SA's far north faces Extreme fire danger on Friday
The Bureau has issued a fire weather warning for Friday in SA's North East Pastoral district, a week before its brought-forward fire season starts.
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Thomson River in moderate flood at Sale
The Thomson River peaked at 3.12 metres at Sale overnight. The Latrobe is in minor flood at Rosedale and the Barwon may reach minor flood at Geelong.
Queensland fires burn on as Teelah warning eases
Twelve fire and smoke warnings were current across Queensland on Thursday, with new fires near Toowoomba after this week's Teelah emergency.
Damaging winds to return to Tasmania on Sunday
Gusts reached 141km/h on kunanyi/Mount Wellington on Friday night. The Bureau expects damaging winds back on Sunday, with Hobart forecast to hit 27 degrees.
Extreme fire danger for Darwin after Blackmore blaze
Darwin and the Adelaide River district face Extreme fire danger and a fire ban today, a day after a fast-moving bushfire at Blackmore burnt structures. The Bureau rates Friday Extreme as well.
Frost warnings in two states under a blocking high
A slow-moving high south of the Bight has pushed surface pressure to 1039.8 hPa in South Australia and dropped Goulburn Airport to minus 5.9C. The Bureau has sheep graziers warnings current in South Australia and New South Wales, and no severe weather warning anywhere in the country.
Hazardous surf warning covers NSW coast to Friday
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a hazardous surf warning for six New South Wales coasts at 4.46pm Wednesday, current to midnight Friday, with the southerly swell off Sydney forecast to reach three metres overnight.
Kiewa in minor flood as frosts follow the fronts
The Kiewa River at Bandiana on Wodonga's outskirts is still 10 centimetres above minor flood level and will stay there for days, the Bureau of Meteorology said on Tuesday, as the weekend's cold fronts gave way to frosts of minus 5.5C at Perisher and minus 1.7C in western Victoria. The Ovens peaked just short of minor flooding at Wangaratta.
Sydney's 32C day ends in 113km/h gale, 62,000 dark
Sydney hit 32.1C on Saturday, then a westerly change sent gusts of 113km/h through Penrith and 89km/h across the harbour, felling trees and cutting power to 62,256 Endeavour Energy customers. 2,103 were still without supply on Monday morning. No land warning is current.
Three states warned of damaging winds as front nears
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued damaging wind warnings for South Australia, Victoria and NSW ahead of a strong cold front crossing Saturday, with gusts to 110km/h in the Victorian alps, blizzard conditions possible above 1900m, and flood watches current for northern Victoria and Tasmania.
Tasmania gusts hit 128km/h as wind warning narrows
King Island and Maatsuyker Island both recorded 128 km/h gusts on Thursday. The Bureau has cancelled its warning for the Bass Strait islands but kept it for the west, south, centre and northeast until Friday morning.
Damaging winds to hit Tasmania from early Thursday
The Bureau of Meteorology warns of damaging westerly winds across much of Tasmania from early Thursday, with peak gusts near 120 km/h in the west and on King Island.
