Weather

The hottest winter day on record was 28 August: 41.6°C at Yampi Sound in northwest WA.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued alerts for damaging winds across Victoria, NSW, Tasmania, and South Australia.

Yampi Sound in WA’s Kimberley region recorded a temperature of 41.6°C around 3:30 pm (AWST) on Monday.

Large quakes in the Nankai Trough have historically caused severe damage.

The winter solstice marks a seasonal turning point, as the sun begins to set later and later each day until December.

Sydney and Melbourne woke up to the coldest morning of the year today, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).

A cloudband is an extensive layer of air and moisture from over the Indian Ocean that can bring widespread rain into Australia.

National average temperatures last winter were 1.53°C above the 1961-1990 average, making it Australia’s hottest winter since records began in 1910.

Authorities told thousands of affected residents to stay indoors and avoid flooded roads. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecasts between 200-300mm of rain in parts of NSW, and 100mm in parts of Queensland.

What is a Black Nor’Easter? Sydney is bracing for torrential downpour, with a severe weather warning being issued for much of eastern NSW.

Catastrophic fire danger warnings are in place for the Wimmera district and total fire bans are in place across most of the state.

Record rainfall has caused flooding in some parts of Victoria, with some residents under evacuation warnings.

Damaging winds, heavy rainfall and potential floods are expected to hit far north Queensland with the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has issued heatwave warnings across parts of Australian states and territories except Tasmania.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has confirmed an El Niño weather event is officially underway.

Several days in the first week of July broke daily temperature records and July is now on track to be the hottest month on record.

Australia’s third consecutive La Niña is officially over, according to The Bureau of Meteorology.