Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Bureau of Meteorology

Flash flooding traps Sydney drivers in their cars after torrential rain hits city

SES called into action 19 times to free people from their vehicles and trains between Bankstown and the centre cancelled

The Guardian - AU

Lightning strikes: storm cell sweeps the coast

A STORM cell moved its way up the east coast of NSW on Tuesday night, bringing with it a reported 30,000 lightning strikes.

Newcastle Herald

Australia prepared for possible Russian cyber-attacks after troops sent to train Ukraine soldiers – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

From floods to fire? A climate scientist on the chances El Niño will hit Australia this year

After three soggy years of La Niña in a row, Australia has endured record-breaking floods, the latest of which has inundated the Kimberley in Western Australia and across north and central Queensland.

The Conversation

‘Dangerous flash flooding’ warning for North Queensland regions – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Queensland flash flooding brings life-threatening conditions to state's north and centre

Life-threatening flash flooding is possible for parts of north and central Queensland, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning up to 400 millimetres could fall in some areas.

ABC News

Early drought preparation key as La Niña shows signs of easing, experts say

Three wet summers have changed many farmers' fortunes. But those with experience — along with scientists and accountants — say now is the time to talk about drought.

ABC News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

No risk of tsunami after northern Australia shaken by magnitude-7.6 Indonesia earthquake

Residents across northern Australia were awoken in the early hours of Tuesday morning after an earthquake struck near Indonesia. The Bureau of Meteorology says there is no risk of a tsunami.

ABC News

Victoria's wet few years contribute to booming dragonfly population

Dragonfly populations are booming in Victoria, with swarms of the colourful insects emerging from ponds, pools and waterways thanks to wet weather that favours their breeding patterns.

ABC News

Rain records fall across the Hunter for 2022

Two Hunter areas recorded their highest annual rainfall.

Newcastle Herald

Concerns Stuart Highway will close, with heavy rain due amid return of former tropical cyclone Ellie to Northern Territory

Former tropical cyclone Ellie moves back over the Northern Territory, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting heavy rainfall from the system will have a "particular impact on road conditions".

ABC News

Broome isolated by WA floods which could cut off remote Indigenous communities for weeks

Ex-tropical Cyclone Ellie brings once-in-a-century flooding, forcing evacuations and road closures

The Guardian - AU

Fears drought could follow floods as BOM forecasts chance of El Niño arriving off back of La Niña

The Bureau of Meteorology says there is a 40 per cent chance a warm and dry El Niño pattern will immediately follow the current La Niña should it recede in autumn, putting farmers on edge.

ABC News

Rutherford pelted with hail as storms bear down on the Hunter

Thunderstorms were bearing down on the Hunter from the south, west and north Wednesday afternoon.

Newcastle Herald

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Newcastle Herald

Severe storm warning issued for Maitland and the Hunter

The Bureau of Meteorology issued the warning at 3.52pm Tuesday, January 3.

The Canberra Times

First week of January to be rainy and cloudy, BOM says

A low pressure trough in NSW has shadowed Canberrans' holiday plans.

The New Daily

El Niño or not? This is the outlook for 2023

Australia has had one of the wettest springs on record as the country has endured its third consecutive La Niña event.

The New Daily

Heatwave spreads across Australia

A heatwave warning has been issued in five Australian states, with most of the country set to sweat through the coming days.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Canberra Times

Storm warning for south-west of the ACT

Heavy rain and high winds forecast

AAP

Heavy fog forces Sydney ferries to stop

Sydney has been blanketed in thick fog on Boxing Day which has already forced the city's ferry services to stop running.

ABC News

Victoria Highway impassable, Timber Creek outstations flooded by former tropical cyclone Ellie

Police are forced to conduct a number of rescues amid flooding in western parts of the Northern Territory, as the remnants of former tropical cyclone Ellie move inland.

ABC News

Weather forecast for Christmas Day, Boxing Day Test — heat with a side of rain and storms

A full wrap, state by state, of the festive forecast reveals much of the country is in for classic Australian summer conditions, though one capital city is set for its coolest Christmas Day in years.

ABC News

Warnings issued, roads closed as ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie set to dump up to 300mm of rain in some parts of NT

Authorities in the NT urge people to be on alert for flooding in the coming days, as ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie moves inland potentially brings up to 300mm of rain.

The Canberra Times

Meteorologist reveals when Canberra wet weather will finish

Some local Ducklings were among those confused in the rain on Thursday.

ABC News

Tropical Cyclone Ellie crosses Northern Territory coastline as category one system

Tropical Cyclone Ellie was declared by the Bureau of Meteorology on Thursday evening, and has since crossed the Northern Territory coastline.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Labor

11,617 stories

Bureau of Meteorology

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.