Weather

Meteorological rhetoric in Australia, including from the media, can at times be inaccurate, misconstrued or just completely fictitious. 

May delivered Western Australia bursts of sunshine, brief spells of rain and long stretches of dry skies that left many wondering when winter would finally arrive — until it did with a bang.

India's deadly heatwave comes as the UN warns the world to prepare for a moderate to strong El Niño this year.

A mother shares her incredible tale of survival after a tree falls on her car in a freak accident on a South West highway during WA's strongest storm in 49 years.

The State Emergency Service has advised people to move vehicles away from trees and secure loose items around properties as South Australia braces for damaging winds. 

Tens of thousands of homes are left without power and the SES receives hundreds of calls for help, with the roofs torn off two apartment buildings, as WA's southern half is hammered by more severe weather.

Two people have had a lucky escape after a tree fell onto their car on a major highway in WA's South West, as strong winds lashed the region.

An 11-year-old autistic boy, who is non-verbal, has been found after going missing from Perth's western suburbs in wild weather on Saturday afternoon. 

Australia's east is coming to the end of an abnormally warm May, and the heat could be here to stay.

Queensland residents can expect a reprieve from the recent "wet and stormy" weather this weekend, with cooler-than-average temperatures on the way.

As the mercury climbed around the United Kingdom this week and new May maximums were recorded in multiple areas, the once-welcome sunshine is sparking alarm among many people.

A series of low-pressure systems are drenching Australia this week, quickly turning this May into one of the wettest on record for parts of the country's east.

BOM says it has decided to install a new weather radar in Tennant Creek, in the same place as the previous radar.

Large swells driven by a Tasman Sea low are expected to bring hazardous surf and further erosion to already affected Gold Coast beaches over the weekend, before easing early next week.

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting winter to be unusually warm across the entire country as an El Niño climate pattern is increasingly likely to take hold.

Peter Stone was acting CEO when the BOM launched its new website, which was widely criticised for its costs and poor design.

Almost 50 high school students and teachers have been rescued after becoming stranded by floodwater at a national park in the Scenic Rim.

Coastal rain will linger today, before clear skies and chilly nights arrive on Wednesday. 

The most widespread May rain in a decade is about to sweep across Australia as the first north-west cloudband of 2026 becomes a reality.

Residents living on an idyllic stretch of the NSW far south coast are demanding action to protect their homes from erosion.