Fright night
HARVEST could be disrupted and grain crops flattened as up to 100mm of forecast rain falls across parts of Victoria in a 48-hour period.
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Wimmera farmers in radar bid
FARMERS in northwest Victoria are missing out on a crucial farm management tool with a lack of weather radar coverage.By
Rain on the way
MUCH of Victoria is tipped to receive from 10mm to 30mm of rain in the next week.
Arid October hit by El Nino
MOST of Victoria has recorded just a fraction of its average rainfall for October as El Nino bites.
Grim weather outlook
A NEW climate trigger has emerged to worsen the prospects for late spring rain in Victoria.
A ’devastating’ turnaround
THE heatwave of the past few days will strip the cream off crops in North East Victoria.
Cruel cut
SCORCHING temperatures and hot winds have devastated crops just weeks out from harvest.
Cool change arrives in Victoria
A COOL change is beginning to cross Victoria, bringing an end to a five-day heatwave that has devastated crops in the state’s west.
Early bud burst again
DRY conditions and warm weather have led to another early bud burst in parts of Victoria.
Victoria braced for bushfires
A BLAST of spring heat has put Victoria on bushfire alert for tomorrow, giving the state its first taste of the long fire season ahead.
Spate of early season fires
UPDATE: AREAS of Victoria have entered drought, according to Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley.
Heat is on
FARMERS and crops are feeling the heat as temperatures soar across southeast Australia.
Vic firefighters on alert
PARTS of Victoria will have their first severe bushfire danger day for the season as an early blast of summery heat bakes the state.
El Nino ‘starting to bite’
THIS weekend’s heatwave across southeast Australia is the first clear sign El Nino is “starting to bite”, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
Heat arrives in Victoria
A HEATWAVE with the potential to devastate crop yields has begun sweeping across southeast Australia.
Cruel blow for crops
FORECAST high temperatures this weekend could deliver a cruel season-ending blow to crops across parts of western and northern Victoria.
Pulford feeling heat
VICTORIAN Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford is copping heat from farmers over a social media post celebrating forecast hot weather.
A frosty reception
IT’S going to be a long October for Victoria’s vignerons, who face an increased chance of frost because of El Nino.
Weekend sizzler on the way
CROP yields are expected to take a hit with the mercury forecast to nudge 40C in parts of southeast Australia this weekend.
Canola’s gold, but not glistening
ALAN Vallance has seen crops flourish or fail on the Bellarine Peninsula for 65 years and says this year’s remains on a knife edge.
Silage makers in heat of action
FARMERS throughout Victoria are looking for more follow-up rain after a warm start to spring
Teasing rain not enough
THE Bureau of Meteorology’s rain forecast of 25-50mm for Victoria failed to arrive on Wednesday.
Brace for fires
VICTORIAN authorities expect there will be at least 4500 grass and bush fires during the looming “above normal” season.
Here comes the rain
MUCH of western Victoria missed out on forecast totals from today’s much anticipated spring finishing rains.
‘Heartbeat rain’ in Wimmera
DAVID Jochinke describes the 10mm forecast to fall on his Wimmera farm today as a heartbeat rain.
Gippsland gets a soaking
UPDATE: MORE than 50mm of rain fell across areas of Gippsland yesterday, with more forecast today.
El Nino cycle not all doom
A STRONG El Nino weather pattern isn’t all doom for Australian farmers, according to climate experts.
Winter’s last gasp
THE season in parts of Victoria is on a knife edge, days from the spring finishing period for crops.
Winter rain the sealer
PARTS of Victoria and southern NSW could escape the looming El Nino relatively unscathed.
Up to 20mm tipped for Wimmera
PARTS of the Wimmera could receive up to 20mm this week as a predicted band of rain moves across Victoria.
New Leith at Boolite
TIMELY rain has helped sustain crops at Boolite, east of Warracknabeal, despite below-average rainfall this season.
Struggle after bumper year
AFTER a bumper crop last year some crops at Diggora, west of Rochester in Central Victoria, are looking their worst ever.
NAB tips bigger wheat crop
THE National Australia Bank has upgraded its national wheat crop estimate.
Victorian crops feel heat
A NEW wheat yield forecast shows Victoria is slipping behind other states, as growers wait for rain.
El Nino threat imminent
WEATHER experts say the feared El Nino will reveal itself across Victoria in just a few weeks.
Did it snow in Frankston?
UPDATE: THERE have been reports of falling snow in Frankston.
Roads, schools closed due to snow
UPDATED 8AM: TASMANIA Police have advised of multiple road closures and closed schools due to snow.
It’s not looking up for farmers
THE weather bureau predicts a drier and warmer than average three months ahead.
Snow a cause for optimism
THE Antarctic blast that hit the eastern states a fortnight ago has the Charlton locals a bit excited.
East Gippsland inundated
THE old saying “there’s money in mud” is being tested in East Gippsland.
More rain for Victoria
A LINE of storms early today brought up to 10mm of rain across parts of Victoria.
Weird mix of parched and plenty
WHILE Wimmera and central Victorian farmers wait on more rain, things are getting muddy in Gippsland.
Ice hazard in NSW Blue Mountains
MOTORISTS are being warned to avoid travelling to the Blue Mountains due to dangerous driving conditions.
Big freeze continues in Vic
UPDATE: TEMPERATURES dipped below 0C in parts of Victoria overnight for the second consecutive day.
Hume Hwy partially reopens
UPDATE: THE Hume Highway near Bowral has partially reopened but lengthy delays are still occurring.
Inch by inch
WEST Wimmera and central Victorian farmers are praying for rain, despite the weekend’s wintry blast.
Let it snow
SNOW is falling, with reports of up to 8cm of snow blanketing the streets of one Queensland town.
NSW snowfalls continue
SNOW fell from Goulburn to Katoomba and as far north as Armidale in NSW this morning.
Red alert on ‘record’ dry
THE weather bureau has painted a large chunk of western and central Victoria in a red “danger” colour.
Rain continues across Victoria
MORE welcome rain fell across Victoria late yesterday.
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