The Latest Breaking News from Bureau of Meteorology

Icy blast sets up southern Australian states for a week of cold weather

If you live in the bottom half of Australia, get ready to rug up because an icy cold blast is coming your way.

ABC News · Aug 22, 2022

‘Not some weird elitist class’: the scientists bringing an urgent message to the streets of Hobart

With roving scientists, live music and guided nature walks, the Beaker Street science and arts festival hoped to show visitors it wasn’t just about ‘people in labs with test tubes’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2022

Victorian farmers fear wet La Niña will damage grain harvest

BOM has declared a La Niña alert with higher rainfall which could spell bad news for the grain harvest.

ABC News · Aug 18, 2022

Flood warnings as heavy rains fall across Tasmania, threatening to break records for August

It is not official yet, but weather experts say Sunday's heavy rains across Tasmania look to have broken records for all-time biggest downpours in a number of locations.

ABC News · Aug 14, 2022

NSW ‘primed’ for more flooding as heavy rain expected over eastern Australia this weekend

With catchments and dams already saturated, flood warnings have been issued for a number of rivers across the state

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2022

As floodwaters hurtled towards Lismore, several rain and river gauges stopped working

Residents living upstream from Lismore say faults in the rain and river gauge network deprived them of potentially life-saving data as a catastrophic flood hit the New South Wales Northern Rivers in February.

ABC News · Aug 9, 2022

Dry July gives way to wet and windy August

Drier and colder next week - and then the rains come back

The Canberra Times · Aug 6, 2022

A wet spring: what is a 'negative Indian Ocean Dipole' and why does it mean more rain for Australia's east?

The Bureau of Meteorology recently announced a negative Indian Ocean Dipole event is underway.

The Conversation · Aug 5, 2022

Heavy rain, flood watch for Adelaide Hills

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood watch for parts of the Mt Lofty Ranges in South Australia ahead of heavy rain and strong winds.

AAP · Aug 4, 2022

Heavy rain to hit NSW ski fields as fog blankets south-east Queensland

Severe weather warnings issued for Snowy Mountains as powerful cold front sweeps across parts of New South Wales and Victoria

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022