Widespread thunderstorms, heatwave conditions and elevated fire danger will affect parts of Australia this weekend.

The Australian region is primed for severe tropical cyclones this season, despite an ongoing trend of reduced tropical ...

Bourke in New South Wales and Birdsville in Queensland register hottest October day on record for any location in their ...

South Australia and Victoria receive welcome rain in what has been a dry spring to date, with warnings issued for strong, ...

Destructive winds, thunderstorms and record-challenging heat will affect southern and eastern Australia on Wednesday.

A burst of record-challenging October heat and blustery winds will cause Extreme fire danger ratings over parts of NSW on ...

Sydney's days have been so hot this October that the city is currently on track to break the average maximum temperature ...

Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales all saw numerous October heat records broken in outback locations on October ...

Image: Thunderstorm in Auvergne (France) and lightning.  [iStock: Credit:Wirestock]Aside from an outbreak of severe ...

Intense thunderstorms are likely to pummel parts of NSW on Friday, with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain all a risk.

The most violent type of thunderstorm is called a supercell, a storm capable of producing destructive winds, giant hail, ...

Around 400,000 lightning strikes were detected within a 500 km radius of Dubbo between 2pm and 7pm on Friday. Of these, ...