Category: Weather
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WEATHER: HEAT RECORDS ARE GETTING RE-WRITTEN
February is a traditionally a hot month, but this current weather situation is taking things to a whole new level. There are two driving factors to this record-breaking run of hot weather since the new year began. There has been no cyclone development, making for predominantly clear skies over central Australia. This has allowed the…
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SURF SHOT: FEBRUARY 9, 2017
Today’s surf shot was taken at Newcastle Beach.
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WEATHER: HUMID AND HOT
PHOTO: Sent in by Chippee from Dorrigo. Cloudy but very humid along the coast today still fine and still hot inland. Moist onshore winds are going to remain a feature along the east coast producing isolated showers. In the coming days the humidity along the coast is going to give way to hot dry winds…
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WEATHER WATCH: FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Here’s Gavin Morris with your weather forecast.
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WEATHER: SOUTHERLY CHANGE
PHOTO: Di Lymbury snapped the rockpools at Flat Rock, Ballina – reflecting the colours of a stunning sunrise. The southerly change will move up the NSW coast producing good rain while cooling things down for a couple of days. Remaining hot for inland northern NSW but storm will also form helping to ease conditions slightly. The heat…
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WEEKEND SURF REPORT
The weather will be great for the beach but surfers will find it hard to score a quality wave. The swell will be small and the NE sea breezes will become strong. Mornings will offer your best chance after the low tide. Click on the video for more.
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HEATWAVE TO RETURN
The break from the heat for the Central Coast, Newcastle and Mid North Coast is over with hot North Westerlies rebuilding over the weekend. There’s a chance of afternoon storms for the Northern NSW ranges. The record breaking run of intense heat will continue for the North West.
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WEATHER: 40 DEGREE DAYS ROLL ON INLAND
PHOTO: Geoff Patchett snapped by backlit clouds and rain storm taken at Wallalong. The coast from Gosfod to Port Macquarie is the envy of those living inland across the NW enduring the hottest run of temperatures ever experienced. Electricity use is at an all time high as residents do their best to keep properties and businesses cool.…
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WEATHER: TWO DIFFERENT WEATHER STORIES
The Central Coast and Hunter received some welcome relief today under a thick blanket of cloud, which delivered some cool, light drizzle across the Newcastle suburbs. For northern NSW there was no such relief, with the sun beating down and the mercury soaring into the high 30s and low 40s across the North West. The heat…
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WEATHER: NEVER ENDING SUMMER OF HEAT
PHOTO: This stunning shot snapped by Matt Ausburn. Moree is smashing heat records. They have now endured 36 consecutive days above 35 degrees melting away the old record of 17 and it’s far from over. It is likely that Moree will now endure further pain with the potential to reach 40 degrees or beyond for the…