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Thunderstorms, heatwaves and bushfires in Australia this weekend
Felix Levesque, 24-OctA dynamic mix of springtime weather will affect several states and territories in Australia this weekend, with widespread thunderstorms, heatwave condi...
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Australia's 2025-26 tropical cyclone outlook
Ben Domensino, 24-OctThe Australian region is primed for severe tropical cyclones this season, despite an ongoing trend of reduced tropical cyclone activity over Australian...
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Australia's west coast shivers while the east coast bakes
Ben Domensino, 23-OctThere has been a stark temperature contrast between Australia’s west and east coasts this month, with Perth running more than 1°C below avera...
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October temperature records broken in searing Sydney heat
Anthony Sharwood, 22-OctOctober heat records have been broken across the Sydney basin and further north in the Central Coast and Hunter regions this Wednesday, as strong north...
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Damaging winds in four states as record-challenging heat targets NSW
Ben Domensino, 22-OctThis Wednesday will be a big day of extreme weather across southern and southeastern Australia, with damaging to destructive winds and thunderstorms hi...
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Hottest October day on record in Qld, NSW
Anthony Sharwood, 21-OctLong-standing statewide heat records have been broken in Queensland and New South Wales, with Birdsville in Qld and Bourke in NSW registering the hotte...
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Extreme fire weather to hit NSW on Wednesday
Ben Domensino, 21-OctA burst of record-challenging October heat and blustery winds will cause Extreme fire danger ratings over parts of NSW on Wednesday, including Sydney. ...
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Rain, storms and strong winds sweep southern Australia
Anthony Sharwood, 21-OctSteady rain is soaking parched parts of South Australia this Tuesday, with moisture making its way towards Victoria as a complex low pressure system cr...
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Outback October heat records broken in three states
Anthony Sharwood, 20-OctTemperatures have soared to previously unrecorded levels for October in numerous locations in outback South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. ...
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October on track to beat hottest November on record for Sydney
Ben Domensino, 20-OctSydney’s days have been so hot this October that the city is currently on track to break the average maximum temperature record for November. F...
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Severe storm aftermath in eastern Australia
Craig Mitchell, 19-OctThunderstorms developed on a southerly change and trough moving north across northeast NSW and into southeast Qld during Saturday afternoon and early e...
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Brace yourself Southeast Queensland for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
Craig Mitchell, 18-OctAside from an outbreak of severe thunderstorms across the Sunshine Coast and inland Hinterland, and the Moreton Bay area to the northeast of Brisbane o...
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Severe storms pummel NSW with 400,000 lightning strikes in five hours
Ben Domensino, 17-OctThunderstorms stretching more than 800 km across NSW caused large hail and prolific lightning on Friday. Warm and humid air interacting with an unsta...
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What is a supercell thunderstorm?
Ben Domensino, 17-OctSome thunderstorms are more dangerous than others and the most violent type of storm is called a supercell, a towering, rotating beast in the sky that ...
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Record October heat possible in at least three states
Anthony Sharwood, 17-OctA broad area of outback heat intensifying over the weekend and continuing into next Monday and Tuesday could generate record high temperatures for Octo...
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Relief for Victoria after hottest day of spring 2025 to date
Anthony Sharwood, 16-OctMaximum temperatures across Victoria on Friday should be around 10 degrees cooler than Thursday's levels, after the state’s hottest day to date i...
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Severe thunderstorms to hit NSW on Friday
Ben Domensino, 16-OctIntense thunderstorms are likely to pummel parts of NSW on Friday, with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain all a risk. A cold front and associ...
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Sydney on track for hottest October on record
Ben Domensino, 15-OctSydney’s daytime temperatures during the first half of October have been so hot that they would be above average in January, at the height of sum...
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45C possible in Australia this weekend
Ben Domensino, 14-OctTemperatures are set to soar across the Australian outback this weekend, with parts of South Australia possibly hitting 45°C on Sunday. A large m...
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Prolonged Top End heatwave as Australia’s most reliable cloud appears
Anthony Sharwood, 14-OctTwo interesting meteorological phenomena are occurring this week in the Northern Territory’s Top End: an ongoing heatwave, and the seasonal appea...
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