Unusual eight-day rainy streak in Alice Springs

When storms set in late on Wednesday night and continued into this Thursday morning in Alice Springs, it made it eight days straight that the iconic Northern Territory outback city had seen rain.

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Queensland flood threat with heavy rain and severe thunderstorms later this week

A multi-day soaking is set to deliver hundreds of millimetres of rain to parts of central and southern Queensland over the next four days, with flooding likely from Friday into the weekend.

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Cold front brewing up summer snow for Tasmania

A strong cold front is barrelling towards Tasmania and is set to deliver summer snow to our southernmost state.

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How does DTN help businesses monitor bushfire induced pyrocumulonimbus thunderstorms that igni

Intense heat from bushfires during elevated fire danger days can trigger fire-induced pyrocumulonimbus thunderstorms that ignite additional fires.

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  • Image for: Rare heavy summer rainfall in southwest WA

    Rare heavy summer rainfall in southwest WA

    Heavy rain is falling parts of Western Australia’s South West Land Division, in what is a relatively unusual event for summer, largely due to the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Mitchell.

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  • Image for: Tropical Cyclone Mitchell lashing WA despite weakening near Gascoyne coast

    Tropical Cyclone Mitchell lashing WA despite weakening near Gascoyne coast

    Heavy rain, damaging winds and abnormally high tides are impacting parts of Western Australia’s Pilbara and Gascoyne districts today as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell edges closer to the coast.

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  • Image for: Widespread rain soaks inland regions and the outback

    Widespread rain soaks inland regions and the outback

    A widespread belt of rain has drenched parts of every state and territory in Australia, and there’s more to come for many areas as a vast northwest cloudband continues to stream across the country.

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  • Image for: Tropical Cyclone Mitchell lashes the Pilbara coast as landfall approaches

    Tropical Cyclone Mitchell lashes the Pilbara coast as landfall approaches

    Tropical Cyclone Mitchell intensified into a severe Category 3 system overnight and has been tracking just offshore of the Pilbara coast.

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  • Image for: Tropical Cyclone Mitchell strengthens as Pilbara landfall approaches

    Tropical Cyclone Mitchell strengthens as Pilbara landfall approaches

    Tropical Cyclone Mitchell has intensified off Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, with warnings for destructive winds, heavy rainfall, dangerous surf and coastal flooding over the weekend.

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  • Image for: Tropical Cyclone likely to form near WA coast this weekend

    Tropical Cyclone likely to form near WA coast this weekend

    A tropical cyclone is expected to develop near Western Australia’s Pilbara coast this weekend, increasing the likelihood of heavy rain, flooding and damaging winds.

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  • Image for: Thunderstorm outbreak to affect every Australian state later this week

    Thunderstorm outbreak to affect every Australian state later this week

    Widespread rain and thunderstorms will develop across Australia in the coming days, possibly causing flooding in areas of the country that were baking in 50°C heat just last week.

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  • Image for: Extreme fire danger in four Australian states

    Extreme fire danger in four Australian states

    Hot and windy conditions will cause Extreme fire danger in parts of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia on Wednesday, with total fire bans in place for some areas.

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  • Image for: Southeastern Australia's driest January in 17 years

    Southeastern Australia's driest January in 17 years

    In news that won’t surprise residents of Melbourne, Adelaide or plenty of other places in Australia's most heavily populated corner, southeastern Australia just had its driest January since 2009.

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  • Image for: Pilbara tropical cyclone possible this weekend

    Pilbara tropical cyclone possible this weekend

    A low pressure system currently causing heavy rain over the Northern Territory could develop into a tropical cyclone near the Pilbara coast later this week.

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  • Image for: Sub-zero summer minimums in four states

    Sub-zero summer minimums in four states

    Temperatures dropped well below zero overnight in Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and the ACT, just days after one of southeastern Australia’s most intense heatwaves in recorded history.

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