Early summer for parts of Victoria as Melbourne heats up to mid-20s

Early summer for parts of Victoria as Melbourne heats up to mid-20s

The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted Melbourne’s warmest day since April. Other parts of Victoria are forecast to reach more than 30 degrees this week.

  • byAlex Crowe

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Snow shortage forces early season closure at Victorian ski fields

Snow shortage forces early season closure at Victorian ski fields

Unfavourable winter conditions forced some ski resorts to end their season and close this weekend,while others are weighing up the benefit of staying open this year.

  • byAlex Crowe
‘Blissonance’ effect as Melbourne’s early spring signals hot,dry summer

‘Blissonance’ effect as Melbourne’s early spring signals hot,dry summer

Spring has sprung early. That’s not a good thing. After record-breaking summer temperatures and fires in the northern hemisphere,Australia’s warm winter and early spring are harbingers of summer heatwaves.

  • byMiki Perkins,Laura Chung andAlex Crowe
Storm surges could hit Southbank as wild,windy weather crosses Victoria

Storm surges could hit Southbank as wild,windy weather crosses Victoria

The bureau’s severe weather warning said damaging wind gusts up to 100km/h were possible on Saturday,along with thunderstorms and possibly the highest tide in almost a decade.

  • byLachlan Abbott
Why the winter solstice is more than just the shortest day of the year

Why the winter solstice is more than just the shortest day of the year

There will be a lot of activity surrounding the winter solstice on Thursday.

  • byAngus Dalton
Winter blast dumps snow on Victorian alps

Winter blast dumps snow on Victorian alps

A cold and wet start to the week will make for ideal skiing conditions on the Victorian alps,but leave the rest of the state shivering as conditions turn dark and dreary.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
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Heavy rain triggers flood alerts for Melbourne,large parts of Victoria
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Heavy rain triggers flood alerts for Melbourne,large parts of Victoria

A tornado warning was briefly issued for some remote towns south-west of Mildura after forecast heavy rain and damaging winds prompted the prime minister to cancel a visit to Horsham.

  • byLachlan Abbott andAlex Crowe
From the Archives:Atmospheric oddity reveals its secrets over Port Phillip

From the Archives:Atmospheric oddity reveals its secrets over Port Phillip

Melbourne physicists cracked the secret of an eerie cloud formation that rolls across north Queensland’s gulf country on moist spring mornings and occurs occasionally on Port Phillip Bay.

  • byGraeme O'Neill
Puffer,thermals,layers,stew:How a girl from the tropics learned to survive Melbourne winter
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Puffer,thermals,layers,stew:How a girl from the tropics learned to survive Melbourne winter

I come from a place where it’s usually a balmy 26 degrees. As the freezing weather hits,staying warm (and upbeat) in Melbourne takes a little getting used to.

  • byMaida Pineda
Melbourne set for coldest weekend in almost three years as big chill bites

Melbourne set for coldest weekend in almost three years as big chill bites

An unofficial winter has arrived in Melbourne,with temperature not expected to breach 13 degrees this weekend.

  • byLachlan Abbott
Want to be dazzled by the Aurora Australis? Here’s your chance

Want to be dazzled by the Aurora Australis? Here’s your chance

A strong geomagnetic storm caused by a solar flare has produced the most impressive Aurora Australis display in 15 years and there is more to come.

  • byAshleigh McMillan