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Cloud, rain, and storms affect the southwestern parts of WA associated with an advancing area of low pressure, mainly over central and northern WA. A few showers are expected for SE SA, southern Vic, southern NSW, and Tas. Most other areas will be dry and clear.
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Today, 1:40AM UTC
Severe storm aftermath in eastern Australia
Thunderstorms developed on a southerly change and trough moving north across northeast NSW and into southeast Qld during Saturday afternoon and early evening. Image: Archive image of a thunderstorm and lightning over Brisbane City. iStock:Credit:EyeEm Mobile GmbH Image: Infrared satellite images with superimposed radar (green-yellow shading) and lightning strikes (blue-red boxes) for 2:45pm (left), 4:45pm (middle), and 6:45pm (right) EDST. Reports came flooding in on social media of hail, strong winds and intense rain as severe thunderstorms developed inland from the north NSW coast mid-afternoon and then proceeded across southeast Queensland later in the afternoon before finally weakening and contracting off the Wide Bay coast mid-evening. Images of golf ball sized hail were posted from Samford (Qld) along with video of small to medium sized hail covering property yards across southeast Queensland from places such as Bellmere, Narangba, Jimboomba, and Moggil to name a few. Very strong winds were also captured on video as a storm passed over Jimboomba. The path of individual thunderstorms can be seen from detected lightning strikes during Saturday afternoon. Image: Lightning strikes (red dots) captured by DTN's Global Lightning Network between 2pm and 5pm EDST. Black arrows show the path of stronger individual thunderstorm cells. Overall, the total lightning strike count from DTN's Global Lightning Network for this event was near to 272,000. The strongest observed wind gusts within storms were reported in Queensland. The more notable wind gusts were (times reported in AEST): Dalby (Qld) - 80km/h at 3:16pm Amberley (Qld) - 80km/h at 4:09pm Gayndah (Qld) - 70km/h at 5:30pm The higher rainfall totals during this event were observed across more elevated areas through inland southeast Queensland with many centres under the path of stronger thunderstorm cells experiencing totals ranging between 25-30mm. For the Brisbane Metro and Gold Coast regions, rainfall totals were generally less than 10mm. Image: 24-hour rainfall totals to 8:15am 19 October 2025. Source: Bureau of Meteorology Saturday was a wild ride for many residents over northeast NSW and southeast Queensland. Thankfully, the weather pattern across the broader region today is more settled as gentler E/SE winds bring milder temperatures and a couple of lighter showers developing in the afternoon about the coast and neighbouring inland regions.
17 Oct 2025, 11:06PM UTC
Brace yourself Southeast Queensland for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
Aside from an outbreak of severe thunderstorms across the Sunshine Coast and inland Hinterland, and the Moreton Bay area to the northeast of Brisbane on Sunday 12th October, the start of this month has seen very dry and stable weather conditions across southeast Queensland. This is about to change during this afternoon and evening. An outbreak of thunderstorms is forecast to develop across southeast Queensland with the potential for some severe storms developing about the NSW-Qld border and the Gold Coast around mid-afternoon and then tracking northwards and finally passing over the Sunshine Coast in the early evening. Temperatures during the afternoon are expected to climb into the low to mid 30’s further inland from the coast which will experience cooler temperatures with an E/NE seabreeze. Modest humidity levels coupled with the hot afternoon temperatures will generate some thunderstorms across the Darling Downs early to mid-afternoon as cumulonimbus towers become visible towards the west from the major population areas nearer to the coast. This thunderstorm activity is a lower threat for the major population centres nearer the coast. It will be towards the south where eyes will be watching later in the afternoon. A line of thunderstorms is expected to develop on a southerly wind change moving northwards along the NSW's coast and the inland ranges during the afternoon. Severe thunderstorms on the change are possible mid-afternoon across the northeast NSW ranges. As the southerly change enters southeast Queensland, it is expected to encounter a highly unstable airmass, primed by the build-up of heat and modest humidity levels during the afternoon. This boost in instability is likely to enhance one to two thunderstorms along the change, transforming them into potentially severe thunderstorms with accompanying large hail and damaging wind gusts. Be vigilant and alert to any updated warnings during the afternoon and evening For the latest information regarding severe weather warnings for southeast Queensland and northeast NSW, check the Weatherzone App.
17 Oct 2025, 8:12AM UTC
Severe storms pummel NSW with 400,000 lightning strikes in five hours
Thunderstorms stretching more than 800 km across NSW caused large hail and prolific lightning on Friday. Warm and humid air interacting with an unstable atmosphere and a broad low pressure trough produced widespread and intense thunderstorm activity over NSW on Friday. While a few storms were rumbling across NSW in the morning, the day’s heat was the key ingredient that caused the storms to spread out and intensify in the afternoon. Image: A storm cell off Sydney’s Northern Beaches on Friday afternoon. Source: Felix Levesque. At 3pm there were multiple storm cells building over central and northern NSW and by 6pm, storms were stretching more than 800 km from Sydney to the state’s northern inland. Storms also spread north of Sydney up through the Mid North Coast throughout Friday afternoon. Around 400,000 lightning strikes were detected within a 500 km radius of Dubbo between 2pm and 7pm on Friday. Of these, around 70,000 were cloud-to-ground strikes and the rest were cloud-to-cloud strikes. Image: Lightning strikes detected within a 500 km radius of Dubbo between 2pm and 7pm AEDT on Friday, October 17, 2025. Friday’s storms also caused blustery winds, heavy rain and large hail, including 4cm hail at Stuart Town in the state’s Central West and 3 cm hail at Engadine in southern Sydney. Severe thunderstorms will continue to affect parts of NSW and southern Qld on Friday night into Saturday. The focus of the most intense thunderstorms on Saturday will most likely be northeast NSW and southeast Qld. Check the latest severe thunderstorm warnings for the most up to date information on this ongoing storm outbreak.