Tag: Bureau of Meteorology
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Ferocious fears: Wild weather sticking around with 125km/h gusts and destructive hail
A cold front colliding with a warm and humid northerly airstream is delivering prime conditions for wild storms. Severe weather, hail and some flash flooding hit parts of South Australia overnight, with wind gusts of more than 130km/h recorded at Port Pirie and Roxby Downs, and a 36mm deluge in one hour reported at Mount…
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Believe it or not, our ability to predict the weather is getting better, not worse
Australia’s weather bureau copped harsh criticism after El Niño failed to deliver a much-vaunted dry summer in eastern Australia. Parts of northern Queensland in the path of Tropical Cyclone Jasper had a record wet December and areas of central Victoria had a record wet January. Overall, the summer was 19% wetter than average for Australia…
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A rain reprieve at last but hundreds still in danger as Sydney faces clean-up
The Hawkesbury River peaked at the major level late on Saturday evening, and at the moderate level at Windsor on Sunday. As water levels began to recede, about 800 people in the Sydney region were still impacted by evacuation warnings. NSW State Emergency Service assistant commissioner Dean Storey said it was likely these evacuation warnings…
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Dial down the aircon (and maybe grab a jumper) as cooler temps on the way
Weather forecasters are monitoring unsettled conditions from the south-east coast to southern and western districts that may bring heavy rain and storms with strong winds and large hail this afternoon and tonight. The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of flash flooding and high winds in some areas still soaked from previous downpours. The highest 24-hour…
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Heatwave continues as Sydney swelters through hottest day in two years
Sydney is headed for a top of 34 on Tuesday after the city recorded its hottest temperature in two years on Monday, nudging 38 degrees in the CBD. Maximum temperatures are forecast to be around six to 12C above average across eastern parts of NSW, before easing on Wednesday and Thursday. The blistering conditions sparked…
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Weary firefighters go for Miles as heat wave threatens more towns
Multiple emergency warnings are in place for residents living to the north of Miles, northwest of Brisbane. The alert warns a large, fast-moving fire is travelling from Welshs Road and L Tree Creek Road towards the Leichhardt Highway. A second warning was issued for the Hookswood Pelham Road area for a large fire burning within…
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Gabrielle picks up steam with 224km/h winds, but she’s heading for islands
The Bureau of Meteorology expects Gabrielle to intensify into a severe category-three cyclone packing winds of between 165km/h and 224km/h on Thursday. The storm, which formed on Wednesday, is forecast to remain offshore but bring large waves and strong winds to exposed coastal areas of Queensland and northern NSW before passing near to Norfolk Island…
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Empty shelves greet locals as rains finally stop, North tackles huge cleanup
Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson said things were looking a lot brighter on Wednesday morning and the weather was clearing. “The system looks like it’s going to clear away from the coast today then the big cleanup starts,” he told Nine’s Today program. About 50 roads in the area are still flooded, and the…
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Levee failure risk amid thunderstorm warning
As floodwaters continue to surge down the swollen River Murray, the Bureau of Meteorology today issued a severe weather warning for “damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall” in the Riverland and Murraylands. The warning also applies to people in the Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, North East Pastoral…
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A Christmas cracker ahead: Forecast promises perfect weather for festive season
Aussies on the east coast will finally get their Christmas wish – a break from unseasonably cold and wet weather, with temperatures predicted to reach the high 20s. The Bureau of Meteorology has released its official Christmas Day forecast and it’s promising warm and dry weather for much of the country. Darwin is tipped to…