Dangerous surf conditions have claimed four lives in NSW over the Easter weekend and authorities spent Saturday searching for a 24-year-old washed off the rocks at Little Bay.
Three people have drowned in a horror day on the NSW coast as waves up to five metres high threaten beach plans for the Easter break.
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Inner Sydney is set to reach 37 degrees on Sunday,possibly exceeding temperatures in parts of the west due to an unusual weather phenomenon.
Temperatures will climb almost 10 degrees above average in Sydney this weekend before a southerly buster-like cool change sweeps through the city.
South East Queensland and northern NSW continue to experience rain and flooding in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Follow our ongoing coverage.
Areas of Lismore are already flooded,with rising water inching closer to breaching the city’s levee as the SES calls Saturday “D-Day” for the state.
SES contacts,weather warning updates,evacuation centres near you – here are the details you may need in an emergency this weekend.
The oncoming cyclone sparked panic buying on both sides of the border,while surfers made the most of the storm swell at popular beaches on the Gold Coast and at Byron Bay.
The weather bureau is forecasting a hot autumn across most of Australia,after an unusually hot summer marked by natural disasters.