Chance of storms for much of Western Australia ‘just the beginning’ of week of rainfall across state

A thunderstorm threat is set to linger over a huge chunk of Western Australia as some areas brace for potentially severe ...

Severe storms, torrential rain and unseasonable cold set to grip much of Australia as potential tropical low looms off Darwin

Australia is set for a dramatic end to the working week, with widespread rain, thunderstorms and a sharp drop in temperatures ...

‘Potential impact’: Cyclone off Australia breaks 12-year record

Tropical cyclone Fina has formed off the Top End as a category one storm system and is expected to intensify to category two.

Thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds mark WA weather forecast for much of the week

The last month of spring has delivered a mixed bag of weather for Western Australia so far, with balmy nights to merge into thunderstorms and light shows in the coming days.Lightning storms began to ...

Supercell risk for eastern Australia as peak severe weather season arrives

Peak severe weather season is arriving, and an influx of tropical moisture will fuel thunderstorms in all Australian states ...

Vast storm system sweeps across Australia bringing hail and damaging winds

A significant cloudband is moving across Australia, bringing widespread showers and damaging winds for most of the country on ...

Perth curators ride the storms as pitch battle adds Ashes intrigue

Unseasonal weather in Western Australia, and a relatively new venue, means surface characteristics are unknown ...

Conditions ripe for thunderstorms, cyclones and rain across northern parts of Australia

Conditions are ripe for thunderstorms, rain and cyclones across northern parts of Australia over the next five days as three ...

Spring rain on the horizon for Australia's weather as La Niña battles Antarctic warming

A predicted wetter-than-normal season has failed to materialise, and much of NSW, Queensland and the NT are sweating through their hottest October on record.