Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 19 October 2026

Inland troughs triggered thunderstorms and showers across parts of the north throughout the week, where weekly rainfall totals of 5-50 mm were recorded, and large areas of the east had +25 mm. Parts of Queensland and coastal north-eastern NSW recorded weekly totals of 50-200 mm. Consecutive days of heavy rainfall resulted in minor to major flooding in south-eastern Queensland…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 20/10/2026

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 12 October 2026

Fronts over southern Australia connecting with an inland trough resulted in storms and showers across northern-inland areas and South Australia…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 13/10/2026

Weather

Dry September deepens rainfall deficits across eastern Australia and western WA

September rainfall was very much below average in the far west and across much of eastern Australia, but very much above average in western inland areas, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s latest monthly drought statement issued today…Read More

Beef Central, 07/10/2026

Weather

Qld producers urged to get ready for high-risk weather season

Queensland farmers and graziers are being urged to prepare for a potentially challenging summer weather, with active El Niño conditions increasing the likelihood of bushfires and severe storms across the state…Read More

Beef Central, 07/10/2026

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 5 October 2026

A low pressure system formed near the NSW-Victorian border on 2 October, producing persistent and widespread rainfall along with isolated thunderstorms before moving offshore on the 4th. Weekly rainfall totals of 10-100 mm were recorded across Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, south-eastern and inland areas of NSW and western and northern Tasmania…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 06/10/2026

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 28 September 2026

Weekly rainfall totals of 10-100 mm were recorded across large parts of southern WA, much of western Tasmania, eastern parts Victoria and much of the NSW coast over the past week. Moist onshore winds brought scattered showers to parts of the north-eastern coast of Queensland and parts of the Top End coast of the NT, with totals of 15-50 mm across parts of northern tropical coast in Queensland…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 29/09/2026

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 21 September 2026

A COLD front and associated trough brought scattered rain and showers to parts of the south-east on the 15th. Later in the week, another cold front brought showers to..Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 22/09/2026

Weather

El Niño strength doesn’t always match impact on Australia

A strong El Niño is underway, but other climate influences continue to impact rainfall and temperature across Australiam the Bureau of Meteorology writes in this explainer article…Read More

Beef Central, 21/09/2026

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