Weather
The science behind a beautiful sunset
What causes those majestic hues that end each day?
- by Liam Mannix
Latest
'Great big fireball': Preston home burns after lightning strike as storm lashes city
A Preston home has been hit by lightning during Wednesday night's storms, with more rain, thunder and flash flooding expected today.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Simone Fox Koob
Melbourne weather: Burst of wet and wild weather is sweeping Victoria as severe thunderstorms roll in
Thousands of homes are without power, the city's north has been lashed by hail and a key train line is down after a line of severe thunderstorms rolled into Melbourne.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Melbourne weather: Victoria could endure month's worth of rain in a single day
Victoria could get drenched with more than a month's worth of rain in a single day.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Weather
Melbourne to swelter but blackouts unlikely, energy operator says
Melbourne is set to swelter through another scorcher less than a week after a stint of extreme heat left more than 200,000 Victorians without power.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Extreme weather
'Unprecedented heatwaves': Temperature records tumble, as firefighters battle 40 bushfires
Temperature records tumbled across Victoria as the state sweltered through furnace-like conditions that fanned a severe bushfire in the east, strained the public transport system and forced rolling blackouts.
- by Liam Mannix
Weather
Illness
Anxious day for parents of newborns as heat soared and power failed
As more than 200,000 people suffered through power outages during Friday's savage heat, parents caring for the smallest Victorians became increasingly uneasy.
- by Rachael Dexter
Extreme weather
After a day of searing heat, temperatures continue to slide
The mercury will remain relatively stable in the high 20s and low 30s until 7pm before it starts climbing down to bring Victorians reprieve from the stifling heat.
- by Liam Mannix & Sumeyya Ilanbey
Extreme weather
Heatstroke: How to avoid it and how to treat it as the temperature climbs in Victoria
As the mercury climbs towards 44 degrees in Melbourne - the hottest day since Black Saturday - it is important for everyone to watch out for the signs of heatstroke.
- by Liam Mannix
Extreme weather
Heat records smashed ahead of hottest day since Black Saturday
Brace yourself, Melburnians: the hottest day since Black Saturday is coming our way after heat records were smashed across the state overnight.
- by Simone Fox Koob & Melissa Cunningham
Extreme weather
Thousands of homes left without power as city swelters through heat
Thousands of houses across the state are without power as Melburnians swelter through a hot and sticky evening.
- by Melissa Cunningham & Simone Fox Koob