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24 Nov 2025, 11:17PM UTC
What caused Monday’s giant hailstones over Brisbane?
Thousands of residents of southeast Queensland were still without power early on Tuesday morning, with some people waking up to worse damage than that inflicted by Cyclone Alfred in March, after relatively brief but severe hailstorms struck late on Monday afternoon. An outbreak of thunderstorms formed over far northeastern New South Wales on Monday and rapidly crossed the border, impacting areas along the coast and nearby hinterland and ranges from the Gold Coast to Bundaberg. Image: Four-hour loop showing radar and water vapour in the atmosphere from 1pm to 5pm in SE Qld and far NE NSW (AEST) on Monday, 24 November, 2025. Some of the noteworthy rainfall totals (all of which fell in a brief period of around an hour or less) included: 79mm at Moreton Island 69mm at Upper Rous River/Hopkins Creek (on the NSW side of the border, just south of Lamington NP) 56mm at Hervey Bay 40.6mm at Maryborough 34.8mm at Tewantin 31.6mm at Brisbane Airport 29.4mm at Brisbane Some of the largest hailstones observed included: 14cm hailstones near Chandler around 3:00pm 11cm hailstones at Manly, Ferny Hills and Alexandra Hills around 3:30pm 9cm hailstones at Bunya around 3.24pm 9cm hailstones at Coombabah, Gold Coast, at 2:10pm Wind gusts exceeding 100 km/h were also reported during the storms in SE Qld, including at Brisbane Airport and on the Sunshine Coast. How did the storms form? As Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino wrote on Monday morning when discussing the potential for violent SE Queensland thunderstorms on Monday afternoon, the three main ingredients for thunderstorms – instability, moisture and a trigger (or triggers) – were all in place. Atmospheric instability was abundant over the affected area due to warm air near the surface and much cooler, drier air aloft. This instability provided the lift required to build large thunderstorm clouds stretching thousands of metres into the sky. Abundant moisture was available in the lower and middle levels of the atmosphere, providing ample fuel for storm clouds to become loaded with rain and hail. As for the third element, there were two main triggers. The first was a "dry line" sitting over southeast Qld and northeast NSW – a zone where moisture-laden air to the east clashed with drier air to the west. The second trigger was a southeasterly change moving north throughout the afternoon and evening. Why was the hail so large? Image: Hailstones the size of apples fell in The Gap, Brisbane, on November 24, 2025. Source: Nick Gilpin (@nickgilpin) on Threads. Hail forms when raindrops are carried high into the sky by a thunderstorm’s updraft. The hail grows larger when it collides with supercooled water droplets high in the storm cloud, which freeze onto the surface of the hailstone and make it grow. Stronger thunderstorms have powerful updrafts that cause hailstones to rise and fall over and over, accumulating new layers of ice each time they lift into the cold upper-levels of the storm (that’s why you often see layers on a large hailstone resembling the rings inside an onion). As mentioned above, all of the elements were in place for the development of severe thunderstorms, which meant the atmosphere was like a natural laboratory for the creation of giant hailstones. This image shows yesterday’s storm crossing Bribie Island. The cell produced more than 800,000 lightning strikes and 100km/h winds, leaving a trail of destruction across the south east of our State. We’re working hard to deliver assistance to Queenslanders who need it. ⚡️ For… pic.twitter.com/CLm4r44TDf — David Crisafulli (@DavidCrisafulli) November 24, 2025 What next for Brisbane and SEQ weather? Afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms are possible over the next three days from this Tuesday through to Thursday. The storms may be severe. Days will be hot, sticky and uncomfortable right across southeast Qld, with maximums in the low-to-mid thirties across the region. Inland temperatures will be a few degrees higher than those along the coast.
24 Nov 2025, 6:13AM UTC
Mercury tops 45°C in three states as Victoria hits 40°C for first time this spring
A large portion of Australia’s interior is baking this Monday under near-record-breaking temperatures for November, and the searing heat is directly related to Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina. To 5pm Monday (AEDT), temperatures above 45°C were experienced in three states, with the hottest readings in each of those states being: SA: 46.2°C At Marree in the state’s North East Pastoral forecast district QLD: 46.1°C at Windorah in the Channel Country of the state’s southwest corner NSW: 45.4°C at Smithville Outpost in the state’s northwest corner It's also worth noting that numerous readings between 43°C and 43.7°C were recorded right across the southern half of the Northern Territory, including at Alice Springs and Yulara, near Uluru. Some of Monday's heat made it as far south as the northwest corner of Victoria, where the tiny town of Walpeup hit 40.1°C, the state’s first 40-degree temperature to date in spring 2025 in what has been a relatively cool season compared to the long-term average in most parts of Victoria. Image: Marree in South Australia was Australia's hottest place on Monday with a maximum of 46.2°C. Source: iStock/bloodstone. How did Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina help fuel this heat event? As Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino noted last week, TC Fina drew vast amounts of heat from the warm surrface waters of the Timor Sea (which have been 30°C or higher near the Top End coastline), then transported it into higher levels of the atmosphere. The upper-level air then moved further south before descending over the Australian continent under the influence of an upper-level high pressure system. "As the air that was ejected into the upper-atmosphere moved south, it lost a lot of the moisture it began with but retained its potential temperature,” Domensino explained. "This means that the air warmed up as it descended towards the ground over central Australia, in a process called adiabatic warming." This Monday has actually been the second day of extreme heat in outback regions, with Birdsville in Queensland’s Channel Country reaching 46.7°C on Sunday. That was just two degrees short of the statewide spring record. The interior heat will begin to dissipate on Tuesday, with some of it tracking towards the east coast. Sydney is expecting a maximum of 36°C on Wednesday, while Brisbane is in line for a similar maximum on Thursday with the chance of storms on what will be a very steamy and uncomfortable day.
24 Nov 2025, 12:16AM UTC
Violent thunderstorms to target southeast QLD and northeast NSW on Monday
The atmosphere is primed for intense thunderstorms over southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales on Monday, with a risk of supercells bringing destructive winds and giant hail. Parts of southeast Qld were hit with massive hailstones on Sunday as severe storms swept over eastern Australia. This included hail measuring around 8cm in diameter to the south of Brisbane, caused by a supercell that roared across the Scenic Rim and Logan regions shortly after sunset. Image: A supercell passing over parts of southeast Qld on Sunday evening. Source: Weatherzone. Monday has all the ingredients for further severe thunderstorm development over northeast NSW and southeast Qld. Computer models suggest populated areas in both states could see severe storms in the afternoon and evening. The three main ingredients for thunderstorms are: Instability Moisture Trigger Atmospheric instability will be abundant over southeast Qld and northeast NSW on Monday due to warm air near the surface and much cooler, drier air aloft. This instability will provide the lift required to build large thunderstorm clouds stretching thousands of metres into the sky. There will also be plenty of moisture available in the lower and middle levels of the atmosphere, providing ample fuel for storm clouds to become loaded with rain and hail. There will also be two main triggers for storms on Monday. The first will be a ‘dry line’ sitting over southeast Qld and northeast NSW, which is a zone where moisture-laden air to the east clashes with drier air to the west. The second trigger for storms will be a southeastern wind change moving towards the north throughout the afternoon and evening. One additional ingredient that will help make Monday’s storms particularly dangerous is wind shear, which refers to the change in wind speed and direction with height. Strong wind shear over southeast Qld and northeast NSW will help create rotation in thunderstorms, increasing the likelihood of supercells, which are the most violent and dangerous type of thunderstorm. Storms on Monday should initially form over northeast NSW in the afternoon before spreading into southeast Qld during the afternoon and early evening. Monday’s severe thunderstorms are likely to cause heavy rain, damaging wind gusts in excess of 90 km/h and large hail measuring larger than 2cm in diameter in some areas. If supercells develop, wind gusts exceeding 125 km/h and giant hail exceeding 5m will also be a risk. Image: Forecast accumulated rain on Monday, showing the general region where thunderstorms are expected to occur according to the ACCESS-C model. Source: Weatherzone. Severe thunderstorm warnings are likely to be issued and updated throughout the afternoon and evening, so be sure to check the latest warnings in your area and keep an eye on the radar to see where storms are moving. Thunderstorms will affect parts of Qld every day this week and storms will also be a regular feature in several other Australian states and territories throughout the week. Brisbane and other areas of southeast Qld and northeast NSW could see potentially severe storms every day between now and at least Thursday.