Work heats up for outback road gangs
A south-west Queensland mayor says heatwave conditions in the remote region are making it tough for outdoor workers.
View ArticleQueensland braces for more scorching weather
The weather bureau says hot temperatures over the weekend were just the start, with the mercury set to soar in Queensland.
View ArticleHeat takes toll on bees
As Queenslanders try to beat the heat, bees are also doing their best to stay cool.
View ArticleCloncurry lives up to town sign
A warm welcome "guaranteed" in the outback Queensland town of Cloncurry.
View ArticleQueensland braces for scorcher amid extreme fire threat
The weather bureau says Queenslanders need to brace for heatwave conditions today, with fire authorities saying it is the fire season's most dangerous day in three years.
View Article47 degrees!
Longtime Longreach residents say they can't remember experiencing such a hot summer.
View ArticleBirdsville pushes heat record
Birdsville is expected to fall about 2 degrees C short of its heat record today, set in 1972.
View ArticleQueenslanders brace for another scorcher day
Residents in Queensland's outback are getting ready for a second day of mid-40s temperatures, as heatwave conditions hit much of Australia.
View ArticleNo cold showers
Heatwave conditions in outback Queensland continue, but there's no chance of a cool shower.
View ArticleFire crews on alert amid Qld heatwave
Fire crews are on high alert with severe conditions covering much of Queensland, west of the Great Dividing Range.
View ArticleHot enough for you?
ABC's Blythe Seinor hits the main street of Winton to see how locals are coping with the scorching heat.
View ArticleThe big dry
Why property owners in one outback Queensland town are looking wistfully at weather reports for the Gulf.
View ArticleNo power to the people
10-second power outages, 10-hour power outages, broken equipment and some very dissatisfied customers.
View ArticleBirdsville tops Queensland's summer temps
It was so hot that one local says she felt like her skin might peel off.
View ArticleFamous cloud formation rolls in ahead of time
Residents of an island in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria say a rare formation of clouds known as Morning Glory have appeared much earlier than expected.
View ArticleHeatwave conditions persist across Qld
The weather bureau says temperatures could reach a blistering 40 degrees Celsius in parts of Queensland today.
View ArticleJulia Creek temperature breaks heatwave record
The heatwave in north-west Queensland has broken a record.
View ArticleIn pictures: Dusty days in outback Queensland
Local photographers have snapped the dusty days experienced across large parts of inland Queensland in recent weeks.
View ArticleReprieve for south-east Qld as sweltering conditions persist elsewhere
While south-east Queensland welcomes a dip in the mercury today, sweltering conditions are set to continue across several parts of the state, including the some parts of the tropical coast.
View ArticleFire weather warning issued for south-west Qld where three blazes still burn
The Rural Fire Service will continue to monitor several fires in Queensland's south-west today as hot, dry conditions persist.
View ArticleQueensland heatwave: Brisbane set to roast as weekend temperatures soar
The scorching heatwave gripping much of Queensland is being felt in Brisbane today, with residents set to roast in temperatures of up to 41 degrees Celsius.
View ArticleHot, dry weather raises water concerns across northern Qld
Cairns might soon be facing water restrictions as northern Queensland remains in the grip of the big dry.
View ArticleCool relief on the way in north and south-west Qld
Record high temperatures in parts of north Queensland are set to ease by the end of the week.
View ArticleLongreach breaks November heat records with 11-day stretch of temperatures...
Longreach in western Queensland has broken November heatwave records with an 11-day stretch of 40 degrees Celsius-plus temperatures, the weather bureau says.
View ArticleQueensland weather: South-east residents swelter as heatwave continues
Much of south-east Queensland is sweltering as residents endure another day of heatwave conditions, with temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius expected in some areas.
View ArticleQueensland weather: Cool change on the way after five-day heatwave
A cool change has brought Queenslanders some relief from a five-day heatwave that saw temperatures soar across the state, but the weather bureau says it will not last for long.
View ArticleQueensland weather: Heatwave conditions to return on Wednesday
A four-day heatwave will begin on Wednesday, bringing the same kind of conditions that saw more than 200 Queenslanders treated for heat stroke and dehydration last week.
View ArticleQueensland weather: Heatwave conditions to hit state's south over next four days
Heatwave conditions are scorching southern Queensland for a second time in just over a week, with paramedics preparing for another spike in heat-related cases.
View ArticleHotter than average January in southern Queensland, Birdsville record set to...
Exceptionally warm weather has gripped southern Queensland in January, with Brisbane recording its warmest ever January night minimum, 28 degrees Celsius, while a low-pressure surface trough will...
View ArticleQueensland weather: Police dog Waco dies from heat stroke as records tumble...
Southern Queensland's blazing temperatures claim an unlikely victim, with Waco the German shepherd succumbing to heat stroke after tracking an offender, as several towns swelter through their hottest...
View ArticleBrisbane's summer a record scorcher, Bureau of Meteorology says
Brisbane records its hottest summer, with February's average maximum temperature hitting 32.6 degrees Celsius, the Bureau of Meteorology says, but did not come close to those in the state's south and...
View ArticleQueensland weather: Hottest winter on record, Bureau of Meteorology says
Queensland endures its warmest winter on record with daytime temperatures soaring 2.24 degrees Celsius above the long-term average, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
View ArticleExtreme heatwave heads to outback towns in Queensland, NSW
There will be extreme heatwave conditions in south-west Queensland and north-west New South Wales over the next three days, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says, with several outback towns expecting...
View ArticleQueensland weather: BOM warns heatwave to hit this weekend with 'no relief in...
Temperatures across Queensland are predicted to start rising from tomorrow, with parts of the state expected to peak as high as 45 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
View ArticleBrisbane weather set to get even hotter and more humid today, BOM warns
Queenslanders need to keep calm and stay cool, avoid booze and crank up the fan, as the worst heat is set to come today as the humidity spikes after another wild storm.
View ArticleQueensland weather: Mount Isa road worker says Brisbane can't complain about...
Mount Isa traffic controller Christopher Petersen says the "pack of sooks" in southern Queensland complaining about the heat need to harden up a bit.
View ArticleDust storm takes outback Queensland town by surprise, damages homes
Outback Queensland town Charleville is transformed into an apocalyptic sea of orange, as a dust storm brought on by recent dry weather and wind gusts of up to 96kph whips through region, ripping roofs...
View ArticleBrisbane avoids October scorcher as mercury soars in Queensland's west
Brisbane has avoided a predicted 36-degree scorcher, but in parts of the state's west the temperature has soared well past 40 degrees.
View Article'Significant' dust storm hits southern inland Queensland, predicted to move...
The Bureau of Meteorology says "significant dust" has been observed at the southern-inland town of Charleville, and the haze is expected to move east across Queensland towards the coast.
View ArticleHeatwave set to blaze across Queensland for next few days
Scorching weather is predicted over the next few days in Queensland, with temperatures set to soar over 40 degrees Celsius in the state's western interior, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
View ArticleQueenslanders continue to swelter in heatwave conditions
Heatwave conditions persist across large parts of Queensland, with residents in the south-east bracing for a short burst of sweltering weather in the lead-up to Christmas.
View ArticleQueensland hot weather record broken in state's scorching west
A new state record for the most consecutive days over 45 degrees Celsius is broken in Queensland, with sweltering temperatures in Birdsville in the state's far south-west over 10 days.
View ArticleBushfire season starts early across northern Australia due to ongoing hot,...
A decade of dry conditions and lower rainfall has left parts of northern Australia facing an early and "above normal" bushfire risk in parts of northern Queensland and the Northern Territory.
View ArticleMin Min lights: Is there a scientific explanation for the mysterious phenomenon?
Min Min lights are a mysterious phenomenon that have spooked many people in the outback of Australia. Is there any scientific proof that the lights exist or is it simply an Aboriginal folktale that has...
View ArticleSouthern Queensland weather forecast to bring severe fire danger and...
A wave of dangerous severe fire weather is about to hit southern Queensland with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting heatwave conditions as temperatures soar up to 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the...
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