The Latest Breaking News from Bureau of Meteorology

Aussies on the east coast will finally get their Christmas wish - a break from unseasonably cold and wet weather.

It's the news we've all been waiting for, the Bureau of Meteorology has released its Christmas Day forecast and the verdict: summer has finally arrived.

Much of south-eastern Australia experienced, below-average temperatures this week, including showers, storms and gusty winds.

Forecast high temperatures unlikely to top 10C in parts of Melbourne as south-east Australia is subject to whims of La Niña weather pattern

The tree had been cleared by late morning.

After what finally felt like summer conditions on Sunday, Melbournians stepped outside today to bitterly cold winds, showers and even some small, winter-like hail.

After a wet and unusually cool spring for much of Australia, the start of meteorological summer is bringing a heatwave to the north of the continent. Even in our La Niña summer we can expect spells of heat, and it’s important to heed health warnings and take the hot weather…

Poorly insulated Northern Territory houses that people can’t afford to cool can rise to dangerous temperatures

A Bureau of Meteorology decision to use community information officers instead of meteorologists for radio weather updates is bad for regional audiences, a senior ABC manager says.

Townsville residents are warned after a spring "nearly four times wetter than average" leaves catchments primed for flash flooding.

Farmers are furious the Bureau of Meteorology is quietly replacing expert forecasters on local radio, employing community information officers to instead provide the service.