting heatwaves will continue to worsen across Australia, according to the latest snapshot into the country’s climate. The 2022 State of the Climate report, released by CSIRO and the…

A vigorous cold front is forecast to sweep through southeast Australia this week, plunging temperatures to below 15 degrees in Victoria and sending severe weather up north.The chaotic conditions come amid more flooding across Central West…

Parts of Australia are battling winter-like temperatures despite the fact that the official start to summer is now just days away.A “polar vortex” stretching from Antarctica has caused the mercury to plunge across the nation’s southeast,…

Asthmatic Victorians and those with hayfever have been advised to avoid any exposure to Thursday’s forecasted storms, with health officials issuing a warning over an epidemic thunderstorm asthma event.The Department of Health has declared…