However, tropical cyclones generate very large seas that radiate across the oceans, and these long-range swells can impact Australia’s coastline from thousands of kilometres away. Learn more about the impacts in our latest story. 👇 https://t.co/nxFLEibt4R

Fortunately for those in eastern Australian, there is only a low chance of a tropical cyclone being within the Australian region in the next 7 days. If a tropical cyclone does form, it will most likely be located a long way off Australia’s east coast and pose very little direct

Along with this active phase of the MJO, oceans are very warm across the Coral Sea and southwest Pacific. This is partly due to the weak La Niña conditions currently in place across the Pacific. 🌡️ Currently oceans across the region are 2-3°C warmer than normal, with waters even

This increased potential for tropical systems in the region is partly driven by an active phase of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) moving into the western Pacific region. The MJO causes an increase in cloud and thunderstorm activity when active over a region. This enhanced

At this stage, four computer models are forecasting the development of tropical lows or cyclones over the Coral Sea and southwest Pacific over the next two weeks.

Australia’s East Coast could be impacted by periods of strong waves over the next couple of weeks as tropical cyclone activity increases in the Coral Sea and southwest Pacific Ocean. 🌊 This image shows DTN's OneFX Significant Wave Heights map - where wave heights could reach 5

Bush and grass #fires currently active in #NSW's Hunter and Mid North Coast have caused the closure of the Pacific Highway that connects Sydney and Brisbane. 🔥 NSW RFS firefighters are hard at work to contain the ongoing blaze and resume the critical transport route.

The large size of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre has made its pink waters visible in satellite images captured from the edge of space, including the Himawari-9 satellite that sits around 36,000 km above the Earth’s surface. 🛰️

Water evaporating from endorheic lakes like Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre cause the water’s salinity to increase. This heightened brine concentration causes and increase in certain types of bacteria and algae, which causes the colour of the water to appear pink. 📷 Photo by Felicity

The heavy rain that fell earlier this year injected a huge amount of water into the lake. 💧 As the lake is endorheic, meaning it is a drainage basin that has no outlet, this water has been slowly evaporating over the past 6-7 months.

Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is an ephemeral lake, meaning it spends much of its time empty and only fills following heavy rain in the Lake Eyre Basin, an area spanning around 1.2 million square kilometres into parts of four Australian states and territories!

The lake started filling with water back in May this year following heavy rain over Queensland in late summer and autumn. 🌧️ March 2025 was a particularly wet month for the #LakeEyre Basin, with record-breaking rain falling in parts of western Qld. 📷 This photo by Keiko Dalby

The vast waters in Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre have turned pink, offering a rare spectacle that can be seen from space. 🩷 These incredible photos were captured by Felicity Brown via @chinta_air. So, why has the lake turned pink?

Check out the vast waters in Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre that have turned pink! 👀 You can currently see satellite images of #LakeEyre with pink waters - head to the the Radar tab in the Weatherzone app. Get the app at https://t.co/RntasSulKQ

Hot, dry and windy weather will sweep across southeastern Australia over the next three days, causing Extreme #firedanger in parts of #SouthAustralia, #Victoria and #NSW. 🔥 https://t.co/kZT3BaYmSi

#Temperatures will exceed 40°C across a 4,000 km stretch of Australia later this week as a massive pool of hot air spreads across the country. 🌡️ Full story: https://t.co/lXGEuj2X41 Some areas in central Australia could reach around 46°C to 48°C on Saturday afternoon. 🥵 🎥

Learn more in our latest story. 👇 https://t.co/kf2ROtwBCd

🌡️ The previous coldest summer temperature recorded at Canberra Airport was +0.3°C, on December 6, 2012. The previous coldest summer temperature recorded at any of the old official Canberra weather stations was 0°C at Acton on December 3, 1924.

On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 5:50 am, the mercury at the current official city weather station at Canberra Airport fell to -0.3°C. 🥶 📷 This image shows the minimum temperatures across southeastern Australia on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.

We all know #Canberra is cold and frosty at night during late autumn, winter and early spring, but in over 100 years of records, the national capital had never recorded a night below zero in the summer months. 🌡️ Until now.