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SES volunteers heading out to Ebenezer, near Windsor, on a flooded Hawkesbury River.

‘Almost impossible to believe’: Blue skies on the horizon

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned that, even after the rain clears, the flood risk will continue for weeks as the extra water makes its way through the river system.

  • Harriet Alexander

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A man walks across the Sydney Harbour Bridge under heavy rain yesterday.

'First taste of winter': Southern parts of NSW get severe weather warning

Heavy rainfall, damaging winds and hail will threaten large parts of the state across Friday night and Saturday morning.

  • Matt Bungard
The Orroral fire has been burning near Canberra this week and threathens to cross into the NSW boarder this afternoon.

Orroral fire 'likely to cross NSW border' as state of emergency declared in ACT

A major fire burning in the ACT is moving in an easterly direction towards NSW, the RFS has warned.

  • Laura Chung and Lucy Cormack
Friday is shaping up to be a day for the beach in Sydney, with a coastal high of 33.

Burst of hot weather to hit almost every Australian capital this week

Every capital city except Hobart has at least one day over 30 degrees this week, while a cool change affecting southern cities may bring a dumping of snow to the alps.

  • Jenny Noyes
Hot air balloons during sunrise over Canberra during day two of the Balloon Spectacular festival, in March last year.

Canberra sees its hottest start to a year on record

It comes on the back of what was set to be a drier-than-usual March before Friday night's downpour.

  • Finbar O'Mallon
A weather warning has been issued for the ACT.

ESA receives more than 20 call-outs during Canberra storm

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a storm warning for the ACT on Friday night.

  • Emily Barton
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ANU lecturer of environmental measurement Matthew Brookhouse stands beside a flowering pear tree which is starting to change for autumn.

Climate change putting Canberra's spectacular autumn displays at risk

One expert has said hotter than average summers are causing Canberra's trees to be less colourful during the colder months.

  • Andrew Brown
Canberra won't see a winter by 2050 unless more is done to combat the impacts of climate change, scientists have warned.

Canberra electorates won't see a 'winter' by 2050: report

The Australian Conservation Foundation has partnered with the Australian National University to show voters how their electorate will be hit by climate change.

  • Finbar O'Mallon
Hot air balloons during sunrise over Canberra in March 2018.

Canberra cops hottest summer on record: weather bureau

The Bureau of Meteorology's seasonal report revealed December and January marked Canberra's hottest summer on record.

  • Finbar O'Mallon
Canberrans cooled off at the Dickson Pool during the heatwave in January.

Canberra's hot temperatures to continue even as summer subsides

There's no end in sight to the warm weather that has battered Canberra throughout summer, with tops above 30 degrees expected for the first week in March.

  • Jasper Lindell

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