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Today, 5:08AM UTC
Adelaide set for wettest weekend in months in SA deluge
Heavy rain is forecast for parts of South Australia this weekend, including Adelaide, with Sunday in particular likely to be by far the wettest day of 2026 to date for the SA capital. Not that it would take much rain to exceed the paltry amounts that have fallen this year. So far in 2026, Adelaide has received just 3.6mm of rainfall All of this year’s rainfall has been in February after a totally dry January. December was also very dry in Adelaide with just 2.8mm, meaning summer has thus far yielded just 6.4mm of rainfall. But as mentioned, significant rainfall is forecast for this weekend, as a low pressure system which has been sitting over central Australia all week tracks southwards. Image: Forecast precipitable water levels (atmospheric moisture available for rainfall) and mean sea level pressure for Sunday, March 1, 2026, showing the low centred near Port Augusta. Source: Weatherzone. How much rain can Adelaide expect? The BoM is forecasting 7mm to 30mm on Saturday and 10mm to 50mm on Sunday for Adelaide. This relatively wide range illustrates a high level of uncertainty as to whether the abundant atmospheric moisture will reach Adelaide. That uncertainty is mirrored in the output of the two main international models that cover Australian weather. The EC model (below) is fairly bullish regarding the prospect of much-needed rainfall in most southern parts of South Australia. It also forecasts particularly heavy rainfall in parts of the Eyre Peninsula and dry areas further north. Image: Predicted South Australia rainfall accumulation up until 10:30pm (ACDT) on Sunday, March 1, 2026, according to the EC model. Source: Weatherzone. The GFS model (below) is a little less confident for Adelaide and nearby parts of the state, although it does indicate that significant widespread rainfall is likely. Image: Predicted South Australia rainfall accumulation up until 4:30am (ACDT) on Monday, March 2, 2026, according to the GFS model. Source: Weatherzone. Flooding and flash flooding likely in parts of SA Wherever the rain hits, and whatever the eventual totals, this is an event that is likely to generate localised flooding and flash flooding in parts of both South Australia and Victoria. The BoM’s SA weather warnings issued on Friday include an inland flood warning for flooding that is already occurring along Cooper Creek at Innamincka in the far northeast of the state, with many roads and access tracks impacted by flooding, in particular river and creek crossings. You don’t see a flood warning for that region too often. Looking ahead, the BoM has also issued a flood watch for a long list of areas within South Australia from Kangaroo Island to the outback. Please be careful this weekend, obey all road signs, and never drive, walk, swim or play in floodwaters.
26 Feb 2026, 11:05PM UTC
Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours
Heavy rain and thunderstorms inundated parts of Sydney, the Illawarra and the Central Coast over the last 24 hours, with locally intense falls causing flash flooding in some areas. A steady stream of moisture-laden easterly winds feeding into a slow-moving low pressure trough caused heavy and persistent rain along the central coastline of NSW on Thursday into Friday morning. The heavy falls started in the Illawarra on Thursday before spreading north into Sydney from the afternoon and then extending further north to the Central Coast overnight into Friday morning. Image: Composite satellite, radar and lightning strikes over the Sydney region on Thursday night into Friday morning. Source: Weatherzone. Some of the standout rainfall totals in the 24 hours to 9am on Friday included: 131 mm at Mount Pleasant near Wollongong 122 mm at Lidcombe in Sydney, including 105 mm in three hours and 73 mm in just one hour 122 mm at Darkes Forest 115 mm at Shanes Park in Western Sydney, including 74 mm in three hours and 45 mm in one hour 103 mm at Avalon 101 mm at Mona Vale 97 mm at Wamberal The intense rain caused flash flooding in some areas. The NSW State Emergency Service responded to around 500 calls for assistance in the Sydney Metropolitan area during the 24 hours to 6am on Friday. In Fairfield, around a dozen properties were evacuated due to floodwater inundating homes. While rain eased for most of central eastern NSW on Friday morning, further showers and thunderstorms are likely during the day as the trough lingers near the coast. Warnings will be issued if any falls become intense enough to cause further flooding, so be sure to keep up to date with the latest warnings in your area.
26 Feb 2026, 3:02AM UTC
Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week
A total lunar eclipse will be visible from most of Australia next week on the night of Tuesday, March 3, with eastern Australia in the best position to witness the 'blood moon’ in its entirety. What is a total lunar eclipse? A total lunar eclipse occurs when the entire Moon passes through Earth’s shadow, causing the face of the Moon to be shielded from direct sunlight. The Moon does not become invisible during a total lunar eclipse, despite being blocked from direct sunlight. Instead, the moon turns red as its Earth-oriented face becomes illuminated by indirect sunlight being refracted towards the Moon’s surface by Earth’s atmosphere. As sunlight passes through Earth’s atmosphere, colours with shorter wavelengths (like blue) get scattered and filtered out, while colours with longer wavelengths (like red and orange) pass through Earth’s atmosphere and reflect off the surface of the Moon. This ‘filtering’ of light in the atmosphere is called Rayleigh scattering and it is also what causes sunrises and sunsets to appear orange and red on Earth. Image: Artificial visualisation of how Earth’s atmosphere scatters light during a total lunar eclipse, causing red light to reach the Moon’s surface. Source: NASA / SVS Total lunar eclipses are also referred to as ‘blood moons’ because of their red appearance. How to see next week’s lunar eclipse? All cloud-free areas of Australia will be able to witness next week’s lunar eclipse, although the best viewing orientation will be in eastern Australia. Those in roughly the eastern half of Australia will be able to watch the Moon getting darker as it gradually enters the darkest part of Earth’s shadow (called the umbra). The Moon will then turn red once it fully enters the umbra and becomes completely shielded from direct sunlight. People viewing from Australia’s west will miss the first part of the eclipse where the Earth’s shadow gradually darkens the Moon. However, they will still be able to see the total eclipse close to the eastern horizon shortly after sunset. Image: Total lunar eclipse times for the night of Tuesday, March 3, 2026. These are the start and end times for the total eclipse only and do not include the partial eclipse, which extends roughly one hour before and after the total eclipse. Source: Weatherzone. As is the case with all celestial events, next week’s lunar eclipse will only be visible from areas with clear sky. Unfortunately, there is likely to be cloud cover over parts of northern, central and southeastern Australia on the night of the lunar eclipse. You can find the moon phase and moonrise/moonset times for your location on the Weatherzone app. Image: Moon calendar on the Weatherzone app. Source: Weatherzone.