NSW weather
The snow storm that could save the NSW ski season
There are sighs of relief echoing across the Snowy Mountains as snow falls for the first time in weeks, but bookings are still down as much as 40 per cent on last year.
- by Catherine Naylor
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Global boiling: Sydney hasn’t done enough to prepare for lethal heat
It’s possible that without emission cuts and as climate change worsens, summer temperatures could rise from 26.4 to 29 degrees by 2100, a climate similar to PNG’s.
- by Laura Chung
Thunderstorm ‘waves’ and jet streams: Why flights are getting bumpier
Severe turbulence has increased by 55 per cent on one of the world’s busiest flight paths.
- by Angus Dalton
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Severe weather smashes Sydney households, and insurance companies
NRMA Insurance data found that Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region were hit hardest, accounting for half of all wild weather claims in the state.
- by Laura Chung
What a difference two weeks make: Rain washes away snow days before ski season opening
The NSW ski fields were a picture of white at the end of May, but visitors this weekend will be looking out on more grass than snow.
- by Catherine Naylor
Chilly mornings to continue for Sydney after coldest May night in 24 years
Strong winds are expected to remain on Tuesday after dozens of flights were cancelled or delayed at Sydney Airport on Monday.
- by Sarah Keoghan and Anthony Segaert
Sydney cold snap: Meteors set to fire up chilliest night this year
A polar cold front is bringing snow to NSW as a lunar eclipse and a meteor shower create a celestial spectacular on Friday night
- by Angus Dalton
Sydney snaps 100-year heat record ahead of weekend rain dump
As rain clouds threaten the weekend in Sydney, climatologists have their eyes on a Pacific Ocean water mass that could indicate a brewing El Nino weather system.
- by Angus Dalton
NSW RFS issues smoke warning for Sydney’s south as grass fire spotted from space
An out-of-control fire is burning in Curraweela, south-west of Sydney, where residents have been told it is too late to leave.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Emergency warning for NSW fire, Sydney sweats through hottest March night in six years
Sydney sweltered through its warmest March night in six years on Monday, while more than a dozen fires continued to burn out of control across NSW.
- by Laura Chung, Brook Mitchell and Olivia Ireland
Move over La Nina: Sydney to welcome warmer weather and less rainfall
Sydneysiders can look forward to a relatively old-fashion autumn after years of drought, fires and floods.
- by Laura Chung