Tag: weather
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WEATHER: STILL VERY DRY INLAND
The weekend deluge has helped ease conditions across the Clarence Valley and around Casino in the Northern Rivers after a prolonged dry spell. The excessive rain in south east Queensland may trigger a Ross River outbreak with mosquito numbers expected to swell, but the inland areas of the North West remain very dry. They received…
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SCHOOL CANCELLED AS MARCIA DELUGE HITS TWEED
After the Tweed’s recent history of severe flooding, locals are understandably feeling a bit nervous tonight. The border region is on notice- Tropical Cyclone Marcia will bring intense rain to the area.
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BEACHES CLOSE AS COAST FEELS MARCIA’S FURY
As Tropical Cyclone Marcia tears towards the Queensland coastline, we’re already feeling the affects. Dangerous surf conditions have forced the closure of beaches, but the damaging winds and flash flooding is yet to come.
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WEATHER: MARCIA, MARCIA, MARCIA!
Cyclone Marcia is closing in on the Queensland coast tonight, and is expected to cross between Rockhampton and Mackay. There is an associated trough stretching south and this is expected to cause all the problems for south east Queensland and north east New South Wales. The rain will start to increase across these regions from…
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WEATHER: CYCLONE MAY COME DOWN THE COAST
There are numerous lows forming along the monsoon trough at the moment, one of them may become a concern to us later in the week. The low in the Coral Sea may head south affecting the south east Queensland coast around Thursday and the northern New South Wales coast by the weekend. These systems have…
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WEATHER: COASTAL SHOWERS EASING
The northern New South Wales coast and south east Queensland has had a consistent run of showers, with some heavy localised falls. This shower activity is going to ease across the weekend. The onshore winds will still be with us, making for more humid days and nights. The Hunter has seen a few small showers and…
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WEATHER: EXTREMELY WARM SEA TEMPERATURES
Going for an ocean swim this week? Chances are you will notice how incredibly warm the water is. The cooler side of the scale is 22 to 23 degrees around Newcastle and the Central Coast, but head further north and things get a little crazy, with water temperatures from Coffs Harbour to Byron up to…
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WEATHER: A VERY CONSISTENT WEEK AHEAD
The forecast for the rest of the week is looking very similar. Moist onshore winds will create partly cloudy skies, with the occasional isolated shower falling on the eastern side of the Divide. Inland it is going to remain very hot and dry. It’s all thanks to a slow moving high over the southern Tasman.
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WEATHER: MT BORAH AT MANILLA
Tonight, Gavin Morris is reporting from Mount Borah in north west New South Wales, where he’s taking part in the Manilla XC Paragliding Camp.
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WEATHER FORCES CANCELLATION OF RELIGIOUS TRADITION
For the first time in 58 years, a religious tradition in Newcastle has been cancelled due to safety concerns. Each year, the Greek Orthodox Church throws a special crucifix into the Bogey Hole, which is then retrieved as part of the blessing of the waters ceremony. Today though that wasn’t the case. “Because of the…