What is the ‘feels like’ temperature?

What is the ‘feels like’ temperature?

There can be quite a gap between the forecast temperature and the ‘feels like’. What’s the actual difference? And why does it sometimes feel especially cold?

  • byMillie Muroi andStuart Layt

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Winter has officially arrived as blizzards hit Victoria

Winter has officially arrived as blizzards hit Victoria

Expect another cold one. Blizzards and damaging winds are set to hit parts of Victoria overnight on Saturday and into Sunday.

  • byNell Geraets
Polar blast? The big chill is all relative,say the experts

Polar blast? The big chill is all relative,say the experts

This week’s sudden cold snap might seem like an extreme weather phenomenon say the experts,but in fact it’s just the lead up to winter that has been warmer than usual.

  • byStuart Layt
Are people who live in warm climates happier?

Are people who live in warm climates happier?

The link between sunshine and happiness is more complicated than one might think.

  • byAmelia Lester
What’s the ‘new normal’ when it comes to predicting the weather?

What’s the ‘new normal’ when it comes to predicting the weather?

As La Nina begins to weaken,it’s unlikely we’ve seen the last of the rain. Recent weather has experts asking whether we need to rethink the stereotypes we associate with each season.

  • byLaura Chung
Damp,sticky,record-breaking:La Nina delivers a ‘classic’ summer

Damp,sticky,record-breaking:La Nina delivers a ‘classic’ summer

The summer of 2021-22 has delivered a “classic” La Nina atmospheric pattern in Victoria that drove more rain and cloud,particularly in December,and temporarily masked the warming trend of climate change.

  • byMiki Perkins andLaura Chung
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How the weather changed our political discourse

How the weather changed our political discourse

In the not too-distant past,seasons were a time of meteorological predictability,but now they're defined by cataclysmic weather events.

  • byAmelia Lester
Expert blows'Ekka westerlies'myth into the wind

Expert blows'Ekka westerlies'myth into the wind

While the westerly winds are blowing even if the Ekka isn't being held,an expert climatologist says the idea of the"Ekka westerlies"is a myth.

  • byStuart Layt
The abnormal new normal:confronted by a cluster of threats this summer,is Antarctica at a tipping point?

The abnormal new normal:confronted by a cluster of threats this summer,is Antarctica at a tipping point?

Melting ice shelves,surging visitor numbers and geopolitical wrangling made the past year a turbulent one for Antarctica – which is also dealing with what some are calling “climate strange”.

  • byLuke Slattery
From the Archives,1959:Mystery flame seen in Blue Mountains

From the Archives,1959:Mystery flame seen in Blue Mountains

60 years ago,several witnesses reported seeing a towering column of flame,hundreds of feet high,in the sky above the lower Blue Mountains.

  • byStaff reporter
Weather an enduring fascination for meteorologist

Weather an enduring fascination for meteorologist

Meteorology graduates are in short supply,but in strong demand.

  • bySue Green