Weather

With the mercury soaring in much of the country, extreme heat and heatwaves are fast becoming Australia’s most urgent climate-driven health emergency

In the time it takes 24 horses to run 3.2 kilometres, Melbourne’s weather can change from hot northerly winds to freezing southerly gales. Here’s why

In summer, more of our rain falls in localised storms but they aren’t strongly related to El Nino and can be very hard to predict

Warming oceans have altered a common weather pattern that brings monsoon rains across northern Australia, causing a massive increase in rainfall in the northwest

For drought-busting rains, Australia might just have to wait for the tropical oceans to serve up some moisture, finds new research

Melbourne’s weather is renowned for its variability, but it is still predictable, explained partly by its position on a large hot continent close to the cold Southern Ocean

Climate events can have a big impact on the timing of grape growth and harvesting, so how can we use predictions to help winegrowers plan for the best drop?

While wet weather makes a small impact on bushfire risk, long-term trends are much more important

Joelle Gergis has pieced together Australia’s climate history for the first time, confirming our continent is already experiencing weather extremes far beyond natural variability

Passengers onboard the First Fleet received a harsh introduction to their new home’s climate before they even landed. Their diaries and letters reveal just how hard it was