Very bright fireball streaks across the skies of eastern Tasmania
A very bright fireball was seen over the skies of eastern Tasmania at approximately 11:28 UTC (21:28 LT) on May 10, 2026.
Destructive wind storm causes mass power outages in Victoria and Tasmania, Australia
A powerful cold front produced destructive winds across Victoria and Tasmania, Australia on September 1 and 2, 2024, causing widespread chaos and mass power outages. One fatality was reported.
Antarctic cold blast to bring snow and subzero temperatures to southeast Australia
An Antarctic blast of icy air is forecast to bring snow and subzero temperatures to southeast Australia this weekend, with hail possible in some regions. According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), the first cold front will arrive Friday, April 9, followed by a…
Cold snap brings unseasonal snow to parts of southeast Australia
Unseasonal snow has fallen in Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania on December 7, 2020, as the Australian states are gripped by a cold snap after half of the continent sweltered through a record heatwave. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, (BOM), the snow…
Nearly 400 pilot whales dead in Australia’s worst mass stranding on record
Almost 400 whales have died in Tasmania in what is believed to be Australia's worst stranding on record. Earlier this week, hundreds of long-finned whales have been found beached on the island state's west coast. Officials said rescue operations will…
‘Very significant’ cold blast brings rare snow, record temperatures to South Australia and Tasmania
A blast of wintry air brought rare snow to South Australia's Flinders Ranges and smashed low daily maximum temperatures at several locations in the state on Thursday, August 6. The cold snap also brought historic temperatures to Tasmania as Liawenee plunged to…
Launceston sees most significant snowfall since early 1970s, Tasmania
Residents of Launceston, Tasmania, woke up to more than 30 cm (12 inches) of snow on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), this was the most significant snowfall the city experienced since the early 1970s. "For…
Australia’s wild summer weather ends with snow in Tasmania
After a summer of extremes– from thunderstorms and hail to dust storms and wildfires– the dramatic season in Australia finished with a blast of snow in Tasmania, which started on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Summer officially ended on Saturday, February 29, but…
Hobart shifts from scorching hot to freezing cold in one weekend, Tasmania
Tasmania's capital, Hobart, went from sweltering hot on Friday, January 31, 2020, to freezing cold on Monday, February 3– all in one weekend. The city was the third hottest Australian capital behind Melbourne and Canberra on Friday, recording a blistering…
Late spring snow engulfs parts of Tasmania week after bushfires raged, Australia
A late spring cold snap has brought snowfalls of up to 100 mm (4 inches) on Thursday morning, November 7, 2019, to several parts of Tasmania, including the state's center where bushfires burned a week ago. "White, there's no other way to describe it….
