Australia Weather News

Wednesday 18 October, 2017

13 hours 17 mins agoMillions of dollars worth of crops lost as second deluge batters Bundaberg Farmers say they've lost millions of dollars worth of crops in the second heavy rainfall event in as many weeks.

17 hours 21 mins agoWeek of rain brings relief to some NSW farmers as others look on enviously After the driest September on record, recent rainfall across New South Wales is a game changer for many graziers, but comes too late for crops.

20 hours 39 mins agoRain eases over north Queensland, prompting BOM to cancel severe weather warning Rain is finally easing in northern and central Queensland after coastal areas north of Hervey Bay copped a battering, cutting the Bruce Highway and leaving several towns stranded.

23 hours 29 mins agoMissing trawler men 'may still be alive', survivor's wife says The wife of a man rescued from a trawler that sank off central Queensland on Monday night says she remains hopeful six men still missing will be found alive.

Tuesday 17 October, 2017

1 day agoBOM says deluge across Queensland at levels not seen since Cyclone Debbie The massive downpour across southern Queensland is at levels not seen since Cyclone Debbie hammered the coastline last March, with 370mm falling in the wider Gladstone area.

1 day agoStorm damages WA homes, brings down power lines as winds reach up to 100 kph A strong cold front over the southern half of Western Australia brings wind gusts of up to 100 kilometres per hour to coastal areas of Perth, with more than 30 calls for assistance from homeowners overnight.

1 day agoMan's body found after being swept away in floodwaters near Gympie as wife watched A man's body is found after his car was swept off a flooded causeway near Gympie in south-east Queensland as his horrified wife watched on.

Monday 16 October, 2017

2 days agoQueensland weather: Torrential rain and winds soak weddings on North Stradbroke Island A bride and groom are forced to make a run for it mid-vows as torrential rain interrupts their beach wedding off Queensland's coast, while a bamboo hut hosting a 40th birthday bash is destroyed by wind.

2 days agoMango madness: Meet the man teaching Darwin tradies how to beat the build-up heat Have you heard of a heat hangover? Some experts think you might have suffered one without even realising.

2 days agoBrisbane weather: Month's worth of rain falls over the weekend, more expected today Parts of south-east Queensland record between 50 and 100 millimetres of rain, with residents being warned to brace for another deluge today.