Australia is about to pass an annual daylight milestone, with days set to become longer than nights across the country as the spring equinox approaches.

Sydney maxima averaged 24.7°C for the season, making it the warmest spring in terms of daytime maximum temperatures on record (records go back to the 1850s). September showed the warmest anomaly. Four ...

Western Australia’s Kimberley coast is enduring one of the most intense bouts of August heat ever observed in Australia, with Broome the latest place to experience record-breaking temperatures for ...

Perisher Valley just registered Australia’s equal lowest summer temperature on record after plunging to -7ºC early this morning. An unseasonably cold air mass combined with clear skies and light winds ...

A wintry chill will grip parts of eastern and southeastern Australia this week as dry and cold air combines with blustery winds to cause the type of cold that cuts straight through a cardigan. A cold ...

For the first time since 1996, Perth is facing the strong likelihood of rainfall totals that exceed the long-term average in each of the three months of winter. While Perth topped its total winter ...

Thick cloud and drizzle have held Melbourne’s temperature at shiveringly low levels today, with the city on track to have its coldest day in five years. As of 3pm AEST on Thursday, Melbourne’s running ...

Nearly 100mm in one hour, including 36mm in 10 minutes, has poured down on the small northern Queensland town of Georgetown overnight with an intense thunderstorm. On Wednesday evening, thunderstorms ...

Parts of three Australian states will have a heightened bushfire risk this summer following rare Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) above Antarctica during spring. The Australian and New Zealand ...

An unrivalled spell of early-season heat will continue to grip southeastern Australia over the next few days, with records likely to fall in several states. A broad and slow-moving low pressure trough ...

This morning, fog became widespread across New South Wales, plunging large areas into low visibility, including Sydney. Fog has lifted and burnt off in most areas, but is lingering well into the day ...

With tropical cyclones currently active in Australian waters and repeated heatwaves in recent weeks, the weather gods have decided to throw a little Aussie summer snow into the weather mix. Towards ...