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...
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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...
Possibility of a Wet Spring
Sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean suggest that a negative phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole may be emerging, which could influence Australian weather patterns in the second half of spring. A negative I.O.D in Australia typically increases the likelihood of...
Prepare Now for Australia’s Severe Weather Season
The Bureau of Meteorology is urging communities to get ready and prepare for Australia’s severe weather season. While severe weather can happen at any time, every year between October and April is Australia's peak time for: tropical cyclones severe thunderstorms...
WaterNSW Flood Training Program
WaterNSW has rolled out an enhanced flood training program for specialist dam operators at regional dam sites, significantly adding to the number of skilled personnel across multiple river valleys. Record numbers of WaterNSW dam operations and planning staff have...
Severe Weather Predicted for Region
The recent bout of warm weather is expected to take a backseat for the remainder of this week with heavy thunderstorms predicted to break out into the region from as early as today. Meteorologist Joel Pippard reports that a classic mixture of heat drifting in from the...
Rain Coming For Eastern NSW
There are growing signs that heavy rain and potentially damaging winds will impact parts of eastern NSW later this week. An upper-level cut-off low pressure system is expected to drift over NSW from today and linger over eastern Australia for several days. Weather...
Wet Weather Forecast for the End of the Week
Rain is coming this week to virtually all of New South Wales, most of which has been parched during the first three weeks of September. Weather meteorologists Anthony Sharwood says rain will be heaviest in central and eastern parts of the state, with the possibility...