A developing tropical low off Australia’s northwest coast has a high chance of becoming a #tropicalcyclone by the middle of this week, possibly as early as Tuesday.

A massive line of dangerous thunderstorms is bearing down on Sydney this Monday morning, having already impacted parts of central NSW. ⚡️

Another round of extremely heavy rainfall totals is expected in parts of northern Queensland, just days after some areas experienced some of their heaviest rainfall on record.

Another burst of intense #heat will impact Australia’s southern states next week, with unusually high #humidity and uncomfortably warm nights adding to the discomfort.

The cold tap on the shower offers no refreshment because the water's just too warm. But for locals in Gascoyne Junction, WA, life goes on despite three days of temps around 49 degrees.

Darwin’s long wait for the monsoon onset is finally over, with monsoonal winds and rain about to arrive in the city for the first time this season.

Potentially severe thunderstorms are brewing across NSW and the ACT this Wednesday afternoon, with the possibility of large hailstones and flash flooding.

Relief has arrived for Melbourne after a trio of days above 37°C. Not since February 2014 had Melbourne endured a three-day sequence of days that were so hot.

Australia is enduring a mix of severe weather this week, with flooding rain in northern Australia, bushfires in the south, heatwaves, severe storms, and two severe tropical cyclones. So, what is making this week’s weather so unhinged?

Two tropical cyclones have formed over the Indian Ocean to the northwest of Australia in the past 48 hours. #CycloneTaliah #CycloneVince

Victoria experienced the rare combination of extreme heat and severe thunderstorms on Sunday, which sparked several new fires across the states southwest.

A staggering amount of rain has inundated parts of Queensland’s northeast coast over the past week, with some places picking up more than 1.7 metres of rain during what has become an historic event for the region.

Australia has recorded temperatures of 50°C just seven times previously, but this week could add one or more readings to that list, and possibly across two different days. 🌡️

A tropical cyclone could form in the Australian region by early next week as monsoon winds and several tropical lows help to kickstart the wet season in parts of northern Australia.

A heatwave is underway across Australia, with parts of every single state and territory affected, while the entirety of Tas, Vic, SA and the ACT will be impacted this weekend.

As Victoria faces worsening fire weather with temperatures to soar statewide this weekend, smoke from the latest Grampians bushfire has drifted around 500 km north under Thursday's southerly winds.

A slow-moving low pressure system has dumped more than 900 mm of #rain on parts of #Queensland’s North Tropical coast over the last three days, causing flooding and cutting off roads.

An active pule of the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) will increase rainfall over parts of northern Australia in the coming week, while also ramping up the risk of tropical cyclone activity in the first half of February.

For at least a week, a vast area of heat has been sloshing around inland Australia. It is now set to dip down and impact southern capitals, beginning with Perth this Wednesday and Adelaide and Melbourne from the weekend.

Five tropical lows are forecast to form over the northern Australia waters this week, with an increased risk of heavy rainfall and tropical cyclone potential.