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The Guardian
2 days ago
- Climate
- The Guardian
NSW coast braces for wild winter weather with heavy rain and strong winds forecast
Large parts of coastal New South Wales are braced for a weekend of wild weather similar to the coastal low that struck the state earlier this month, according to Bureau of Meteorology forecasts. A low system forming off the north coast of NSW could bring widespread rain and strong winds from the Hunter region across Sydney to the Illawarra, beginning on Friday night and into Saturday. Sydney residents woke up to a wet Wednesday, with cold temperatures and widespread areas of rain expected around central and eastern NSW. The rain is expected to continue for days before the low is forecast to develop and rapidly deepen, bringing rain and driving large waves into coastal areas. The BoM meteorologist Jiwon Park said it was still too early to say which areas could be worst hit or how bad the weather could get. But such systems typically bring 'impactful weather in terms of the wind and the rain and surf conditions', Park said. Moderate to heavy rainfall could cause flash flooding in some areas, he said. 'We may well be issuing severe weather warnings for heavy rain, damaging winds and hazardous coastal conditions', BoM senior meteorologist Christie Johnson added in a briefing on Wednesday morning. 'This is a dynamic weather event; forecasts are likely to change before the weekend as we get more information about the position of that low.' The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) on Tuesday warned residents to be prepared for extreme weather and heavy rainfall. Daily rain totalling 50-100mm could hit parts of the Hunter, the Central Coast and Sydney metro area. Sign up: AU Breaking News email Nicole Hogan, the assistant commissioner of the SES, urged residents to monitor weather alerts and prepare a response plan should they be affected by severe weather. 'That means planning what you will do and where you will go if you are impacted by severe weather,' Hogan said. 'We ask everyone to stay informed by downloading the Hazards Near Me app and setting up a watch zone for their area, so you are alerted with the latest warnings and advice.' Hogan noted that many catchments across the state were still wet from recent weather events and may respond 'quickly' to rainfall, creating dangerous situations. 'Flash flooding and renewed river rises are possible with the forecast rainfall,' she said. Park said models showed a peak period of rainfall on Saturday with damaging winds up to 60km/h and gale-force gusts up to 90km/h along the coastal fringes. Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion As soon as the low-pressure system makes landfall, the bureau forecast a secondary low-pressure system would head towards the north coast of NSW on Sunday. That system was forecast to affect areas north of Port Macquarie or Nambucca Heads, although Park said the main risks on Sunday would be strong winds and intense surf with the potential for coastal erosion. 'The high-impact areas may be subjected to change, as we get a clearer idea of what this system will do toward the weekend,' Park said. 'There is a potential for such an event and that's why SES has issued these warnings pre-emptively.' The BoM was also warning snow was possible above 1,000 metres in the central and northern ranges in the coming days due to the low-pressure system. NSW SES officials said those conditions could cause some disruptions to transport routes due to icy roads outside the usual alpine regions. A powerful storm pummelled parts of NSW earlier this month, leaving tens of thousands without power, and the SES responded to more than 1,300 calls in a 24-hour period.
News.com.au
6 days ago
- Climate
- News.com.au
‘Big system': Aussies in several states warned as wind, rain, flood risk looms
Aussies in several states are being warned to prepare as a 'big weather system' brings wind, rain, and thick clouds to huge stretches of the country this weekend. The Bureau of Meteorology has warned there is the possibility of flooding and hazardous winds in some areas. BoM senior meteorologist Angus Hines said 'good rainfall' had hit parts of the country that were going through prolonged dry spells, bringing much-needed relief to those areas. 'In general, the rainfall has been more welcome than worrying because it has been falling over parts of the country which have been very dry (and were) facing severe rainfall deficits, not just this year but through the majority of last year as well,' he said. 'For some parts, particularly South Australia and western Victoria, this has been some of the most notable rainfall of this year or potentially even the last 18 months.' The rain system is expected to move through central parts of Queensland and eastern NSW before doubling back to Tasmania. Mr Hines said the remainder of Saturday would bring wet weather across the coast, with Queensland and Tasmania likely to cop the most significant falls. Residents in Tasmania's northeast could be facing harsher conditions, with more concentrated rainfall bringing the risk of minor to moderate riverine flooding. 'There are some flood warnings and flood watches across northern and eastern Tasmania where that rainfall might just see a little bit of enhancement,' Mr Hines said. 'Away from just the rain, which is continuing across the east coast of the country today, there's still a few areas anticipating some pretty blustery wind conditions.' Strong and damaging wind warnings have been issued for parts of the Flinders Ranges in SA, the Northeastern Ranges in Victoria, some areas of the Snowy Mountains and much of Tasmania's east coast. 'All of those places will get a pretty blustery day, even outside of those warning areas' Mr Hines said. The rain band is expected to clear on Saturday night and move out across the Pacific Ocean. More wintry weather is expected, with temperatures likely to remain below average. Sydney is expected to reach a top of 19C on Saturday, with showers to ease. Woollongong will hit 18C and Newcastle 19C with steady rain. Rainfall is likely to ease in Canberra, where a maximum of 13C is expected. Melbourne is forecast to receive an isolated shower or two with a top of 14C. Adelaide's forecast features showers and a high of 14C, with Hobart in for a rainy day with a top of 13C. Those in Brisbane can expect a maximum of 23C with rain into the afternoon and evening. Perth is tipped to be sunny with a top of 16C, while Darwin will hit 31C.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
‘Big': Wild weather warning to Aussies
Aussies in several states are being warned to prepare as a 'big weather system' brings wind, rain, and thick clouds to huge stretches of the country this weekend. The Bureau of Meteorology has warned there is the possibility of flooding and hazardous winds in some areas. BoM senior meteorologist Angus Hines said 'good rainfall' had hit parts of the country that were going through prolonged dry spells, bringing much-needed relief to those areas. 'In general, the rainfall has been more welcome than worrying because it has been falling over parts of the country which have been very dry (and were) facing severe rainfall deficits, not just this year but through the majority of last year as well,' he said. 'For some parts, particularly South Australia and western Victoria, this has been some of the most notable rainfall of this year or potentially even the last 18 months.' The rain system is expected to move through central parts of Queensland and eastern NSW before doubling back to Tasmania. Mr Hines said the remainder of Saturday would bring wet weather across the coast, with Queensland and Tasmania likely to cop the most significant falls. Residents in Tasmania's northeast could be facing harsher conditions, with more concentrated rainfall bringing the risk of minor to moderate riverine flooding. 'There are some flood warnings and flood watches across northern and eastern Tasmania where that rainfall might just see a little bit of enhancement,' Mr Hines said. 'Away from just the rain, which is continuing across the east coast of the country today, there's still a few areas anticipating some pretty blustery wind conditions.' Strong and damaging wind warnings have been issued for parts of the Flinders Ranges in SA, the Northeastern Ranges in Victoria, some areas of the Snowy Mountains and much of Tasmania's east coast. 'All of those places will get a pretty blustery day, even outside of those warning areas' Mr Hines said. The rain band is expected to clear on Saturday night and move out across the Pacific Ocean. More wintry weather is expected, with temperatures likely to remain below average. Sydney is expected to reach a top of 19C on Saturday, with showers to ease. Woollongong will hit 18C and Newcastle 19C with steady rain. Rainfall is likely to ease in Canberra, where a maximum of 13C is expected. Melbourne is forecast to receive an isolated shower or two with a top of 14C. Adelaide's forecast features showers and a high of 14C, with Hobart in for a rainy day with a top of 13C. Those in Brisbane can expect a maximum of 23C with rain into the afternoon and evening. Perth is tipped to be sunny with a top of 16C, while Darwin will hit 31C.
The Guardian
22-07-2025
- Climate
- The Guardian
Cold front to dump ‘decent dose' of rain on drought-affected parts of south-east Australia
Drought-affected areas in south-eastern Australia can expect a 'decent dose' of rain when a cold front arrives later this week, with some places likely to see the best rain of the year so far. With one low-pressure system already delivering windy and wet conditions to the south-east on Tuesday, a second front – currently sitting off Western Australia – was expected to sweep across the country from Wednesday to Sunday, bringing a welcome band of rain to parched areas of South Australia, northern Victoria and south-western New South Wales. As that second system made its way east, it was expected to link up with tropical moisture from the Indian Ocean, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. 'More moisture means more rainfall,' said senior BoM meteorologist Angus Hines, who said the rain was expected to stretch 'pretty far and wide' – through South Australia, Victoria, NSW, and most of Queensland and Tasmania. 'Lots of people will be getting some rain.' That 'decent dose' of rainfall would be particularly welcome for drought-affected areas, Hines said, but was unlikely to address the significant deficits many places have seen. 'I would anticipate probably at least some locations will get the best rain of the year so far,' Hines said. But after 18 months of dry weather, it would take more than one good wet weather event to catch up, he said. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email Large tracts of southern South Australia, as well as parts of western Victoria and north-west Tasmania, have recorded their lowest rainfall on record, in the 18 months from January 2024 to end of June 2025, according to the BoM. The drought has seen Adelaide's water reservoirs drop to their lowest levels in decades. Dams were currently sitting at 42% capacity. And much of southern Australia – from west to east – have seen below average or very much below average totals. On Tuesday, the first front would reach Victoria and alpine New South Wales, with only a fleeting band of rain and the potential for snow at the highest peaks. The main impact would be strong winds, Hines said, which were already blowing across southern parts of the country moving through South Australia, Victoria and parts of Tasmania. 'It is a blustery old day across the southern states, with wind being the main threat,' he said. 'There are a number of damaging wind warnings through Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, and just squeaking across the border into the snowy mountains of New South Wales. 'We've seen lots of gusts in excess of 100km/h yesterday evening, overnight [and] into this morning. We actually saw one particularly strong wind gust at Mount Hotham in Victoria, 150km/h,' he said. Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion The heaviest rainfall totals were expected to be 15 to 25mm, with isolated totals exceeding that. In Victoria, damaging, locally destructive wind warnings were current on Tuesday morning for central, eastern, Gippsland, Wimmera and the south-west, with blizzard conditions for alpine areas. In South Australia, severe weather warnings for damaging winds were in place for Kangaroo Island and parts of the Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and south-east districts. As the winds moved through, temperatures would feel colder. Adelaide could expect a top of 13C on Tuesday, with showers and gusty winds. The low-pressure system would reach Tasmania later Tuesday afternoon, bringing strong and gusty winds as well as widespread, although mostly lighter rainfall in southern areas. Damaging winds were likely for the state's central and north-western districts. Hobart would reach 17C. On Tuesday, a cloudy day was expected for Sydney, with a top of 20C. Showers and a top of 16C were expected in Canberra and Melbourne, and 17C in Perth. Possible showers were forecast for Brisbane and 22C. Darwin would be partly cloudy and 31C.
Engadget
18-07-2025
- Automotive
- Engadget
This is the daftest e-scooter in the world
The minds behind Bo's sublime e-scooter met each other while working for the advanced engineering arm at (F1 team) Williams. Their mission was to take their knowledge of designing and building some of the world's fastest cars to build a better e-scooter. But while they no longer work for a Formula One team, they can't quite shake that desire to build vehicles that travel at preposterously daft speed. Which is why the company has today unveiled The Turbo, a souped-up version of the standard Bo e-scooter with a potential top speed of more than 100 miles per hour and a range of up to 150 miles. The Turbo (surely, the Tur…Bo, non? ) is equipped with a 24,000W dual-motor engine, and a 1,800Wh battery. Naturally, given Bo's focus on safety and balance, the scooter has F1-style air intakes to keep both the electronics and brakes nicely cool. Given the scooter's light weight, Bo claims it has a higher power to weight ratio than a hypercar like the Bugatti Veyron. It's already been tested by former professional BMX rider Tre Whyte. Although he hasn't quite yet been able to breach the 100mph barrier the company thinks that isn't far off. Of course, the Turbo is one way to pull the world's eyeballs to a product, especially as it's announcing the US availability of its scooters. Customers in the US can now order a Bo M, with vehicles available at some point in August 2025. If you want the standard Bo M, with a range of 25 miles, will set you back $1,990 while the M2, with a range pushing 40 miles, will cost $2,490. And, if you're the sort of person who thinks that owning a scooter that can go at road car speeds is a good idea, you'll actually be able to buy a Turbo: It'll cost you at least $29,500, with the first delivery going to a collector in Madrid next year ahead of that city's inaugural grand prix.
