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Sydney’s unseasonably warm weather set to stay as BoM continues ‘El Niño’ watch

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The Bureau of Meteorology’s long-range forecast expects more warm weather for the east coast, with Sydney hitting a top of 23C on Saturday

Sydney is expected to hit 23C on Saturday, with the unseasonably warm weather forecast to continue for the rest of the winter.

Hugh McDowell, a meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, said the bureau’s long-range forecast showed Sydney could expect more unseasonable temperatures.

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Weather warnings issued as cold front moves through Australia’s south and south-east

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BoM says Victoria, NSW, SA and Tasmania could be in for very strong winds, potentially over 90km/h

Potentially dangerous winds could wreak havoc across parts of the country over the weekend, with severe weather warnings in place in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued widespread warnings as a powerful cold front, which began on Friday night, moves through South Australia into the south and south-eastern states.

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Ocean temperatures around Australia 0.5C above June average as UN declares an El Niño

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World Meteorological Organization says weather pattern is in place, which for Australia increases risk of drought, heatwaves, bushfires and coral bleaching

Ocean temperatures around Australia last month were 0.5C above average, as the UN’s weather agency declared the world was now in an El Niño.

El Niño events influence weather extremes around the globe and for Australia increase the risk of drought, heatwaves, bushfires and coral bleaching.

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July forecast to start off wet and cold across large parts of Australia

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Unseasonable cloud band over north of the country predicted to hit parts of New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT and Tasmania

It will be a wet and chilly start to July in large parts of Australia, with rain and low temperatures set to kick off the month.

Weatherzone reported that an unseasonable cloud band over the north of Western Australia will bring back heavy rainfall and possible flooding in the next couple of days. Areas in the far north of WA, the Northern Territory and Queensland could see 50-100mm of rain in the next three to five days.

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‘Unseasonable’ cloud band could double monthly average rainfall in areas of central Australia

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BoM forecasts show system to move from northern WA toward eastern states while alps in south-east could receive more snow

A large cloud band is set to bring unseasonable wet weather to parts of Australia as it moves eastwards across the country this week.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s forecasts suggest a rain band developing over northern Western Australia on Sunday into Monday will move towards the eastern states over the first half of the week.

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Icy morning in south-east Australia sees Canberra mercury dip below -7C

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Canberra records its coldest June morning since 1986 and Sydney its coldest June morning since 2010, with the record-breaking weather forecast to continue

Many Australians woke up on Wednesday to record-breaking cold temperatures as Sydney and Canberra experienced their coldest June mornings in more than a decade.

Canberra’s minimum temperature of -7.2C was its lowest since 2018 and the lowest for June since 1986, according to Ben Domensino, a meteorologist at Weatherzone.

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South-east Australia hits record June cold, with frosty weather conditions to continue

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Sydney’s minimum temperature dropped to 1.8C and Canberra’s to -5.6C as Bureau of Meteorology predicts the cold to linger

South-east Australia is shivering through some of its coldest temperatures in years, with brisk winds pushing the morning chill factor even lower.

Sydney experienced its coldest June morning on record on Monday, with a minimum temperature of 1.8C at Olympic Park, according to Miriam Bradbury, a senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology.

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Wet and cold weather brings snow to Australia’s Alps

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Winter has set in and forecasters predict clear frosty nights and chilly icy mornings for south-east

A cold front crossing through south-east Australia is bringing a snow dump and a chilly, wet week after a mild start to winter.

Temperatures won’t rebound to June averages until the end of the week, according to Angus Hines, a senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology.

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Skiers hope cold fronts will bring snow after ‘tough start’ to Australian season

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‘Lacklustre’ cover has meant a slow start to the alpine ski season but there is snow on the way, according to forecasts

A lack of snow has meant a bumpy start to Australia’s alpine ski season but forecasters and resorts are hoping expected snowfalls on Sunday will kickstart the season.

The ski season started earlier this month with very little actual skiing, thanks to dry conditions, with snow machines working overtime at resorts in recent days.

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Bureau of Meteorology puts Australia on ‘El Niño alert’

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Update warns there is a 70% chance of the climate system developing before the end of this year, raising the risk of heatwaves and bushfires

The Bureau of Meteorology has placed Australia on “El Niño alert”, warning there is now a 70% chance of the climate system developing before the end of this year.

El Niño tends to reduce rainfall and push up daytime temperatures in winter and spring, increasing the risk of bushfires, heatwaves and coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Warm winter weather awaits Australians after month of record-breaking cold

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After shivering through an unexpectedly cold May, BoM forecasts higher-than-average daytime temperatures, along with colder nights and less rain

Winter is coming … even though it may not feel like it.

With Thursday marking the first day of winter, much of Australia can look forward to a warmer-than-average season, after a historically cold May for much of the east coast.

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Cold snap with damaging winds, hail and snow forecast for Australia’s south-east

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Severe weather warnings for wind gusts of up 100km/h issued for Tasmania, Victoria and NSW, BoM says

A cold front is set to sweep across Australia’s south-east in the coming days, bringing icy winds and steep drops in temperature.

The front is brushing the southern tip of Western Australia and is expected to strengthen and intensify as it approaches south-eastern Australia.

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Weather tracker: Guam and Philippines brace for Typhoon Mawar

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Typhoon projected to affect US territory of Guam as early as Tuesday. Elsewhere, Europe is heating up

Over the weekend, a rapidly intensifying region of thunderstorms in the western Pacific culminated in the formation of Typhoon Mawar.

The movement of this storm is projected to affect the Mariana Islands, including the US territory of Guam, as early as Tuesday. There is a risk of wind speeds above 75mph, with torrential rain.

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El Niño extremely likely to impact Australian summer, US scientists predict

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Experts warn strong vegetation growth during La Niñas could result in fuel for fires, as up to 90% chance of El Niño predicted

Eastern Australia looks set for a drier winter and spring as a US federal agency predicts an “extremely high likelihood” of an El Niño developing later in the year.

According to the US Climate Prediction Center, a weak El Niño is likely and there is an 80% chance of a moderate El Niño in the next couple of months, with a greater than 90% chance it will persist into our summer.

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Eastern Australia wakes up to cold weather, snow, wild surf and flight cancellations

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Freezing weather conditions saw 10-20cm of snow fall in Australian alpine regions as damaging winds caused hazardous surf conditions for much of the NSW coast

Cold and gusty southerly winds across eastern Australia are causing temperatures to plunge, as well as dangerous surf conditions and flight cancellations.

Every state except Western Australia and the Northern Territory experienced a minimum temperature below zero Monday morning, according to Dean Narramore, a senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology.

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‘First proper day of winter’: snow and hail blanket parts of NSW and ACT as cold front settles across south-east

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Widespread areas of frost and temperatures of near or below zero expected for ranges and further west with BoM forecasting ‘cooler days’

Canberra residents have described Sunday as the “first proper day of winter” after snow and hail fell on parts of the city, as a cold front brought cooler temperatures to parts of south-eastern Australia.

Rain, hail and snow fell across parts of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, and though temperature lows are not breaking records just yet, Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Gabrielle Woodhause said “we are entering some of the cooler days seen so far this year”.

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Deeming says she ‘never once’ considered suing party – as it happened

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Suspended Victorian MP says she remains a ‘proud Liberal’ and past six weeks have taken a ‘terrible toll’. This blog has now closed

Stuart Robert says his time in parliament ‘has not been the smoothest ride’

Stuart Robert, who was a close confidant of the former prime minister Scott Morrison, served as the minister for veterans’ affairs, the minister for the national disability insurance scheme and the minister for government services under the Turnbull and Morrison governments.

I am the first to acknowledge my time in parliament has not been the smoothest ride. Politics is tough. People throw the kitchen sink at you. And promises of a kinder, gentler parliament need to be taken with a grain of salt. We may all aspire to it, but ambition in politics will always win – as Labor stalwart Graham Richardson aptly put it: whatever it takes.

I do hope civility does eventually come to the theatre of politics. But I do fear division has well and truly entrenched itself in the current parliament. A kinder, gentler parliament it is not.

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Australians in disaster zones to receive phone alerts to improve emergency response

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Government hopes prominent notifications will be hard to miss as it plans to begin testing new system soon

People in disaster zones will receive urgent phone alerts with warnings and advice, as the federal government plans to begin testing of a new emergency messaging system for fires, floods and public safety crises.

The new system will give prominent mobile notifications on phone screens that users cannot accidentally overlook, with an official alert from the government which cannot be mistaken for a scam text.

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Small businesses offered tax breaks for going green in federal budget – as it happened

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Marles on Australians caught in Sudan conflict

Asked about Australians caught in Sudan and the conflict there, Richard Marles says “there are still options out of Port Sudan which is on the Red Sea, which is, I think it’s about 800km out of Khartoum” to leave “what is obviously a deteriorating situation”:

There are ferries there and there may be other options coming out of that. I mean, the important thing is this – Australians in Sudan, and there do remain a number of Australians in Sudan, really need to make sure that they register.

We will continue to work with friends and allies and do everything that we can within our power to provide options for Australians who want to leave. Because we understand how difficult this situation is now.

Ultimately, our ambition is to establish a production line with companies in this country which would provide for the manufacture of those long-range strike missiles and doing as much of that as possible in the next couple of years. We hope that we can begin with the assembly of the strike missiles that go in the Himars system. But we want to build on that so that we’re actually manufacturing the full suite of these weapons in Australia.

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Heavy falls and possible thunderstorms could bring up to 120mm of rain for parts of coastal NSW

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Scattered showers and storms over the weekend expected to raise rainfall totals with potential for strong winds around Illawarra to Eden coasts

Parts of coastal New South Wales could receive up to 120mm of rain over the weekend with heavy falls expected from late Saturday.

The rainfall comes 10 days after Sydney broke a century-old temperature record, with 184 days of temperatures exceeding 20C.

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