Tag: Weather

Weather Bureau ramps up forecasting

September 3, 2010 06:09:00

The Bureau of Meteorology says new forecasting arrangements introduced yesterday will give people a longer and more accurate weather picture.[MORE]

Tags: weather, batemans-bay-2536, bega-2550, goulburn-2580, jindabyne-2627, narooma-2546

Scientists and planners consider street trees' benefits

September 2, 2010 10:05:00

The benefits are being assessed of diverting rain from gutters to water street trees.[MORE]

Tags: environment, climate-change, environmental-management, health, weather, environmental-impact, environmental-policy, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

La Nina helps set rainfall records

September 1, 2010 13:00:00

Weather stations across central and northern Victoria have recorded their highest August rainfall totals in decades. [MORE]

Tags: weather, rainfall, australia, vic, horsham-3400, kerang-3579, ouyen-3490, stawell-3380

Adelaide nears August rainfall record

September 1, 2010 12:39:00

Adelaide has had its second-wettest August on record.[MORE]

Tags: weather, rainfall, sa, adelaide-5000, uraidla-5142

Bureau to revamp weather forecast website

September 1, 2010 10:00:00

The way the Bureau of Meteorology provides its weather forecasts across New South Wales is set to change.[MORE]

Tags: information-and-communication, internet, weather, rainfall, australia, nsw, broken-hill-2880, coffs-harbour-2450, dubbo-2830, lismore-2480, newcastle-2300, orange-2800, tamworth-2340, wagga-wagga-2650, wollongong-2500

Weather expert predicts wet spring

September 1, 2010 07:45:00

A leading Queensland climatologist says there is a good chance of above-average rainfall across the state this spring.[MORE]

Tags: weather, cyclone, rainfall, australia, qld, bundaberg-4670, gladstone-4680, hervey-bay-4655, mackay-4740, maroochydore-4558, maryborough-4650, rockhampton-4700, toowoomba-4350, university-of-southern-queensland-4350

200 flights cancelled as typhoon nears Japan

August 31, 2010 18:55:00

Japan cancelled more than 200 flights and many ferry services to its southern islands today as a typhoon churned in.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, floods, landslide, weather, japan, north-korea, south-korea

Wet August holds up winter average

August 31, 2010 11:22:00

The Goulburn Murray region has received around the average amount of rainfall this winter.[MORE]

Tags: rural, weather, rainfall, australia, vic, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690, yarrawonga-3730

More winter blues as rainfall dries up

August 31, 2010 11:17:00

Perth has had its second driest winter on record. [MORE]

Tags: weather, rainfall, wa, perth-6000

Coldest Canberra winter in a decade

August 31, 2010 10:12:00

Canberra has experienced its coldest winter daytime temperatures in 10 years.[MORE]

Tags: weather, rainfall, act, canberra-2600

Farmer optimism in Gippsland at 3-year high

August 30, 2010 13:49:00

A recent survey has found Victorian farmers are the most optimistic they have been in three years.[MORE]

Tags: rural, agribusiness, crop-harvesting, farm-labour, weather, rainfall, australia, vic, sale-3850

Rainfall brings bumper grazing season

August 30, 2010 10:47:00

A grazier in north-west Queensland says producers near Boulia, south of Mount Isa, are feeling positive after an excellent season.[MORE]

Tags: rural, agricultural-crops, livestock, beef-cattle, pasture, weather, rainfall, australia, qld, boulia-4829, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825

Strip rust threatens Wimmera Mallee crops

August 30, 2010 08:08:00

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]

Tags: rural, agricultural-crops, vegetables, crop-harvesting, pest-management, weather, rainfall, australia, vic, mildura-3500

Flood warning for north-east Victoria

August 29, 2010 05:29:00

Victoria's State Emergency Service (SES) is warning residents in the state's north-east to expect some flooding today.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, floods, weather, rainfall, australia, vic, wangaratta-3677

Rain takes pressure off the Murray

August 27, 2010 14:30:00

SA Water says heavy rain this month will take a lot of pressure off the ailing River Murray.[MORE]

Tags: weather, rainfall, rivers, water, murraydarling-basin, water-management, water-supply, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, renmark-5341

Mt Hotham roads open again

August 27, 2010 13:49:00

The roads to the Mount Hotham Ski Resort have again been opened after heavy snow and fallen trees closed them yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: weather, snowfall, australia, vic, mount-hotham-3741, sale-3850

Recent rain boosts Hume Dam

August 26, 2010 12:20:00

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]

Tags: environment, dams-and-reservoirs, rural, fishing-aquaculture, weather, rainfall, rivers, water, water-supply, australia, vic, eildon-3713, lima-3673, wodonga-3690

Fog blanket a sign of sunnier times to come

August 26, 2010 09:50:00

The Bureau of Meteorology says a thick fog that blanketed Alice Springs this morning is an indication the wet weather is clearing.[MORE]

Tags: weather, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870

Record snow fall for Mount Hotham

August 24, 2010 14:00:00

Mount Hotham has recorded its highest August snowfalls in almost a decade.[MORE]

Tags: weather, snowfall, australia, vic, mount-hotham-3741, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690

China braces for more severe weather

August 24, 2010 10:35:00

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]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, floods, storm, weather, rainfall, china, south-korea

Danielle hits hurricane strength in Atlantic

August 24, 2010 07:34:00

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]

Tags: storm, weather, united-states

Near decade-high snow dump on Mount Hotham

August 24, 2010 07:15:00

Mount Hotham has recorded its highest August snowfalls in almost a decade.[MORE]

Tags: weather, snowfall, australia, vic, mount-hotham-3741

Travellers stranded by outback rain

August 23, 2010 08:19:00

More than 100 people are still stranded in SA's outback because of torrential rain on Sunday.[MORE]

Tags: weather, rainfall, regional, sa, coober-pedy-5723, oodnadatta-5734

Hot weather could fuel massive locust plague

August 19, 2010 09:00:00

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]

Tags: environment, rural, agricultural-crops, pest-management, weather, pests, qld, bundaberg-4670, charleville-4470, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825, roma-4455, toowoomba-4350

Water storages reach 10-year high

August 19, 2010 07:20:00

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]

Tags: environment, weather, rainfall, water-management, water-supply, horsham-3400