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A strong cold front will spread rain and strong winds into southern parts of SA and Vic. Unstable air over some central and eastern parts will generate thunderstorms, particularly for northern NSW, western Qld and northern NT. A few coastal showers for parts of WA and Qld.
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Today, 5:25AM UTC
Australia’s 2025 spring equinox approaches
The Southern Hemisphere’s spring equinox will occur early next week, meaning days are about to become longer than nights across Australia. What is the spring equinox? The spring equinox (also known as the vernal equinox) refers to the date when the Sun appears to be positioned directly above Earth’s equator. This happens twice each year - once in March and again in September. Day and night are roughly equal in length for most places on Earth around the dates of the equinoxes. In September, the Southern Hemisphere starts to become more tilted towards the Sun and the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the Sun. This causes days to be longer than nights in the Southern Hemisphere for the following six months. Image: Orientation of the Sun and Earth on the date of the spring equinox. When is the spring equinox in Australia? The spring equinox will occur early morning at 4:19am AEST on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. On this date, there will be roughly (but not exactly) 12 hours between sunrise and sunset across Australia. You can check the sunrise and sunset times for your area on the Weatherzone app. Image: Daily Forecast for Condobolin, NSW, on the Weatherzone app. While Australia’s meteorological spring started on September 1, the astronomical spring for the Southern Hemisphere begins on the date of the equinox. The reason for this difference is due to the meteorological season more closely matching the annual temperature cycles experienced most populated areas on Earth. Image: The difference between Earth’s astronomical and meteorological seasons. Source: NOAA Office of Education/Kaleigh Ballantine Meanwhile, for the Northern Hemisphere, the autumn/fall equinox will occur at 6:19pm UTC on Monday, September 22, 2025. Following the moment of the equinox, the Northern Hemisphere will embark on six months of more darkness than daylight.
Today, 1:05AM UTC
Dangerous two days of damaging winds, thunderstorms as strong spring cold front lashes SE Australia
Dynamic weather typical of early spring is buffeting central and eastern Australia this Friday, and it’s set to continue right through the weekend in some areas. Severe weather warnings for damaging winds were issued for parts of NSW, Victoria and Tasmania on Friday morning, while gale warnings are in place for parts of coastal South Australia. Two gusts of 80 km/h have already been recorded (nearly an hour apart) at Melbourne Airport on Friday morning before 10am, while kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart recorded an overnight gust of 100 km/h. Thunderstorms are also expected to break out across several states – with the possibility of severe storms from northern Victoria all the way up to southern Queensland on Friday afternoon – while snow, hail and icy winds will chill Tasmania, Victoria and southern NSW and the ACT by Saturday. What’s causing the severe weather? The engine driving this vigorous weather is an intense low pressure system, which on Friday morning was centred over waters south of the Great Australian Bight and west of Tasmania. Image: Four-hour combined satellite and radar loop for SE Australia to 10am on Friday, September 19. A cold front associated with the low pressure system is rapidly surging towards the mainland and Tasmania. Ahead of it, showers and storms have already formed along a trough extending from southern Victoria all the way to southern parts of the NT. As mentioned, the severe thunderstorm potential increases on Friday afternoon as cold air clashes with warmer air. In Melbourne, showers should develop close to the 7:40pm opening bounce in the Geelong vs Hawthorn AFL Preliminary Final. By Saturday morning, it will feel like winter has returned to southeastern Australia, with snow falling to as low as 1100m in the mainland high country and down to around 600m in Tasmania. Severe weather will persist all weekend in Tasmania as a series of cold fronts lash the state, with a surge of particularly cold air for spring due on Monday. That cold air will also reach the southern mainland, dropping the snow level to around 800 metres. Please check the latest weather warnings on the Weatherzone warnings page.
18 Sep 2025, 1:12AM UTC
Perth sets rainfall streak not seen in 18 years
For four months in a row, Perth has exceeded its average monthly rainfall – the first time this has happened in the traditionally wet winter/spring period since 2007. Perth reached its September average of 79.3mm during light showers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Another 13.2mm of rain then fell in the 24 hours to 9am Thursday – most of it in a brief burst before midday yesterday – bringing this month’s running total to a healthy 93.8mm. That means that over the last four months, Perth has received: June: 129.8mm (average 127.2mm) July 174.4mm (average 147.8mm) August: 203.8mm (average 122.7mm) September: 93.8mm and counting (average 79.3mm) Image: The combined radar and satellite loop for the four hours to midday (AWST) on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, shows how a fast-moving band of moisture scored a direct hit on the Perth metro area. Perth’s recent rainy streak is obviously a good news story. The city receives the vast majority of its rainfall in the period from late autumn to early spring, so this is when locals hope for all the rain they can get. READ MORE: Perth approaching winter rainfall streak not seen in 3 decades But it’s worth remembering that the previous seven months from November 2024 to May 2025 all saw below-average rainfall totals. Indeed, most of WA’s South West Land Division has experienced ongoing rainfall deficits in recent years. That’s illustrated dramatically in the image below, which shows rainfall deciles in Western Australia over the four-year period from the start of September 2021 to the end of August 2025. Image: The southwest corner of WA has been much drier than average of the last four years, despite this year’s relatively wet winter. Source: BoM. As you can see, most of WA’s South West Land Division is experiencing ongoing rainfall deficits, including Perth. That helps explain why the city’s combined water storage was just 48.1% of capacity as of this Tuesday, September 16. Image: Perth’s water storage levels for 2025 continue to trend below recent years despite solid winter and early spring rainfall in 2025. Source: WA Water Corporation. Meanwhile Perth can expect dry weather for at least the next week or so, with a good chance of the first 30-degree day of the season next Wednesday. Our Perth forecast is here. Image: Perth temperature extremes and rainfall totals over the four days from September 14 to September 17 on the Weatherzone app.