The Latest Breaking News from The Bureau of Meteorology

The previous hottest start to October in Sydney was 33.1C but Sunday’s mercury peaked at 35.6C

Australians are bracing for a hot spring and summer. The Bureau of Meteorology has finally declared El Niño is underway, making warmer and drier conditions more likely for large parts of the country. And we’ve just watched the Northern Hemisphere swelter through their summer, making July 2023 Earth’s hottest month…

‘A deep, deep column of warm air’ more typical of January is expected to break records in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney

Sydney Marathon takes precautions as Bureau of Meteorology forecasts temperatures 10-14C above average

A road weather alert was in place in ACT this morning.

England fans left heartbroken, Australians having fewer children, conservative conference defends comedian who referred to traditional owners as ‘violent black men’

Australia is facing its first dry summer in three years and the fuel load is high

Exclusive: Insiders say ‘stuff-ups’ have occurred despite millions being spent on consultants, as senator warns of high stakes in ‘what could be a catastrophic fire season’

Bureau of Meterology says most of the country is likely to be warmer than average, but El Niño pattern is hard to predict with certainty