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Friday November 7, 2008

Power restored after wild Alice storm

21:02 EDT The Power and Water Corporation says electricity has been restored to homes in Alice Springs after a severe thunderstorm hit the town late this afternoon.
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Widesperead rain over the southeast inland

20:13 EDT It was a blustery Friday over the southeast, with the heaviest rain in months and gale force winds ahead of an approaching cold front.
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Thunderstorms galore over the Northern Territory and Queensland

19:21 EDT Widespread thunderstorms have battered northwestern QLD and the NT today.
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Rain eases struggle for some central Australians

16:04 EDT Heavy rain in parts of central Australia has provided welcome relief for some pastoralists in the region, but others are continuing to struggle.
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More drought predicted for SA

ABC image 12:27 EDT Latest figures from the Bureau of Meteorology and Murray-Darling Basin Commission show South Australia is likely to have a warmer and drier than average summer.
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Storms and rain spread from South Australia into Victoria

12:26 EDT South Australians were woken by their second overnight lightning show in a week last night, while the same weather system is now spreading rain across Victoria, according to weatherzone.
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Tropical Storm Paloma becomes Caribbean hurricane

12:15 EDT Tropical Storm Paloma has strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean on a path that threatens Cuba, US forecasters said.
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More rain for Sunshine Coast

10:42 EDT The weather bureau says the Sunshine Coast should receive another good soaking tomorrow.
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Thursday November 6, 2008

Storm sweeps through Port Augusta

22:00 EDT A flash storm has swept through Port Augusta, knocking down trees and powerlines.
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Follow up rain for southeast Queensland dams

18:30 EDT Southeast Queensland's water catchments will receive further rain over the weekend according to weatherzone, further boosting the regions slowly rising storage levels.
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Cold spell nearly at an end for southwest Western Australia

17:43 EDT There's been a clear trend since the end of October - hot in the east of the country and cold in the west.
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More widesperead rain on way for the southeast inland

17:35 EDT After the best rain in months over parts of the inland southeast earlier this week, more can be expected over the coming 48 hours.
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Farmers rue ill-timed rains

14:36 EDT Farmers on South Australia's Lower Eyre Peninsula are bracing for more damaging rains, saying they could not have come at a worse time.
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Rain soaks south-east Qld

09:31 EDT While Queensland farmers are celebrating welcome rain across parts of the state's south-east overnight, they say the region's water woes are far from over.
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Wednesday November 5, 2008

Chilliest November night on record for parts of TAS

17:53 EDT Towns throughout eastern and central Tasmania experienced one of their coldest November nights on record, according to weatherzone.
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Watery chill takes over in southeast QLD

17:48 EDT Today has seen some unusual weather across southeastern parts of Queensland, with cold temperatures and persistent rain for the region.
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A promising weekend for the Murray districts

17:40 EDT This weekend looks to be a promising one for residents of northern VIC and southern NSW, who are awaiting a little drought relief, according to weatherzone.
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Wet summer ahead for SE Qld, forecaster says

ABC image 12:34 EDT A long-range weather forecaster is predicting a wet summer with plenty of rain to fill south-east Queensland dams.
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Summer rain predicted to fill SEQ dams

12:07 EDT A long-range weather forecaster is predicting a wet summer with plenty of rain to fill south-east Queensland dams.
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Wet November forecast for Broken Hill

09:00 EDT After an extremely dry October, things are looking up weather wise for Broken Hill and far west New South Wales this month.
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Tuesday November 4, 2008

Wintry weather persisting over southwest WA

16:31 EDT The weather patterns across southern WA currently resemble what you would expect during mid winter with fronts bringing frequent bursts of showers and cool westerly winds.
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More thunderstorms to rattle south-east Qld

ABC image 14:18 EDT More storms are predicted to hit south-east Queensland later this afternoon.
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Gippsland soaks up more rain

14:00 EDT More heavy rain has fallen in parts of Gippsland, in south-east Victoria, overnight.
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Skies finally turn grey over parched South Australia

13:45 EDT After suffering through one of the driest Octobers on record, relief has arrived across SA so far this November with patchy rain and thunderstorms spreading to most parts of the state.
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Storms cut power to thousands of south-east Qld homes

08:32 EDT A lightning strike during this morning's thunderstorm brought down power lines and cut electricity to thousands of homes, just north of Brisbane.
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Monday November 3, 2008

Vietnam flood toll rises to 55

20:40 EDT Floods have killed 55 people in northern and central Vietnam including 18 in the capital Hanoi, which has been hit by the worst flooding in almost 25 years, emergency services said.
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Thunderstorms bearing down on southeast Queensland

16:43 EDT Large thunderstorms developed across southern QLD this afternoon, marching east towards the coast with the potential for generating large hail and damaging winds.
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More rain forecast for Riverland, Murraylands

15:09 EDT The weather bureau says more rain across South Australia's Riverland and Murraylands is expected over the next few days.
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Driest lead-up to Melbourne Cup on record

14:10 EDT The 2008 Melbourne Cup may be run on one of the hardest tracks in the history of the race due to this being the driest start to spring on record.
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Storms cause flash flooding across northeast New South Wales

11:28 EDT Thunderstorms have brought widespread heavy rain and local flash flooding to northeast New South Wales this morning, according to weatherzone.
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Record low rainfall in Wimmera-Mallee

10:09 EDT For the second month in a row there has been record low rainfall in parts of the Wimmera-Mallee.
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Lowest rainfall on record for October

08:08 EDT South Australia has had the lowest rainfall on record for the month of October.
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Sunday November 2, 2008

Burst of wind, waves and showers for Western Australia

19:52 EDT The southwest corner of Western Australia is set to cop a brief burst of strong winds, showers and large waves on Monday night.
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Wet night ahead for New South Wales and Victoria

19:44 EDT Storms have been moving over western Victoria and southwestern NSW since early afternoon, and they will spread east overnight.
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Best rain in years over South Australia

13:33 EDT Storms continued overnight, raising totals from yesterday and delivering the best rain in years to parts of the parched southern state.
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Saturday November 1, 2008

Best rain in months for South Australia

20:03 EDT Moisture over inland SA is reaching its peak, bringing the best rain in over 2 months to some areas today.
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Storms firing up across the southern states

17:34 EDT It's been a thundery start to November for southern and central Australia, with tomorrow to be no exception.
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9 killed in Tibet snowstorms: media

15:09 EDT Nine people have died in extreme snowstorms in Tibet, while nearly 2,000 others have been evacuated to safer areas, Chinese state media said.
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Global warming may be behind hot NT weather

10:00 EDT The Bureau of Meteorology says high temperatures recorded across the Northern Territory this month may be indicative of global warming.
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Friday October 31, 2008

Hot winds blast New South Wales

18:44 EDT Northwesterly winds gusted over 75 km/h in New South Wales today, bringing Extreme Fire Dangers and the hottest temperatures in months.
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Warmest October in Perth for at least 14 years

18:41 EDT Perth has just experienced its warmest October in at least 14 years, according to weatherzone.
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Warmest October in Melbourne for 45 years

17:37 EDT Melbourne has just experienced its warmest October in 45 years, according to weatherzone.
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Melb has lowest recorded rainfall

17:00 EDT Melbourne's spring rainfall has been the lowest since 1914.
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Hottest day in nearly 2 years for Sydney

16:19 EDT Temperatures soared up to 15 degrees above average to the highest in nearly 2 years over the New South Wales capital today.
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Tassie still dry

14:36 EDT It has been another month of below average rainfall across Tasmania.
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Warmest October in Hobart for 45 years

13:53 EDT Hobart has just experienced its warmest October in 45 years, according to weatherzone.
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Nuetral rain outlook for southern NSW

13:20 EDT The National Climate Centre has released its three month rainfall outlook for the southern New South Wales region and it is not good.
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Equal warmest October on record for Adelaide

12:52 EDT Adelaide has just experienced its equal warmest October on record, according to weatherzone.
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Coolest October in Brisbane for at least eight years

11:49 EDT Brisbane has just experienced its coolest October in at least eight years, according to weatherzone.
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Hottest October for Darwin in 35 years

10:51 EDT Darwin has just experienced its hottest October days for 35 years, according to weatherzone.
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© The Weather Co. 2008 Information supplied by The Weather Co. based on data from the Bureau of Meteorology

 
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