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High winds down trees but damage is ""manageable"" as Norfolk Island begins clean-up after Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle.

An urgent danger to life warning has been issued as floodwaters submerge the city of Lismore on the northern NSW coast on Monday and more rain expected for Tuesday..

Premium Content Subscriber only Motorists were urged to take care driving through Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast hinterland on Wednesday morning as a thick fog covered the region. The weather bureau issued a warning for the Brisbane area just before 6am, saying reduced visibility in fog would “make road conditions dangerous” during the morning. There were heavy delays southbound on the Bruce Highway with traffic backed up from North Lakes to Burpengary following several crashes, with a tri...

Premium Content Subscriber only More than 3300 homes are without power as a line of storms rolls over Queensland, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning damaging winds and large hail are possible for parts of the state. BOM said severe storms with damaging winds, large hail and large accumulations of small hail are possible in parts of southeast Queensland between Caboolture, Gladstone and Biloela and in the states north between Sarina and Townsville. Storm clouds at Alexandra Headline on th...

Hazardous surf causes south-east Queensland beach closures We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Some south-east Queensland beaches have been closed as hazardous surf and swell conditions batter the coast. Kings Beach, Mudjimba Beach, Main Beach and North Stradbroke Island were closed on Tuesday morning, with Surf Life Saving Queensland urging people to stay out of the water. Hazardous surf is expected to continue th...

Premium Content Subscriber only Sunshine Coast residents can expect blue skies to turn to grey for the week ahead as rain and possible thunderstorms are forecast. The weather bureau predicted a 60 per cent chance of showers for the region on Wednesday, most likely during this morning and afternoon. Forecaster Rosa Hoff said there was a wider possibility of rain from Fraser Island down to the southern end of the Coast. "Were forecasting between about 1-10mm of rain, some locations could see ...

Feels like -1.1C: Big freeze grips Queensland Temperatures have plummeted across Queensland with Brisbane enduring its coldest night this year and one town in the state’s south dropping to a chilly -1.1C. Weather by Rachael Rosel Premium Content Subscriber only Winter is knocking on the door with Brisbane enduring its coldest night of 2021 while the apparent temperature was a chilly -1.1C in Applethorpe at 5am today. Temperatures plummeted across the...

Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain to come for parts of Queensland We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds have been predicted for south-east Queensland and the northern parts of the state over the coming days. The Bureau of Meteorology forecasted an increase in thunderstorm activity across both south-east Queensland and the north-east and tropical regions. The show...

Weather Penny Hoffmann Premium Content Subscriber only BOM Meteorologist Rosa Hoff predicts this long weekend will be wet for Central Queensland and the Capricorn Coast with rainfall, some thunderstorms and cooler temperatures. Rainfall Hoff states there will be an increase in stream showers, where the showers over the ocean get pulled onto the coast thanks to south-easterly winds. This increase in rainfall will occur everywhere through Cooktown down to the bo...

"If youre getting up before dawn, maybe bring a jacket," Ms Hoff said. "13C at Maroochydore and Noosa, 12.5C at Caloundra. Then cooler inland, 11C at Nambour and 10C at Maleny." Ms Hoff said the skies would be quite clear with few clouds to trap heat but minimal wind around. She said the period from about 4am to sunrise would be the coldest part of the coming days. "Theres cold air coming up from NSW as well," she said. Rainfall could return to the Sunshine Coast by Monday with widespread...