Author Topic: Weather In Australia 2018 (Read 30588 times)

Mark · « **on:** January 07, 2018, 08:36:40 AM »

https://www.sott.net/article/373261-Melted-roads-and-bushfires-strike-Australia-during-catastrophic-heatwave

Emergency services in southeast Australia are warning people to stay indoors as a dangerous heatwave batters the country, with temperatures so high that the asphalt on some roads has been melting.

The "catastrophic" hot weather caused a 10km stretch of the Hume Highway, near the Victoria state capital Melbourne, to become soft and sticky, causing havoc for motorists trying to enter the city.

Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania have now declared a total fire ban after blazes on the outskirts of Melbourne raged out of control, destroying buildings and threatening lives.

It took a team of 300 firefighters, 50 trucks and three helicopters to tackle one fire in Victoria's Carrum Downs on Saturday, which threatened dozens of homes.

And another 49 bushfires are said to have been reported across the state - although many were small and easily extinguished - with 400 residencies losing power.

The state's emergency management commissioner, Craig Lapsley, said hot temperatures had combined with dry weather, strong winds and a wind change to create dangerous conditions.

"It's exactly what the forecast indicated and when we have fires running that's obviously a problem for us," he said.

Temperatures are expected to exceed 40°C in the southeast, with the country's Bureau of Meteorology forecasting highs of 45°C in Penrith, 44°C in Richmond and 43°C in Liverpool, with much of the area being rated as 'catastrophic' or 'code red' by emergency services.

ato2 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2018, 10:44:12 PM »

Sounds like nightmare weather in Australia. The BBC said Penrith had reached 47.3 degrees.

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2018, 02:24:17 AM »

Bushfires destroy buildings in Australia as heatwave melts highway surface

Bushfires destroy buildings in Australia as heatwave melts ...

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #3 on:** January 11, 2018, 09:59:07 PM »

Offshore workers left on rigs as Cyclone Joyce bears down

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/western-australia/offshore-workers-left-on-rigs-as-cyclone-joyce-bears-down-20180111-h0gwqc.html

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2018, 11:26:09 PM »

Australia's Port Hedland set to reopen as Cyclone Joyce moves away

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-australia-cyclone/australias-port-hedland-set-to-reopen-as-cyclone-joyce-moves-away-idUKKBN1F032P?rpc=401&

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #5 on:** January 16, 2018, 10:07:04 PM »

Weather records tumble as Perth belted by storm

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11976160

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #6 on:** January 20, 2018, 09:30:33 PM »

Park visitors rescued from bushfire as heatwave strikes Australia

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-australia-bushfire/park-visitors-rescued-from-bushfire-as-heatwave-strikes-australia-idUKKBN1F907H?rpc=401&

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2018, 06:02:51 AM »

Perth weather: summer may not deliver a 40-degree day as all-time rain record looms

https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/weather/perth-weather-summer-may-not-deliver-a-40-degree-day-as-all-time-rain-record-looms-ng-b88722101z

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2018, 12:34:41 AM »

Heat wave leaves thousands of Australian homes without power

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-australia-power/heat-wave-leaves-thousands-of-australian-homes-without-power-idUKKBN1FI0CO?rpc=401&

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2018, 10:47:32 PM »

Vacant home, sheds lost in Augusta bushfire as firefighters battle multiple WA blazes

Vacant home, sheds lost in Augusta bushfire as firefighters battle multiple WA blazes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2018, 10:49:13 PM »

Daly River residents airlifted from Northern Territory community as floodwaters rise, Darwin dam spills

Daly River residents airlifted from Northern Territory community as floodwaters rise, Darwin dam spills | ABC Radio Australia

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2018, 11:09:02 PM »

Australia's wild summer: The Top End underwater, a cyclone in Queensland and now it's SNOWING in Tasmania

Australia's WILD summer of snow, cyclones and floods | Daily Mail Online

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #12 on:** February 02, 2018, 11:24:21 PM »

Area bigger than Victoria isolated in Kimberley after floods leave highway underwater

Area bigger than Victoria isolated in Kimberley after floods leave highway underwater | ABC Radio Australia

Mark · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2018, 08:53:30 AM »

On Friday, Applethorpe, near the New South Wales border, reached a maximum of 15 degrees Celsius while Toowoomba climbed to just 15.4C, Warwick 16.9C, and Kingaroy 17.7C.

Bureau of Meteorology Forecaster Michael Paech said Archerfield, west of Brisbane, managed only 21C and Coolangatta on the Gold Coast 21.6C.
These are the coldest February days that we've ever experienced in those places and some of those records date back quite some time," he said.

Weather News - Queensland weather: Towns record coldest February day

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #14 on:** February 05, 2018, 02:03:55 AM »

WA floods leave Kimberley region cut off

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/wa-floods-leave-kimberley-region-cut-off-ng-b88732317z

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #15 on:** February 20, 2018, 10:17:11 PM »

Dust devil apocalypse: Eerie scenes as entire country town is engulfed in orange after a rare combination of dry conditions and powerful winds

Queensland country town is engulfed by dust storm | Daily Mail Online

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #16 on:** February 24, 2018, 01:48:04 AM »

Queensland weather: Eight rescues as torrential rain floods state's south-east

Queensland weather: Eight rescues as torrential rain floods state's south-east | ABC Radio Australia

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #17 on:** April 03, 2018, 09:28:58 AM »

Tropical Cyclone Iris stirs off north Queensland coast as category two system

Tropical Cyclone Iris stirs off north Queensland coast as category two system - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

JennyLeez · « **Reply #18 on:** May 12, 2018, 04:10:04 PM »

Flash flooding hits Hobart after torrential rain 11th May 2018

Water sweeps away cars and more than 13,000 properties lose power as storm also prompts cold snap in south-east.

Wild weather caused flash flooding in Hobart on Friday morning, with cars swept away and emergency crews responding to hundreds of calls for help.

Police said the city centre was hit hard, forcing the closure of many roads and, with more heavy rain expected on Friday, motorists were urged to stay off roads.

Streets turned into fast-flowing rivers, with water surging inside homes and businesses. Two evacuation centres were set up as State Emergency Service crews worked to prioritise hundreds of calls for assistance.

More: theguardian.com

The cleanup begins 12th May 2018

The clean-up from Hobart's worst storm in decades is underway, with the total damage bill estimated to run into many millions of dollars.

Weather records broken

It is only the fifth time since 1893 that Hobart had recorded more than 100mm of rain in a day. Mount Wellington recorded 236 millimetres.

In the 24 hours to 9:00am on Friday, 129 millimetres of rain fell in Hobart, a record for May.

The weather bureau's senior climatologist, Blair Trewin, said it was not an extreme event by mainland standards, but was "very significant" for south-east Tasmania.

Hobart had other similarly sized rainfall events in:
1909 (127 mm)
June 1954 (147 mm)
September 1957 (156mm — Hobart's wettest day on record)
April 1960 (132mm — water ran knee-high in city streets and the army was called to help)

Full article here: abc.net.au/news

Mark · « **Reply #19 on:** May 31, 2018, 07:09:53 AM »

Ben Domensino, Wednesday May 30, 2018 - 14:40 EST
Brisbane is forecast to have its coldest start to winter in 12 years based on minimum temperatures, following the passage of a stormy change this afternoon.

A cold front that brought snow and hail to parts of southeastern Australia during the last 24 hours will pass over southeast Queensland late on Wednesday.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop ahead of and near this change, initially over inland areas of southeast Queensland and then possibly moving towards the coast. Some of these storms could become severe, with damaging winds, hail and heavy rain all possible. Be sure to check the latest warnings.

Dry weather will return to southeast Queensland from tonight as a ridge of high pressure pushes over the region in the wake of the change. These conditions will allow clear skies, light winds and a cool air mass to combine and bring a string of chilly mornings during the opening days of winter.

Brisbane is forecast to reach lows of 8-9 degrees during the first four mornings of June, which hasn't happened since 2006.
Weather News - Cold start to winter in Brisbane

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