The Latest Breaking News from The Bureau of Meteorology

The Bureau of Meteorology is expecting another burst of strong winds to hit parts of southeast Australia, where wild weather has damaged homes and cut power.

The south-east of the country is taking a battering and there is more to come as a ‘very strong cold front’ moves through on Sunday

Unseasonably strong winds and record-breaking warm weather has been forecast to continue through the weekend

Four Australian states are bracing for "exceedingly dangerous" weather as a series of cold fronts roll in. Find out if you'll be affected.

Sydney passes 30C on Friday while Brisbane expected to reach mid-30s during weekend

A man has died after his car was crushed by a falling tree, as fierce storms continue to batter southern Australia, leaving a trail of damage and power outages.

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Parts of the Queensland coast copped a battering into Wednesday of more than 100mm in less than six hours

Few sights in the night sky are as awe-inspiring as aurora. The vibrant dancing lights – usually seen close to the planet’s poles – are produced by a wind of charged particles streaming from the Sun into Earth’s atmosphere. The resulting disturbances are called geomagnetic storms.

Forecasters expect very cold overnight lows until Friday or Saturday, while daytime temperatures should return to average by about Wednesday

Though the Bureau of Meteorology originally predicted temperatures would be higher than the average this winter, those living on Australia’s east coast may beg to differ.