Increasing winds and swells and possibly showers are on the way for parts of the Queensland coastline as Alfred tracks southwards.

The odds for the Coral Sea's first tropical cyclone of the season are increasing - with a wide range of long-range scenarios possible.

Zelia was so powerful its cooled the ocean off the northwestern WA coastline by up to 2°C.

Zelia is forecast to undergo further rapid intensification, reaching category 5.

Severe weather to impact other areas of Australia as Townsville breaks 154 year old rainfall record.

With further heavy rainfall forecast, we look into what's driving the persistent rainfall and what the remainder of February may bring.

Torrential rain set to continue along the coastline - heavy rain and flood concerns may extend inland later this week.

Extreme flooding is expected across northern Queensland with more than a metre more of rain expected.

The potential for torrential rain across northeastern Queensland is increasing as a low looks to stall over the region.

The monsoon trough will strengthen bringing a higher threat of tropical cyclone development during the next 7-10 days, while storms will inc

Another round of supercells swept across parts of NSW and Queensland - enhanced by a southeast change, these setups nearly always produce hi

Heat, humidity and instability will bring oppressive conditions with the chance of storms over the coming days.

Sean is expected to bring damaging winds and torrential rain despite not expected to cross the coastline.

Severe storms have caused significant damage across eastern Australia. We explore about what made them so severe.

Severe storms will occur from N QLD to E Vic ahead of a NSW low that will bring heavy rain & gales.

Instability will continue across eastern Australia until late this week with scattered showers and storms continuing.

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Storms and rain set to continue and increase across parts of NSW and Queensland with isolated severe storms likely.

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A line of spectacular storms swept across Brisbane and Southeast Queensland as high-based storms interacted with the seabreeze front to brin