Alison Osborne

In Australia, we don’t need to worry about the impact of the weather on voter turnout.

Persistent heatwaves, below average rainfall and the record late arrival of the Australian monsoon has made for an oppressive cocktail of prolonged heat spanning multiple states in January this year.

Wild weather is coming in on all sides this week, with the fated warmer, yet wetter summer for many starting to take shape.

Weather patterns across the nation are taking quite the dramatic turn with a much wetter week ahead for the country, with two regions readying for a drenching in potentially dangerous storms.

Spring can be a very annoying time of year wardrobe-wise as summer like heat battles it out day-to-day with wintry chills.

Storm season is in full swing across the nation’s east – with last week’s storms in Queensland and New South Wales resulting in damage, power outages and large hailstorms hammering the ground.

Expected conditions for the 2024 Sydney Marathon on Sunday couldn’t be more different from the hot and humid ordeal that was the 2023 event – and that could be good news for those wishing to meet a goal pace or set a personal best.

Australia’s outback is starting to heat up much earlier than usual this year – and with ten days left of the season, winter heat records are set to topple in at least two states by the end of the weekend.

A low-pressure system in the Tasman Sea is heading southwards this weekend, rapidly intensifying as it goes.

There are only two weeks left until Australia’s ski resorts open for 2024 and the chairlifts start turning.

Australia’s weather patterns have shifted into full autumn mode as high pressure dominates and the odd cold front pushes on through and brings showers to the southeast.

It’s that time of year where you may start thinking of having a jumper ready in the mornings if you live in south-eastern Australia – but the weather this weekend has other ideas.

West Australians are having a very hot February – sure, it’s summer, and it’s Western Australia – but believe me when I say, the heat has been unrelenting, unusually high, unusually frequent, and unbearable for most if you were to be outside this weekend.

If you’ve been feeling hot, sweaty, and uncomfortable recently, you’re not alone – millions of Australians along the New South Wales coast have been suffering very tropical-like weather so far this year.

There’s a change in the air over the Northern Territory Top End after a sluggish start to the wet season.

Western Australians are no stranger to the heat – but this week, the mercury is on the rise by day, and remaining oppressively high for some by night, likely triggering a severe heatwave warning in Perth from Tuesday to Thursday.

Perth’s official weather data predates Federation, with records maintained since 1876.