Category: Weather
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HEAT MARCHING INTO NSW AS SUMMER ENDS
Summer is dropping the anchor and refusing to leave as New South Wales heats up heading into autumn. As a low pressure trough lingers over central NSW, warm air will be dragged across the state from mid week with help from northerly winds. Not many places will escape the heat, with the mercury set to…
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WEATHER: COOLER WEEKEND ON THE WAY
The southerly has been making its way across the region today. Tomorrow the strong south easterly winds will continue for the entire region, with a burst of showers moving north. Some cloud cover will make it over the ranges, with a few isolated showers possible, but most of the wet weather will fall on the…
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WEATHER: EXTREMELY HOT BEFORE A WEEKEND CHANGE
PHOTO: Big thanks to Karynne Lawler for this stunning picture! The mercury has soared into the high 30s across the Upper Hunter and NW. Tomorrow the first weak front will deliver relief to the Central Coast and Hunter before spreading north to the MNC. For northern NSW and SE QLD it will remain very hot until…
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WEATHER: WHO LEFT THE OVEN DOOR OPEN?
PHOTO: This stunning shot of Jimmys Beach at Port Stephens is thanks to Eddy Groot. The heat is ready to peak. Hot NW winds will kick in a little harder tomorrow ahead of the first burst of relief on Friday. Temperatures will soar into the high 30s cracking 40 degrees across parts of the NW and…
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WEATHER: HEATWAVE AND CYCLONIC WAVES
The region is going to be very hot this week as summer ends on a scorching note. North westerly winds will build drawing plenty of desert heat. Across the region, the mercury will soar. Coastal communities will enjoy the benefits of the ocean sea breeze and relief will arrive on Friday in the form of…
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WEATHER: HOT WITH A BIG SWELL FOR THE COAST
PHOTO: A big swell hits Newcastle Beach, captured by Ian Johnson. It’s going to get very hot for NSW in the coming days. Coastal communities will enjoy the benefit from the seabreeze. A change will push through at the end of the week. Dangerous bushfire conditions will build as things are drying out quickly. We’ve been…
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WEATHER: WEEKEND FORECAST
PHOTO: This great snap thanks to Robert Mcneil. Another southerly is approaching likely to only affect the Central Coast, Hunter to the Manning tomorrow. Further north the NE winds will dominate the coast, NW inland. Afternoon showers and storms are once again likely to form over the northern NSW Ranges extending south towards the evening.…
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WEATHER: EL NINO’S IMPACT ON GLOBAL TEMPERATURES
NASA has just released a report into the latest statistics regarding global warming. The El Nino has influenced overall global average temperatures. January 2016 became the ninth straight hottest month on record for the planet as a whole. The average was a huge 1.13 degrees above average, which is a significant margin. It has been cold…
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WEATHER: COOLER ACROSS THE REGION
The southerly has now passed and temperatures are a lot more comfortable for most. Inland it is still very sunny and quite warm. Along the coast, partly cloudy skies will be the theme in the coming days, with onshore winds and the occasional isolated shower or two.
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WEATHER: COOLER CONDITIONS MOVING IN
The southerly has been making its way across the region today. It flared up a few showers along the NSW ranges and coast from Kempsey to Coffs and Byron. The southerly will continue moving north tonight. Tomorrow will be cooler for all with partly cloudy skies and a few more isolated showers along the coast.…