This week’s weather of storms and showers predicted for the region is about to be turned up with the possibility of approximately 10 million lightning strikes to occur by week’s end. Monday saw more than 1.4 million strikes over parts of Australia, some of which were...
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Severe Thunderstorms Forecast This Week
Bureau Of Meteorology state some severe thunderstorms may impact some southeast QLD and northeast NSW over the coming days, bringing severe weather impacts to several communities. These severe storms may bring heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding, large...
Fire Permits Suspended for Northern Tablelands
The Northern Tablelands team of the NSW Rural Fire Service have suspended fire permits until midnight tonight. The suspension, which took place at 12am this morning, comes as a high fire danger rating has been put in place, brought on by the recent rise in...
NSW Government Launches Australia’s First Operational Seasonal Drought Forecast
The Minns Labor Government’s groundbreaking drought forecasting system will make its debut in this month’s State Seasonal Update, published online this week. The Government is committed to growing and protecting the state’s primary industries and assisting farmers...
Drought Conditions Ease in the Northern Tablelands
Drought conditions continued to improve in the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services region following the release of the latest state seasonal update. The Combined Drought Indicator shows approximately 2% of the region being in the Drought Affected category at the...
First Heatwave for Region Predicted
Parts of the New England are set to experience its first heatwave of the season starting as early as late this week. A mass of hot air will spread across Australia this week, causing temperatures to climb, with the highest temperatures to occur over the interior and...
Severe Hot Weather to Hit Australia
A hot air mass will cause temperatures to soar across large areas of Australia this week, causing temperatures to climb in parts of every state and territory. Weather Meteorologist Ben Domensino says while hot weather is common in Australia at this time of year, this...
Region Set to Receive Hot Weather Blast
A large pool of hot air will spread across Australia in the opening week of November, giving many parts of the country an early taste of summer. Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino says a stubborn ridge of high pressure to the south of Australia has been allowing...
High Winds Bringing Risk of Increased Fire Danger
A broad high pressure system is poised to move across southern Australia later this week, bringing with it a very dry air mass and gusty southerly winds that could significantly heighten fire danger ratings in the eastern regions of the country. Weather forecaster...