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Low pressure troughs and unstable air masses are generating widely scattered showers and thunderstorms across WA, the NT, Qld and eastern NSW. Westerly winds sending showers over Tas. Dry over much of SA, Vic and inland NSW.
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Today, 6:37AM UTC
Two past weather events on this Day, 14th November
Sunday 14th November 2021 On this day in 2021, a strong cold front swept across Victoria, bringing damaging wind gusts, cold showery conditions and frequent thunderstorms along the state's south coast. Image: Visible satellite image for Sunday afternoon on 14th November 2021. Courtesy of NASA Worldview Wind gusts peaked at 130 km/h at Wilsons Promontory. The destructive winds damaged numerous properties and left hundreds of homes without power. Behind the cold front, a cold airmass brought a taste of winter to the Victorian and New South Wales Alpine regions. Temperatures remained below zero at several locations, with snow falling across the higher Alps. Maximum temperatures recorded at Alpine resorts: Falls Creek (Summit): –1.4°C Mount Buller (Summit): –0.6°C Thredbo Village: 4.5°C Top of Crackenback: –1.9°C Perisher Valley (Resort Base): 0.4°C In Melbourne, the maximum temperature reached 15.3°C on Sunday 14th November, before dropping further to just 13.8°C on Monday 15th November. Thursday, 14th November 2025 High temperatures and moist north to north-easterly winds fuelled thunderstorm activity across eastern Queensland, with severe thunderstorms developing over southeast Queensland during the afternoon and evening. Image: Lightning strikes over 24 hours to midnight 14th November. Courtesy of Blitzortung.org and contributors and LightningMaps.org Image: Visible satellite image for Thursday afternoon on 14th November 2025. Courtesy of NASA Worldview A line of severe thunderstorms swept across Brisbane and surrounding areas in the late afternoon and early evening, bringing damaging winds, heavy rainfall and large hail. Some notable observations included: Nambour: Wind gusts reached 91 km/h during the evening. Mitchelton: 48 mm of rain fell in just 30 minutes during the early evening. Clontarf: Hailstones measuring 3–4 cm in diameter were reported during the early evening. Severe thunderstorms also developed across central Queensland, prompting Bureau of Meteorology warnings for damaging winds and flash flooding. Further inland, Wallumbilla, near Roma, recorded 41 mm of rainfall in 30 minutes by the early evening. Meanwhile, northwesterly winds drove temperatures into the low 40s across western and southwestern Queensland. Maximum temperatures included 41.4°C at Boulia, 40.5°C at Winton and 40.0°C at Longreach.
13 Nov 2026, 5:38AM UTC
Stormy weekend ahead for eastern Australia
Showers and thunderstorms will affect a broad area of eastern Australia this weekend and early next week, with severe storms possible in Queensland and NSW. Parts of Queensland and NSW have been stuck in a volatile weather pattern that has caused severe thunderstorms over parts of both states on multiple days this week. This pattern has continued on Friday, with severe thunderstorm warnings in place for some areas southeast Queensland and northern and eastern NSW as of 4 pm AEDT. Image: Thunderstorms developing over northeast NSW and southeast Queensland on Friday afternoon. Source: Weatherzone. The weather pattern responsible for Friday’s storms will linger into the weekend and early next week, causing more wet and stormy weather over a large area of eastern Australia on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Brisbane and Sydney are both likely to see showers and have a good chance of thunderstorms this weekend. Brisbane could see further storms on Monday, while Sydney will most likely have rain instead of storms on Monday at this stage. Some computer models also predcit that a low pressure system could develop near the north coast of NSW on Monday. If this happens, parts of central and northeast NSW may experience areas of heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday. With several days of rain and thunderstroms on the way for eastern Australia, be sure to check the latest forecasts and warnings in your area for the most up-to-date information. Severe thunderstorm warnings are the best place to find information about the expected impacts from severe storms as they are developing.
12 Nov 2026, 12:36AM UTC
Severe thunderstorms threaten southeast Queensland and northeast NSW again on Thursday
Parts of southeast Queensland and northeast NSW are likely to see severe thunderstorms on Thursday, with large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain all possible. On Wednesday, thunderstorms developed over a broad area of southern Queensland and northern NSW as warm and moisture-laden air interacted with a low pressure trough and an unstable atmosphere. This setup produced numerous severe storms, causing powerful winds that brought down trees, and supercells that brought torrential rain and hail. Image: Composite radar, satellite and lightning strikes over southern Queensland and northern NSW at 6 pm AEDT on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. Thursday will once again be ripe for thunderstorms over eastern Australia, with storms possible over a broad area extending from central NSW up to northern Queensland. The area most likely to see severe thunderstorms on Thursday will be southeast Queensland and northeast NSW, stretching from the Wide Bay and Burnett District in Queensland down to the Northern Tablelands and Northern Rivers in NSW. Thursday’s severe storm potential will be greatest over inland areas of southeast Queensland and northeast NSW, where converging winds will act as a trigger for storms, and copious atmospheric instability will help any nascent storms build to become towering cumulonimbus clouds. Some severe storms may also reach the coast, but the majority are expected to stay inland. Severe storms are most likely in the afternoon and early evening. Unstable atmosphere ready to cause storms One way meteorologists check for atmospheric instability is by using the Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) index, which measures the potential energy in the atmosphere for storm development. Higher CAPE values mean increased potential for thunderstorms. As a general guide, CAPE values over 1000 J/kg are sufficient for severe thunderstorm development. When CAPE exceeds around 3000–4000 J/kg, atmospheric instability is extreme and there is an increased likelihood of violent storms and supercells. Computer model guidance suggests that CAPE values could reach around 2500–3500 J/kg over parts of southeast Queensland and northeast NSW on Thursday, which is enough to produce severe thunderstorms and possibly supercells. Image: Modelled CAPE over southeast Queensland and northeast NSW for 2 pm AEDT on Thursday, November 12, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. Higher CAPE values do not guarantee that storms will develop, but they do indicate an elevated potential for intense and severe storms if they occur. The Bureau of Meteorology will issue severe thunderstorm warnings throughout Thursday if any storms start to show signs of being capable of producing heavy rainfall, damaging winds gusts or large hail. Check the latest severe thunderstorm warnings in your area for the most up-to-date information and monitor the radar to see where storms are currently active. More storms on the way The storms over eastern Australia on Wednesday and Thursday are part of a prolonged period of wet and stormy weather that will continue to affect parts of Queensland and NSW between now and at least Monday next week. Elsewhere, widespread showers and storms will also impact other areas of Australia over the coming week under the influence of low pressure troughs being fed with tropical moisture. There is potential for thunderstorms over part of every Australian state and territory during the next seven days. Image: Forecast accumulated rain during the coming week. Source: Weatherzone. Check your local forecasts for more detailed information about rain and thunderstorm potential over the coming week.