Grapes wither on the vine as record rain risks harvest Flash flooding has hit Australia's table grape hub after record rainfall at the peak of harvest season, threatening to inflict major losses. AAP · Mar 2
Antarctic blast brings damaging winds and alpine blizzards to Victoria and NSW and possible snow in Queensland Tasmania has already recorded winds of 100km/h from the low-pressure system which is moving up the east coast The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2024
Queensland swelters in heat 10C higher than average as bushfire evacuations ordered Inland temperatures surge across large parts of state while meteorologists track Pacific cyclone The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023
Gulf of Carpentaria communities enduring biggest floods in decade brace for further heavy rain With fuel supplies dwindling and phone lines down in some communities, emergency services are bracing for even more rainfall expected later this week. ABC News · Mar 6, 2023
More above-average rainfall, heatwave for Townsville after wettest spring in 20 years Townsville residents are warned after a spring "nearly four times wetter than average" leaves catchments primed for flash flooding. ABC News · Dec 5, 2022
Julia Creek endures hottest October day on record as outback Queensland swelters Country towns are battling stifling temperatures as the mercury creeps past 40 degrees Celsius in rural Queensland. One town has broken the record for its hottest day ever. ABC News · Oct 30, 2022
Uncertainty over weather and flood forecasts hits Gold Coast businesses with more La Niña disruption ahead While the Gold Coast avoided heavy rainfall and flash flooding over the weekend, an accommodation provider says the uncertainty of La Niña has changed the ways he does business. ABC News · Oct 24, 2022
Queensland set for unseasonal wet weather to start spring, thunderstorms to dump more rain over outback South-east Queensland is set to receive a third of its September rainfall total this week as thunderstorms with possible large hail are forecast to dump more rain on outback regions. ABC News · Aug 29, 2022
Queensland weather forecast for cold snap smashes July temperature records July weather records have tumbled down Queensland's east coast after maximum temperatures dropped to between eight and 12 degrees Celsius below average. ABC News · Jul 4, 2022
North Queensland's extreme heatwave see temperature, power demand records tumble Temperatures didn't drop below a record 28.9 degrees in Townsville overnight, while Charters Towers experienced its hottest March day in history. ABC News · Mar 7, 2022