Tag: Weather
Weather Bureau ramps up forecasting
The Bureau of Meteorology says new forecasting arrangements introduced yesterday will give people a longer and more accurate weather picture.[MORE]
Scientists and planners consider street trees' benefits
The benefits are being assessed of diverting rain from gutters to water street trees.[MORE]
La Nina helps set rainfall records
Weather stations across central and northern Victoria have recorded their highest August rainfall totals in decades. [MORE]
Bureau to revamp weather forecast website
The way the Bureau of Meteorology provides its weather forecasts across New South Wales is set to change.[MORE]
Weather expert predicts wet spring
A leading Queensland climatologist says there is a good chance of above-average rainfall across the state this spring.[MORE]
200 flights cancelled as typhoon nears Japan
Japan cancelled more than 200 flights and many ferry services to its southern islands today as a typhoon churned in.[MORE]
Wet August holds up winter average
The Goulburn Murray region has received around the average amount of rainfall this winter.[MORE]
Coldest Canberra winter in a decade
Canberra has experienced its coldest winter daytime temperatures in 10 years.[MORE]
Farmer optimism in Gippsland at 3-year high
A recent survey has found Victorian farmers are the most optimistic they have been in three years.[MORE]
Rainfall brings bumper grazing season
A grazier in north-west Queensland says producers near Boulia, south of Mount Isa, are feeling positive after an excellent season.[MORE]
Strip rust threatens Wimmera Mallee crops
Good winter rain that is boosting hope of bumper cereal crops and legumes in the Wimmera Mallee is also now causing widespread fungal disease. [MORE]
Flood warning for north-east Victoria
Victoria's State Emergency Service (SES) is warning residents in the state's north-east to expect some flooding today.[MORE]
Rain takes pressure off the Murray
SA Water says heavy rain this month will take a lot of pressure off the ailing River Murray.[MORE]
Mt Hotham roads open again
The roads to the Mount Hotham Ski Resort have again been opened after heavy snow and fallen trees closed them yesterday.[MORE]
Recent rain boosts Hume Dam
The Hume Dam near Albury Wodonga is about half full and other storages in north-east Victoria are spilling over after significant rain this month.[MORE]
Fog blanket a sign of sunnier times to come
The Bureau of Meteorology says a thick fog that blanketed Alice Springs this morning is an indication the wet weather is clearing.[MORE]
Record snow fall for Mount Hotham
Mount Hotham has recorded its highest August snowfalls in almost a decade.[MORE]
China braces for more severe weather
Southern China is bracing for heavy rain and strong winds from a new tropical storm heading its way, the latest in a series of severe weather which has killed nearly 3,000 people so far this year.[MORE]
Danielle hits hurricane strength in Atlantic
Danielle has become the second hurricane of the Atlantic season as its winds reach sustained speeds of near 120 kilometres per hour, the US National Hurricane Centre says.[MORE]
Near decade-high snow dump on Mount Hotham
Mount Hotham has recorded its highest August snowfalls in almost a decade.[MORE]
Travellers stranded by outback rain
More than 100 people are still stranded in SA's outback because of torrential rain on Sunday.[MORE]
Hot weather could fuel massive locust plague
The State Government says Queensland is facing its worst locust plague in 30 years, as hot winter weather in the state's west today expected to prompt huge swarms to move.[MORE]
Water storages reach 10-year high
The Wimmera Mallee's Water storages in the Grampians are now at the highest levels for 10 years after good rain in the past fortnight.[MORE]
