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A low is sending cool winds, cloud & showers across Tas & Vic, which led to unseasonably cold Saturday. Showers & storms some intense, are scattering across NSW's ranges & coast, Qld's inland, the NT & WA's far north in troughs. A high is keeping much of the interior & west dry.
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Today, 6:02AM UTC
Darwin's wettest day in months
Thunderstorms rumbled through Darwin late Friday night and early Saturday morning, dumping an impressive 76.8mm of rain at Darwin Airport in the 24 hours to 9am. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that the bulk of the rainfall, 68.2mm fell in just one hour (between 9:30pm and 10:30pm ACST). Prior to this event, Darwin Airport hadn't experienced a day this wet since the end of the last wet season, when 115.4mm fell April 2, 2025. While the wet season has commenced in Darwin (the wet season runs from November to April), this event stands out as an early-season outlier. Darwin Airport hasn't had a November day this wet since 2016. In fact, 76.8mm is equal to more than half Darwin's average precipitation for the month of November. The atmosphere was primed to deliver heavy rainfall while levels of moisture and instability were quite high. Furthermore, a light steering flow from the east directed slow-moving thunderstorms over Darwin as shown in the radar loop below. Image: Combined satellite and radar loop for Darwin in the 2 hours from 9:00pm to 11:00pm (ACST) on 7 November, 2025. As the Top End's wet season unfolds, it will pay to keep checking the Weatherzone warnings page. https://www.weatherzone.com.au/warnings
07 Nov 2025, 7:09AM UTC
Aurora australis possible on Friday night, cloud and moonlight permitting
The colourful aurora australis may become visible from southern parts of Australia on Friday night following a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun. CMEs are eruptions of solar material and magnetic field from the sun. When a CME reaches Earth, it can cause a geomagnetic storm that sometimes produces an auroral display at high latitudes (close to the poles) in Earth’s northern and southern hemispheres. These auroral displays appear as colours in the night sky. Image: Aurora australis from Shoalhaven, NSW in June 2025. Source: @micksamsonphoto / Instagram Two CMEs were detected from the sun on November 5, prompting the Bureau of Meteorology’s Space Weather Service to issue an aurora watch on November 6. This watch stated: “A coronal mass ejection is expected to impact the Earth within the next 48 hours, possibly resulting in significant geomagnetic activity and visible auroras during local nighttime hours. Aurora alerts will follow if significant geomagnetic activity actually occurs.” The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Service also predicts a moderate to strong geomagnetic storm on Friday and a moderate geomagnetic storm continuing Saturday, which could cause auroras. Image: Aurora australis from Bright, Vic in January 2025. Source: @jamesofbright / Instagram Unfortunately, aurora watchers in southern Australia will have to contend with cloud cover associated with a cold front and light from a near full moon on Friday night. If an aurora does occur, this cloud and moonlight will make viewing difficult in some areas. The best conditions for viewing the aurora australis are clear nights with a new moon, when there is little light or cloud to interrupt the view.
06 Nov 2025, 10:35PM UTC
Dramatic NSW temperature drop this weekend
New South Wales is set for a weekend of dramatically contrasting temperatures as an approaching cold front causes a surge of warmth followed by an unseasonable late spring chill. Western parts of the state will actually have their warmest day this Friday with the cool air kicking in by Saturday, while the heat will peak in eastern parts of NSW on Saturday before most locations lose at least 10 degrees for their Sunday maximums. Image: Predicted maximums in NSW this Saturday according to the ECMWF model. Image: Predicted maximums in NSW this Sunday according to the ECMWF model. The contrasting maximums are well illustrated in the two images above, and also in the weekend forecasts for a selection of well-known NSW locations representing six distinct forecast districts: Penrith: 36°C Saturday, 24°C, Sunday Sydney: 33°C Saturday 22°C, Sunday Nowra: 33°C Saturday, 19°C Sunday Dubbo: 33°C Saturday, 23°C Sunday Newcastle: 32°C Saturday, 23°C Sunday Goulburn: 26°C Saturday, 16°C Sunday Orange: 24°C Saturday, 13°C Sunday You’ll notice that the last two spots on the above list – Goulburn and Orange, on the Southern and Central Tablelands respectively – will both be very cool for November on Sunday. Canberra's maximum will also drop 10 degrees from 27°C on Saturday to 17°C on Sunday (its average November maximum is 24.9°C), while snow is expected at higher elevations of the Victorian Alps and NSW Snowy Mountains. As you'd expect with a brief period of dramatically contrasting temperatures in southern Australia in spring, stormy conditions will develop as the warm and cool airmasses clash. While no severe weather warnings are currently in place for NSW, it will pay to keep checking the Weatherzone warnings page. For Sydney, there’s the slight chance of storms on Friday night onwards, although Saturday looks more likely.