Bureau of Meteorology

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…

Major flooding continues to threaten western NSW as residents take stock after the worst flood in more than 70 years. Major flooding is still occurring in the town of Forbes, where the Lachlan River peaked at 10.66 on Saturday evening, just…

More than a thousand residents have been evacuated from a NSW town as major flood peaks are expected in multiple towns over the weekend.The Lachlan River is currently sitting just below the record peak at about 10.65 metres and is likely to…

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.…

Sydneysiders have taken advantage of a long-awaited weekend of sun following weeks of deluges, severe storms and unpleasant weather. Beach-derived residents flocked to the water in droves on Saturday, with pleasant maximum temperatures of…

Huge hailstones are bettering parts of New South Wales, with an emergency warning declared.The NSW State Emergency Service has put out a warning for the Sydney, Newcastle and the Hunter and Mid North Coast Regions in the coming days, as…

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…

Thousands of people have been evacuated amid fears of another major flood event in northern NSW as residents and emergency crews battled rising waters across several states.Widespread rain and thunderstorms impacting eastern Australia and…

NSW is the facing the prospect of “life-threatening” flash flooding on Friday, with the severe thunderstorms and heavy rain that are causing the extreme conditions expected to continue into early next week.A slow moving low pressure system…

Former Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) staff have mocked the weather authority’s attempt to change its name earlier this week, branding the fiasco “ridiculous”.BoM sent a edict to news organisations earlier this week asking to be called the…