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Sydney records warmest winter on record as Melbourne equals previous hottest temperatures

New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania just experienced their warmest-ever winters – and BoM says above-average temperatures expected to continueGet our breaking news email, free a...

Australian ski resorts smash July climate records with temperatures 12C above average

Resorts in NSW and Victoria face a warm and dry start to the season with only sporadic falls of natural snow in many alpine areasGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news...

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 3 August 2026

While the continent has remained largely rain-free over the past seven days, weekly totals of up to 50mm were recorded in coastal areas including far south-eastern South Australia,...

Snow Finally Falls in Australia

It has been a poor winter so far and some welcome snow has finally arrived. There's been more snow in New Zealand while in South America it continues to fall - one resort in Chile...

Sydney reaches 33C in potentially warmest start to spring since mid-1800s, while snow forecast in southern NSW

A total fire ban is in place for greater Sydney with extreme fire danger exacerbated by hot and windy conditionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSummer he...

‘Wet, windy and wintry’: cold front to bring rain and potential flooding to parts of Australia

Front sweeping across southern Australia expected to bring strong winds and widespread rain over weekendGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A vigorous cold...

Australian ski resorts to close up to a month early due to global heating and El Niño

‘Challenging’ weather conditions and lack of snowfall are being blamed after a winter that broke multiple heat recordsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free...

Temperatur-Rekord in Australien: Sydney erlebt wärmsten Winter seit Beginn der Messungen

Australien erlebt einen Winter der Rekorde: Sydney war so warm wie nie zuvor, drei Bundesstaaten meldeten ebenfalls Höchstwerte. Experten warnen vor Folgen für Ökosysteme - und den...

Brisbane swelters under hottest September day in years as east coast faces unseasonably warm weather

Queensland capital hits 34.4C as firefighters battle fast-moving bushfire in Lockyer Valley west of IpswichGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResidents have...

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 27 July 2026

There was little worthwhile rain across mainland Australia over the past week as typical mid-winter conditions prevailed - however western parts of Tasmania recorded some solid fal...

Rain And Warm Weather Force Early 2026 Closure Australian Ski Resort

Severe weather warning for northern Victoria – as it happened

All the days news as it unfoldedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers calls gambling amendments ‘very substantial changes’Treasurer Jim Chalmers says...

Some Australian Ski Resorts Close Early

It has been a generally poor season for the Australian ski resorts, but most are still open. Terrain has been limited but some still hope to remain open until early October. NEW Th...

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A decade before that I was still in the Northern Territory of Oz and was careful always to have a couple of canvas water bottles strapped to the bullbars. BTW @Franglais , weren’t...

Mixed start to spring with record winter rainfall in some areas, drought in others

Much of the country is starting spring in a strong position, with winter delivering above average rainfall for large areas.

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 24 August 2026

Rainfall totals of 15-100mm were recorded across parts of southern Western Australia and much of the south-east over the seven days ended 9am this morning. Falls totalling 10-50mm...

BOM issues Aug to Oct 2026 rainfall outlook

Below average August to October rainfall likely across the south-west and east with above average rainfall in the north-west, according to the BOM's latest seasonal climate outlook...

BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence

Bureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six monthsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest up...

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‘We are waiting with bated breath’: Super El Niño forecast could make 2027 hottest year on record, BoM says

Most Australian capital cities have at least 80% chance of unusually warm and dry spring as climatologists watch developing system with increasing alarmGet our breaking news email,...

Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn

Predicted hot and dry weather in growing areas in eastern Australia identified as ‘one of the key issues’ that will affect food prices over next 12 monthsGet our breaking news emai...

"It's different" Australian claims heat back home is nothing compared to Scotland

The tourist couldn't believe how different 23C in Scotland felt compared to his hot home country

July weather a month of extremes

Unseasonable warmth in the south and dry conditions in the north capped off a month of stark weather contrasts across Aotearoa in July.