Weather

US weather service's 'game changer' advance

The U.S. National Weather Service is getting a quantum jump in computing power that will significantly improve its forecasting and storm tracking abilities to better protect the country from severe...

Rug up, the warm weather's coming to a rude end

Deborah Gough Winter well and truly arrived in Melbourne today, putting an abrupt stop to an otherwise balmy month of May.

Records fall as run of hot weather continues

This year's extreme weather is continuing as Sydney enjoys its longest late-season hot spell in decades, inland records tumble and regions around Perth prepare for a cyclonic-strength storm.

Weather radar goes offline for upgrade

Hamish Boland-Rudder There’s an upgrade on the charts for an integral piece of Canberra’s weather forecasting system, but it means the capital will be without its radar for more than a week.

Wet and windy, cooler weather looms for city

Stephen Cauchi Strong winds and showers are expected on Thursday, with wind warnings expected to be issued for parts of the state.

Be prepared to fight heat and wild weather

Deborah Snow Escalating climate change will have an impact on every aspect of Australian Defence Force operations, a report warns, with rising natural disasters and changes to the "physical battle space"...

Wild weather hinders search for deckhand

Ellen Lutton Torrential rain and wild weather are hampering the search for a 39-year-old deckhand who was washed overboard from a boat off the Gold Coast on Friday morning.

More wild weather on the way for NSW

Peter Hannam The wet and wild weather that caused flooding in much of eastern NSW is likely to continue for much of this week.

Wild weather batters state

A major storm system has left towns across eastern parts of the state battling floods and triggered "mini tornadoes" that hit hundreds of homes across Sydney and the Illawarra region overnight.

Wild weather brings floods, 'mini tornadoes'

Rachel Olding Towns across the state are battling floods while Sydney residents are cleaning up for a major storm.

Fires to floods: severe weather warnings as heavy rains sweep in

Deborah Gough and Adrian Lowe Victoria's tempestuous end to summer appears set for another dramatic turn with the weather bureau issuing warnings of widespread heavy rain as fresh storms move in.

Severe weather on the way for ACT, NSW

Fleta Page Heavy rain may lead to flash flooding in the ACT and large sections of NSW during the early hours of Thursday morning.

Wet, wild weather continues to reign

Peter Hannam, Aleisha Orr, Bridie Jabour TWO duelling weather systems are wreaking havoc on the east and west coasts of Australia in the dying days of summer.

Southern Tassie keeping the cool weather to itself

Peter Hannam Melbourne's exceptionally hot March has matched a long-standing weather record.

Sydney braces for wild weather as cyclone system moves south

Sally Willoughby, Georgina Mitchell The heavy rainfall following cyclone Oswald which has caused widespread flooding in Queensland is forecast to hit Sydney on Monday as long-weekend holidaymakers return to the city.

Break in the weather looms as fires burn

Adrian Lowe It seems Melbourne's big heat is on the way out - at least for now.

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Red alert: the town predicting the weather

Peter Hannam An outback town meaning 'place of little water' is being watched closely by experts tracking Australia's record-breaking heatwave.

Weather watchers look to red-hot outback town to predict temperatures

Peter Hannam IT'S perhaps no accident the tiny outback town of Meekatharra is an early warning site for the Bureau of Meteorology's weather watchers as they plot what's ahead for Australia's great summer of heat.