Weather
The polar vortex bringing icy temperatures across southern Australia
A destabilised weather pattern has pushed the polar vortex high above Antarctica off course, pushing freezing winds into southern Australia. When will it end?
- by Bianca Hall
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Sydney light rail line knocked out by fallen tree
The light rail line between Dulwich Hill and Central remains blocked at Pyrmont.
- by Ben Cubby
The ‘polar-powered storm’ bringing snow and bitter temperatures to NSW
The east coast of Australia is getting a dose of proper winter as a cold front moving north from Tasmania brings Antarctic winds and snow.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Angus Dalton
In pictures - locals brave SE Australia high pressure weather
Rain in Sydney and record-breaking cold in Victoria is down to an abnormal “anticyclone” that could go down in history.
Record-breaking weather system brings rain and freezing mornings
Rain in Sydney and record-breaking cold in Victoria is down to an abnormal anticyclone that could go down in history.
- by Angus Dalton
Northern beaches suburbs cut off after massive ‘tropical’ downpour
Roads were closed after a slow-moving storm dumped more than 50 millimetres of rain on the area.
- by Julie Power
The weather forecast says one thing. But some mornings have literally felt freezing
There’s a problem with relying on the weather forecast if you’re using it to decide whether to wear a puffer jacket or not.
- by Angus Dalton
Sydney suffers through another wet and gusty weekend
Sydney has received more than double its average rainfall for June already, as the city experiences its sixth wet weekend in a row.
- by Amber Schultz
The Sydney beaches that lost 20 metres of sand as big swells return
A big swell this week has stolen much of the bonus sand deposited on the coastline during a relatively calm winter last year.
- by Catherine Naylor
Icy weather locks in across south-east Australia after crisp winter morning
Parts of the country have experienced the coldest June morning in almost 30 years and the cold snap is expected to last for days.
- by Bianca Hall
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Extreme weather
Floodwaters soak Sydney’s north-west as rains ease after deluge
Hundreds of residents in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were issued emergency warnings to flee as the river surged above moderate levels.
- by Daniella White and Megan Gorrey