Minor flooding on the Kiewa as flood watch widens
Minor flooding is occurring on the Kiewa at Bandiana and forecast to develop at Kiewa, with the Bureau of Meteorology holding a flood watch over nine catchments in Victoria's north.
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Flood watch for nine northern Victorian catchments
The Bureau has put nine northern Victorian catchments under a flood watch, with minor flooding possible from Tuesday as rain moves in from Monday night.
Avoca peak passes Charlton, more rain due next week
The Avoca River is falling at Charlton after peaking overnight, but the Bureau expects rain early next week to lift levels across the catchment again.
Avoca and Loddon at moderate flood, Murray rising
The Bureau has moderate flood warnings on two Victorian rivers and a minor warning on the Murray at Barham. Tasmania's damaging winds ease by late Saturday.
Damaging winds for Tasmania, second Loddon peak due
The Bureau has warned of damaging winds across much of Tasmania from early Saturday, and expects a second flood peak on the Loddon this weekend.
New rain reloads Victorian rivers, Tasmania floods
Overnight rain has renewed rises on the Loddon and opened new warnings at Euroa and Tarcombe Road. The Meander is in minor flood in Tasmania.
Ovens and Richardson close as next trough lines up
Four Victorian rivers are still on minor warnings. A trough crosses South Australia on Tuesday, and a front is bringing hail risk to the WA coast.
Victorian flood warnings all fall back to minor
Six Victorian rivers are on minor warnings and the King is on a final. The only other land warning in the country is surf on three NSW coasts.
Avoca peak passes as Victorian flood warnings ease
The Avoca peaked at 6.39 metres at Charlton on Thursday evening and is falling. Three more Victorian rivers moved to final flood warnings overnight.
Richardson River rises as north east rivers ease
The Richardson has risen from minor to moderate while the Ovens, King and Loddon have come down a class. Nine warnings are current across Victoria.
Nine flood warnings still active across Victoria
The Ovens, Loddon and Avoca have eased to moderate flood level and six more rivers sit at minor, three days after the rain that pushed them up.
Ovens River at major flood level at Wangaratta
The Ovens is at major flood level at Wangaratta after 165mm fell on Mount Buffalo. It is the second flood there in two months, and the higher of the two.
Major flood warning issued for the Loddon River
Major flood warnings are running on the Loddon and the Ovens after a cold front dropped more than 100mm on parts of Victoria. Two people were rescued.
Rivers rise in north east Victoria after 161mm
Moderate flood warnings are current for the Kiewa, Ovens and King rivers after 161mm fell at Mount Buffalo Chalet, while damaging winds push into NSW.
Damaging winds hit Victoria and SA, floods possible
The Bureau issued severe weather warnings for both states on Sunday morning. Mt Buller has already recorded a 100km/h gust, and a flood watch covers much of eastern Victoria.
Damaging winds warned for WA's south coast
The Bureau warns of 90km/h gusts near Albany and the Stirling Ranges on Saturday afternoon, tracking east towards Esperance by evening.
Cold front to bring alpine snow from Sunday
A strong cold front crosses Victoria and NSW from Sunday, the Bureau says, with snow above 1300 metres falling to 1200 metres by Monday.
Frost warnings narrow as a ridge settles in
Two frost districts remain current on Thursday, down from five earlier in the week. Canberra's road weather alert is cancelled, and a front nears WA.
Frost warnings issued for SA and Victoria
The Bureau warns of minus one on Wednesday across four South Australian districts and Victoria's Mallee. A graziers warning covers the Snowy Mountains.
Alpine winds hit 120km/h before warnings lifted
Thredbo Top Station gusted to 120km/h before dawn. The Bureau cancelled both severe weather warnings on Monday, but a graziers warning runs into Tuesday.
Mount Hotham falls to minus 5 in Saturday frost
Mount Hotham Airport hit minus 5.0 and Renmark minus 2.8 on Saturday morning. A sheep graziers warning is current for the Snowy Mountains to Sunday.
Frost warnings across Victoria and South Australia
The Bureau forecasts minus 3 in parts of Victoria's north east on Saturday, with severe frost and possible crop damage. Four SA districts face minus 2.
Wind warnings cancelled as cold air hits southeast
The Bureau cancelled severe weather warnings for Victoria and the Snowy Mountains early Wednesday after 106km/h gusts at Mount Hotham. Grazier alerts hold.
Damaging winds forecast for Victorian alps and coast
The Bureau of Meteorology warns of gusts near 100 km/h across Victoria's alpine areas from Tuesday afternoon, and damaging winds on the southwest coast.
Moderate flooding possible on Tasmania's Huon River
The Bureau of Meteorology says moderate flooding is possible at Tahune Bridge from Saturday afternoon, and minor flooding downstream at Huonville.
Cold snap brings frost and snow to the south-east
The Bureau of Meteorology issued frost warnings for Victoria and South Australia on Thursday as a cold airstream settled over the south-east, with damaging winds due in southern Tasmania overnight and snow falling to 300 metres.
Damaging winds warning for Tasmania as front crosses
The Bureau issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds in Tasmania on Wednesday, with gusts near 100km/h from Thursday and snow falling to 300 metres as a cold front sweeps the south-east.
Five-metre swell batters southeast Queensland coast
A 5.75-metre swell recorded off Brisbane has southeast Queensland under a damaging surf warning, while flood watches continue in WA and Victoria.
Moore River stays high as east coast cops a soaking
WA's Moore and Hill rivers will stay elevated into Monday after the rain stopped, the Bureau says, while a coastal low soaks southeast Queensland and northern NSW.
Localised flooding starts in WA's Moore catchments
Localised flooding is under way in the Moore and Hill catchments, with Moora at risk from late Saturday. Geraldton's 48.8mm was its wettest day this July.
WA flood watch upgraded as gale warnings return
The Bureau's third flood watch for the Moore and Hill rivers says flooding is possible from late Friday. Mandurah topped Thursday's rain with 44mm.
Severe storms possible for Perth as rain sets in
BOM forecasts 15 to 40mm and possible severe storms for Perth and Bunbury, a flood watch for the Moore River, and the week's peak tides on the NSW coast.
El Niño firms as BOM points to a dry, hot spring
BOM's latest update puts the key Pacific index at nearly double the El Niño threshold, and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole is likely to join it.
Alpine wind warning cancelled as front clears
The Bureau of Meteorology cancelled its Snowy Mountains damaging wind warning at 4.40am Tuesday. Minor flood warnings remain on north east rivers as the front clears the south east.
BOM warns of alpine blizzards and abnormal tides
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned of damaging winds and possible blizzards across the NSW and Victorian alps and much of Tasmania, where a 139 km/h gust was recorded before dawn. Coastal hazard warnings are current for Monday evening's high tide in Hobart and eastern Victoria.
Snowy Mountains wind warning cancelled as coastal tide warnings extend into Monday
The Bureau of Meteorology cancelled its Snowy Mountains severe weather warning at 5.59am on Sunday, but coastal hazard warnings for Victoria and Tasmania remain current and have been extended to cover Monday evening's high tide as well as tonight's. Victoria's own alpine wind warning is still running after gusts topped forecast values overnight, including a 119 km/h gust at Mount Hotham.
Coastal flood warnings for Victoria and Tasmania
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued coastal hazard warnings for abnormally high tides from Phillip Island to Hicks Point and around Hobart, with sea water flooding possible on Sunday evening.
Fog and frost grip southeast as big chill nears end
Melbourne woke to a fog road alert and Canberra spent six hours below zero on Thursday, but the Bureau of Meteorology says the week-long freeze breaks this weekend with rain and alpine snow.
Blocking high sets provisional Australian pressure record
A blocking high over Tasmania pushed the air pressure to a provisional Australian record on Monday and drove the coldest morning of the year across the south-east, with five states falling below zero.
Dam fails as Maysak floods force 48,000 from homes
A 66-year-old dam collapsed near Nanning as tropical storm Maysak's rains flooded Guangxi, leaving two dead and about 48,000 evacuated.
Super Typhoon Bavi crosses Rota with 285km/h winds
The eye of Category 5 Super Typhoon Bavi passed over the island of Rota on Monday morning with sustained winds near 285km/h, with typhoon and flash-flood warnings across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Winter front clears southeast after record July rain, one warning holds
The cold front that battered south-eastern Australia this week is clearing, but the Bureau of Meteorology kept a damaging-wind warning current for the NSW coast on Friday afternoon. The system left record July rainfall in Adelaide and Canberra behind it.
Blizzard and damaging winds hit alps across three states
A cold front brought damaging winds and blizzard conditions to the Victorian and NSW high country on Thursday, with gusts to 117km/h recorded at Mount Hotham overnight. The Bureau of Meteorology held severe weather warnings across Victoria, NSW and the ACT, with alpine gusts above 125km/h possible over the highest peaks.
Winds gust to 122km/h in Victorian alps as flood watch covers the northeast
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds across eastern Victoria on Tuesday morning, with gusts to 122km/h recorded at Mount Hotham. A flood watch covers parts of the state's northeast as cold fronts bring heavy rain to the southeast.
Canberra records its coldest June morning since 1986 as cold snap grips inland Australia
A cold air mass originating from the Southern Ocean pushed across southeastern Australia in mid-June, driving Canberra to -7.2 degrees Celsius, its lowest June reading since 1986, while Goulburn fell to -4 degrees and widespread frost warnings were issued for three states.
Flood watches issued across Queensland and NSW as unseasonal storms dump heavy rain
A series of severe thunderstorm events in late May and early June brought heavy rainfall to southeast Queensland and coastal New South Wales, with flood watches issued for the Hunter River catchment, mid-north coast, and several Queensland river systems.
"Bombing low" brings 135km/h gusts and 8-metre waves to WA coast, flooding Perth CBD
A rapidly deepening low-pressure system struck the southwest coast of Western Australia around June 1, ripping roofs from buildings, flooding sections of the Perth CBD, and cutting power to tens of thousands of homes in what meteorologists said was a once-in-three-to-five-years event.
