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Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Sydney weather: Urgent warning issued
A series of cold fronts is moving across southeastern Australia this week, set to send temperatures tumbling and bring snow to alpine regions. Cold air will sweep through New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania, with light snow expected in the high mountains. According to Weatherzone, the midweek chill will mark the unofficial opening of the ski season, with several days of fresh snowfall on the cards. 'Wednesday night and Thursday morning will be particularly cold, with minimum temperatures forecast to reach -5 to -7°C in the Vic and NSW Alps,' Weatherzone said. The real chill is expected to hit over the weekend, when two cold fronts are forecast to sweep across southeastern Australia, one on Saturday, followed by another on Sunday. This back-to-back system is expected to deliver a steady stream of cold air and snowfall, with snow likely each day from Saturday through at least Tuesday. The timing couldn't be better for ski resorts, with the King's Birthday long weekend approaching. 'Tuesday's front won't deliver a lot of natural snow,' Weatherzone said. 'But it will cause temperatures to drop and allow ski resorts to make plenty of artificial snow in the lead-up to the weekend.' The June long weekend typically signals the start of the ski season for most of Australia's main resorts. However, early June is often unreliable when it comes to natural snow, and in some years, there isn't enough coverage to open slopes this early. Weatherzone says this year looks more promising. 'Fortunately, Mother Nature will be kindly serving up several bursts of cold weather over the coming week, including a good bout of fresh natural snow over the long weekend and early next week,' they added. Perth meanwhile is set to receive its heaviest rainfall this year as a slow-moving low pressure system brings rainfall totals potentially exceeding 85mm over Tuesday and Wednesday. The extreme conditions in the first week of winter come after Australia enjoyed its fourth warmest autumn on record. The south-western regions of Western Australia will cop a soaking after a relatively dry start to 2025 with below-average rainfall in its capital. Check the forecast below for your capital city this week. Sydney Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Min 11 Max 16 Thursday: Sunny. Min 8 Max 17 Friday: Partly cloudly. Min 8 Max 18 Melbourne Wednesday: Showers. Min 8 Max 14 Thursday: Partly cloudy. Min 6 Max 15 Friday: Shower or two. Min 7 Max 14 Brisbane Wednesday: Sunny. Min 14 Max 23 Thursday: Sunny. Min 11 Max 22 Friday: Mostly sunny. Min 11 Max 23 Perth Wednesday: Showers and storms. Min 13 Max 20 Thursday: Showers. Min 12 Max 20 Friday: Partly cloudy. Min 8 Max 19 Adelaide Wednesday: Sunny. Min 4 Max 16 Thursday: Shower or two. Min 5 Max 18 Friday: Showers. Min 9 Max 19 Hobart Wednesday: Cloudy. Min 4 Max 12 Thursday: Cloudy. Min 6 Max 13 Friday: Shower or two. Min 4 Max 14 Canberra Wednesday: Cloud clearing. Min 2 Max 12 Thursday: Morning frost, Sunny. Min -3 Max 13 Friday: Morning frost, cloudy. Min -3 Max 13 Darwin Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Min 22 Max 32 Thursday: Mostly sunny. Min 22 Max 31 Friday: Partly cloudy. Min 21 Max 32
7NEWS
2 days ago
- Climate
- 7NEWS
Devastated family and friends honour Aussie veteran killed in Ukraine landmine blast
Winter has arrived with a blast of icy temperatures across large swaths of the country. Biting cold, frost and even a dumping of snow has been forecast as many woke to single-digit and negative temperatures across the country. Even the Sunshine State hasn't been immune to the turn in weather, with Stanthorpe in Queensland's south forecast for frost and a minimum of 3C as early as Thursday. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Cooma Airport in NSW recorded a chilly -6.3C on Sunday morning, according to Weatherzone, while Liawenee in Tasmania recorded -5.7C, its coldest morning recorded this early in the year since 2016. Perisher Valley also recorded its coldest morning since 2022 of -3.6C, with the minimum temperatures expected to remain in the minus all week, including a -7C on Thursday. Skiers are set for a week of snow that is forecast to continue into the weekend. Horsham in Victoria recorded -2.4C and Renmark in South Australia -2.2C, its coldest morning in eight years. Low dew point temperatures across the southeast will bring an icy end to the weekend. Cold weather is creeping across large parts of Australia this week. Credit: 'A low dew point means the air is very dry, which allows temperatures to fall more quickly overnight since there's less moisture to absorb and hold onto heat energy,' Weatherzone said. 'Dry air combined with clear skies and light winds under a high-pressure cell provided the perfect conditions for strong radiative cooling — ideal for widespread frost and cold air pooling in valleys and low-lying areas.' Plummeting temperatures will make for a cold King's Birthday long weekend as all states, except Queensland and Western Australia, observe the June 9 holiday. 'There is a bit of a colder spell coming,' meteorologist Angus Hines said. 'A front will cross Tasmania today, then move through Victoria early tomorrow and parts of South Australia as well, and then through the later parts of Tuesday.' 'Wednesday, it will go through New South Wales and even get to southern Queensland before it sort of peters out and fades away off the map. Hines said while the front will not be bringing large amounts of rainfall, it is 'heralding in some chillier conditions', which are going to slide up the eastern states over the next few days. 'It's going to lead to some reasonably chilly nights and it really looks like Wednesday overnight into Thursday and then Thursday overnight into Friday will probably be the two of the coolest nights,' he said. 'Southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tas and South Australia also all getting a bit of a taste of that, and it's likely to be fairly frosty across many areas.' Hines said snow was probable for Tasmania later today from around 600m, with NSW and Victoria possibly seeing snow in the ranges from about 900m Wild weather for southwest WA Wild weather is forecast for Western Australia's southwest corner, as heavy rains and storms are predicted to smash the region from Monday afternoon. Over 110mm of rain is predicted from Monday to Wednesday in the Perth area, while over 160mm over three days is predicted in Bunbury. 'There's a big low pressure area away from the country, and it's slinging a band of storms towards Western Australia at the moment,' Hines said. 'Heavy rain and damaging wind with severe storms in that southwestern corner of Australia looks to be the main risk. The band is set to reach the WA coast on Monday afternoon and will 'kick off what's going to be a bit of a wet and stormy few days'. Thunderstorms, some severe, are possible as far north as Geraldton to the states far southwest.
The Age
4 days ago
- Climate
- The Age
‘Seemingly endless fire season' predicted for Victoria this winter
Climate scientist David Karoly said there had been long-term declines in average snow cover and depth, and the length of the snow season, over the past 30 years. 'To get the big snow dumps ... that build the snow base and allow it to survive rainfall … is associated with cold temperatures that flow from the Antarctic region. And unfortunately this season, and for many of the past few winters, there's been much above average temperatures.' Abnormally warm and dry conditions have been repeated in South Australia, with communities in the state's southern coastal areas, and significant portions of western, south-western and south-eastern Victoria, warned to prepare for unseasonable bushfire risks. Loading Winter follows an autumn that was book-ended by a cyclone in the Brisbane region and floods in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, while inland areas suffered record-breaking drought because of the position of the Southern Annular Mode. Bureau of Meteorology climatologist Caitlin Minney said it was unclear when the drought would break. All the while, the continent was ringed by a marine heatwave that killed coral in both Queensland and Western Australia and millions of fish in salmon farms in Tasmania. In South Australia, a bloom of Karenia mikimotoi algae has blanketed thousands of square kilometres of the ocean with discoloured water and foam for weeks, killing fish, sharks, rays, seahorses and other gilled species. The SA government said experts believed the marine heatwave – 2.5 degrees warmer than usual – combined with calm conditions, light wind and small swells had led to the bloom off the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and the southern coast of Yorke Peninsula. King said the link between climate change and heatwaves, both on land and in the ocean, was clear. It was more difficult to attribute specific rainfall events to global warming, though a warmer atmosphere could hold more moisture. Closer to home, Country Fire Authority Acting Chief Officer Garry Cook said bushfires remained a real risk despite the onset of winter. 'The lack of rainfall and dry vegetation across many parts of the state is a great concern for firefighters this time of the year, and we're asking people to remain vigilant and not become complacent just because we're not in summer any more,' he said. 'While cooler days are arriving, the landscape remains dry enough to allow fires to start and spread quickly if a burn-off gets out of control, especially when coupled with strong winds.' Cropping and grassland areas would be grazed out or mostly bare, according to the Australian and New Zealand council for fire and emergency services, but forested areas would be at increased risk of fires. Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino said the ongoing drought across parts of Victoria and SA was causing 'a seemingly endless 2025 fire season'. 'Tasmania is also likely to see organic soils smouldering throughout winter due to the state's ongoing deep soil dryness,' he said.
Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- Climate
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Seemingly endless fire season' predicted for Victoria this winter
Climate scientist David Karoly said there had been long-term declines in average snow cover and depth, and the length of the snow season, over the past 30 years. 'To get the big snow dumps ... that build the snow base and allow it to survive rainfall … is associated with cold temperatures that flow from the Antarctic region. And unfortunately this season, and for many of the past few winters, there's been much above average temperatures.' Abnormally warm and dry conditions have been repeated in South Australia, with communities in the state's southern coastal areas, and significant portions of western, south-western and south-eastern Victoria, warned to prepare for unseasonable bushfire risks. Loading Winter follows an autumn that was book-ended by a cyclone in the Brisbane region and floods in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, while inland areas suffered record-breaking drought because of the position of the Southern Annular Mode. Bureau of Meteorology climatologist Caitlin Minney said it was unclear when the drought would break. All the while, the continent was ringed by a marine heatwave that killed coral in both Queensland and Western Australia and millions of fish in salmon farms in Tasmania. In South Australia, a bloom of Karenia mikimotoi algae has blanketed thousands of square kilometres of the ocean with discoloured water and foam for weeks, killing fish, sharks, rays, seahorses and other gilled species. The SA government said experts believed the marine heatwave – 2.5 degrees warmer than usual – combined with calm conditions, light wind and small swells had led to the bloom off the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and the southern coast of Yorke Peninsula. King said the link between climate change and heatwaves, both on land and in the ocean, was clear. It was more difficult to attribute specific rainfall events to global warming, though a warmer atmosphere could hold more moisture. Closer to home, Country Fire Authority Acting Chief Officer Garry Cook said bushfires remained a real risk despite the onset of winter. 'The lack of rainfall and dry vegetation across many parts of the state is a great concern for firefighters this time of the year, and we're asking people to remain vigilant and not become complacent just because we're not in summer any more,' he said. 'While cooler days are arriving, the landscape remains dry enough to allow fires to start and spread quickly if a burn-off gets out of control, especially when coupled with strong winds.' Cropping and grassland areas would be grazed out or mostly bare, according to the Australian and New Zealand council for fire and emergency services, but forested areas would be at increased risk of fires. Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino said the ongoing drought across parts of Victoria and SA was causing 'a seemingly endless 2025 fire season'. 'Tasmania is also likely to see organic soils smouldering throughout winter due to the state's ongoing deep soil dryness,' he said.
Daily Telegraph
6 days ago
- Climate
- Daily Telegraph
Weather: NSW beaches brace for hazardous south swell
Don't miss out on the headlines from Environment. Followed categories will be added to My News. Large and hazardous surf is forecast to batter the NSW coastline over the coming days, as two powerful swell systems move in rapid succession across the Tasman Sea and Southern Ocean. According to Weatherzone, the first swell arrived on Wednesday morning, generated by a deep Tasman low spinning between NSW and New Zealand. Wave buoys recorded a sharp increase in swell height near Sydney shortly after sunrise, with significant wave heights jumping from about 1m to more than 2m within a matter of hours. Large and hazardous surf is forecast to batter the NSW coastline over the coming days. Picture: Weatherzone This system, combined with gale to storm-force winds over the Tasman, is expected to produce peak wave heights of 4.5 to 5m along the lower Mid North Coast, Hunter, Sydney, and Illawarra coastlines. Maximum wave heights could exceed 10m in exposed offshore areas. With peak wave periods reaching up to 15 seconds, forecasters warn of dangerous conditions for swimmers, surfers, and boaters, particularly on south-facing beaches. The risk of coastal erosion is also high, intensified by recent heavy swell events and large high tides. The satellite image shows a deep Tasman low and powerful Southern Ocean cold front. Picture: Weatherzone The first swell is expected to ease by Friday, with wave heights dropping to about 1.5 to 2m, but more powerful surf is on the way. A second system, originating deep in the Southern Ocean, is forecast to arrive on Saturday, driven by storm-force winds more than 2500km south of Australia. This long-period swell will bring deceptively strong waves to the NSW coast despite reduced heights of about 2m. The second swell is forecast to have an extended wave period, peaking between 17 and 18 seconds, allowing powerful wave energy to reach up to 150m further inland along the shoreline. The deep low in the Tasman Sea is generating gale to storm-force winds over a broad area of the ocean. Picture: Weatherzone Weatherzone warns this could cause abnormally large waves every five to 10 minutes, catching swimmers off guard in otherwise calm conditions. The combination of extended wave periods and strong rip currents could make for hazardous conditions through the weekend, even at more sheltered beaches and bays. Beachgoers are urged to follow advice from Surf Life Saving NSW and to avoid swimming at unpatrolled beaches during dangerous surf conditions. Originally published as Twin ocean swells to deliver massive, dangerous surf this week
