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The Latest Breaking News from The Bureau of Meteorology

Get set for more extreme weather across Australia this spring and summer

Australia is no stranger to extreme weather. From heatwaves and droughts to flooding rains, hailstorms or fire weather, our continent experiences it all.

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Storm season warning as unsettled conditions forecast for Hunter

The SES is warning residents to be vigilant this storm season.

Newcastle Herald

‘All too common’: win for senior public servant as BoM ditches its appeal in unfair dismissal case

The stoush between Jasmine Chambers and the Bureau of Meteorology began when she took two days of personal leave before a conference

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Fresh winds to hit already battered southeast Australia

The Bureau of Meteorology is expecting another burst of strong winds to hit parts of southeast Australia, where wild weather has damaged homes and cut power.

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About 600 homes damaged, 35,000 without power in Victoria amid wild weather

The south-east of the country is taking a battering and there is more to come as a ‘very strong cold front’ moves through on Sunday

The Guardian - AU

More August temperature records expected to fall amid warm weather and winds across east coast

Unseasonably strong winds and record-breaking warm weather has been forecast to continue through the weekend

The Guardian - AU

Brace for Impact, Four Aussie States Will Face ‘Exceedingly Dangerous’ Weather This Weekend

Four Australian states are bracing for "exceedingly dangerous" weather as a series of cold fronts roll in. Find out if you'll be affected.

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Sydney records hottest August day since 1995 as Australia swelters through warm end to winter

Sydney passes 30C on Friday while Brisbane expected to reach mid-30s during weekend

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Man dies after tree collapses on car in vicious storms

A man has died after his car was crushed by a falling tree, as fierce storms continue to batter southern Australia, leaving a trail of damage and power outages.

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Australia urged to show ‘true climate leadership’ as Pacific Islands Forum begins – as it happened

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Record-breaking downpours in eastern Australia put emergency services on high alert

Parts of the Queensland coast copped a battering into Wednesday of more than 100mm in less than six hours

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I heard there’s an aurora coming. How do I check?

Few sights in the night sky are as awe-inspiring as aurora. The vibrant dancing lights – usually seen close to the planet’s poles – are produced by a wind of charged particles streaming from the Sun into Earth’s atmosphere. The resulting disturbances are called geomagnetic storms.

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You’re not imagining it – eastern Australia is much colder than normal for this time of year

Forecasters expect very cold overnight lows until Friday or Saturday, while daytime temperatures should return to average by about Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

Trying to stay warm in bed this winter? In pre-industrial Europe they did it with ten in the bed

Though the Bureau of Meteorology originally predicted temperatures would be higher than the average this winter, those living on Australia’s east coast may beg to differ.

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Antarctic blast brings damaging winds and alpine blizzards to Victoria and NSW and possible snow in Queensland

Tasmania has already recorded winds of 100km/h from the low-pressure system which is moving up the east coast

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Australia facing ‘prolonged’ wet weather as three separate rain bands and storms hit

Bureau of Meteorology forecasts ‘showery weekend’ across the entire east coast of New South Wales and Queensland

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Congrats Melbourne, You Just Survived The Coldest Morning In 2 Years (Sydneysiders Could Never)

Residents of Melbourne can pat themselves on the back after surviving the city's coldest morning in two years.

Newcastle Herald

Highs and lows in Hunter forecast as cold snap belts the east coast

Hazardous seas are also buffeting the region's beaches.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s south-east to endure more wintry weather after Melbourne records coldest day in five years

BoM says south-east can expect cold days and frosty nights with below-average temperatures continuing into the coming week

The Guardian - AU

My Climate View: online tool allows Australian farmers to project changes out to 2070

Program developed by the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology allows farmers to better understand the risks of the climate crisis, study found

Newcastle Herald

SES warns of possible minor flooding at Wollombi as Bureau forecasts wet weekend

Low lying areas of Bulga and Wollombi have been urged to keep abreast of updates.

AAP

Heavy rain, flash flooding to hit WA

Heavy rainfall leading to possible flash flooding could hit Western Australia as a "very strong" weather system hits the region.

The Guardian - AU

BoM forecasts a warmer than usual winter across Australia

Bureau predicts 80% chance of above median temperatures across country, with capitals likely to see days in highest 20% of weather records

AAP

Aussies on 'La Nina watch' as dry turns into downpours

There is a 50-50 chance that a La Nina climate pattern will form, typically bringing wetter conditions to much of Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

The Guardian - AU

Australia put on La Niña watch by Bureau of Meteorology as Pacific sea surface temperatures cool

Weather bureau says there is now a 50/50 chance of La Niña forming this year

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