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.