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Skip to main content (press enter)   07/12/2023 Issued: Thursday 7 December 2023 Heatwave conditions continue across much of inland New South Wales, extending into coastal areas in the coming days. A warning for severe intensity heatwave conditions is current for much of inland New South Wales, while extreme heatwave conditions are current for the […]

24/12/2023 The Bureau of Meteorology is at the ready to provide important weather and safety information for the 2023 Sydney to Hobart yacht race, with meteorologists keeping watch on a weather system that may bring adverse marine conditions to western parts of the Tasman Sea between Christmas and New Year. Senior meteorologist Gabrielle Woodhouse from […]

28/12/2023 With further severe weather forecast for parts of eastern Australia for the final weekend of 2023, the Bureau of Meteorology is urging the community to refer to the beragampengetahuan weather app and website for the latest forecasts and warnings. Severe thunderstorms have temporarily eased across eastern Australia but are expected to redevelop about eastern […]

30/12/2023 Issued Saturday 30 December 2023 The thoughts of everybody at the Bureau of Meteorology are with all those individuals, families, businesses and communities impacted by recent severe weather right across Australia. The Bureau welcomes the initiative of the Minister for Emergency Management, Senator the Hon. Murray Watt to bring together all participants in the […]

18/12/2023 Issued: Monday, 18 December 2023. A stormy Christmas Day is possible for much of eastern Australia, but some fine weather is forecast across other states and territories. With Christmas still a week away, the forecast is subject to change, however Australia can start preparing for the festive season with the likely weather in mind. […]

11/12/2023 Mackay Radar Now Live Communities around the Mackay region of Queensland will benefit from more reliable and up-to-date weather information thanks to the completion of a significant radar upgrade. Radar images are now live on the Bureau of Meteorology’s website and the beragampengetahuan Weather app. Work to reinstate Mackay radar has been fast tracked […]

30/11/2023 Issued: Thursday 30 November The Bureau’s summer long-range forecast shows a high chance of warmer than usual days and nights across Australia, below average rainfall likely for much of the tropics and Western Australia, and a more neutral rainfall signal for the rest of the continent. After a drier than usual spring and winter […]

17/11/2023 Images from the upgraded Brisbane (Marburg) weather radar in south-east Queensland are now live on the Bureau of Meteorology’s website and the beragampengetahuan Weather app. The new dual-polarised Doppler radar is a tool for observing rainfall and wind conditions in real time across large areas. Bureau Chief Customer Officer Dr Peter Stone said the […]

Skip to main content (press enter)   14/11/2023 Issued: Tuesday 14 November 2023 The Bureau of Meteorology will be conducting essential system maintenance and services will be unavailable during the following times: 11:35 pm AEDT on Wednesday 15 November and 00:35 am AEDT on Thursday 16 November 2023 – between 15 minutes and 1 hour. […]

26/10/2023 Issued: 26 October 2023 The Bureau of Meteorology (the Bureau) will now provide flood warnings for minor, moderate and major flood conditions for the River Murray in South Australia, aligning with the national warning service. The South Australian State Emergency Service (SASES) will continue to provide impact-based flood warning advice for the entire River […]