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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Hayley is causing rain and thunderstorms over northeast WA and the NT Top End. A low is generating flooding rain and storms in Qld's north. A trough is bringing showers and thunderstorms, some intense, to southern Qld, northern and eastern NSW and the ACT.
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Qld cops a metre of rain, WA cyclone downgrades after 158 km/h gust
Two strong tropical weather systems continue to dominate Australia’s weather on the last day of 2025. Queensland’s deluge continues, with totals for the ongoing severe rainfall event topping a metre at three locations. Meanwhile rain from ex-Tropical Cyclone Hayley has pushed inland to the southern parts of Western Australia's Kimberley region and to the nearby Northern Interior forecast district. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Hayley After reaching category 4 strength out at sea, with maximum sustained winds estimated to be 165km/h, gusting to 230km/h, Hayley made landfall as a severe category 3 cyclone around 5pm (AWST) on Tuesday evening near Cape Leveque, the northern tip of the Dampier Peninsula in WA’s Kimberley region. The strongest wind gust recorded at landfall was 158 km/h just after 6pm on Tuesday at Lombadina on the Dampier Peninsula, while nearby Yampi Sound recorded a 137 km/h gust in the early hours of Wednesday, December 31. Lombadina and Yampi Sound also both registered the highest 24-hour rainfall totals as the cyclone moved inland and quickly downgraded to a tropical low, with 131.8mm and 125.8mm respectively. While rain continues this Wednesday in inland areas, totals will likely fall far short of what coastal areas received as dry air wraps around the tropical low, sapping the available moisture. Image: 12-hour radar loop showing rain associated with the landfall of TC Hayley on the afternoon of December 30 through to the early morning of December 31, 2025. Queensland monsoonal rain As mentioned, three Queensland weather stations have now received more than a metre (1000mm) of rain from the ongoing monsoonal deluge, as of 9am Wednesday. They are: Bingil Bay 1114.2mm (last four days 405.6mm, 344.6mm, 245.2mm, 118.8mm) South Mission Beach 1048 mm (last four days 252mm, 312mm, 369mm, 115mm) Cowley Beach 1037mm (last four days 413.2mm, 362.4mm, 221mm, 40.4mm) These three locations are all located on the coastline around 90 minutes to two hours south of Cairns on Queensland’s North Tropical coast. But as mentioned in our recent stories, record-breaking rain has also fallen inland as part of the same broad-scale low pressure system – including in Queensland’s Gulf Country, North West, and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders forecast districts. For example: Julia Creek in the North West has had 551.4mm of rainfall this month to 9am Wednesday. That's nearly double the total of the old record of 290.6mm in December 1956. Cloncurry in the North West has received 476.2mm for the month to 9am Wednesday. The old December monthly record was 346.8mm, in data going back to 1906. The good news for graziers whose stock have been impacted by flooding in Queensland’s interior is that the heaviest rain will contact east and north in coming days. Parts of Queensland's North Tropical Coast could see a further 400 to 800mm between Wednesday and the start of next week, which could potentially take totals from this event close to two metres of rainfall. For perspective, Brisbane’s annual rainfall is just over a metre (1054.8mm). Please check the Weatherzone warnings page for the latest flood and severe weather information.
30 Dec 2025, 3:48AM UTC
850mm and counting as Queensland deluge continues
A complex monsoonal low pressure system continues to bring heavy rain to parts of the interior and coast of North Queensland. Numerous flood warnings are in place, and a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding is in place for the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Herbert and Lower Burdekin forecast districts. This essentially applies to coastal areas and the nearby ranges on the stretch of Queensland coastline that runs between the cities of Cairns and Townsville. In the 24 hours to 9am Tuesday, Queensland's heaviest rainfall total was 362.4mm at Cowley Beach, about 90 minutes south of Cairns. A further half hour down the coast, the small town of South Mission Beach received 312mm, followed by an additional 50mm between 9am and 1pm. Combined with 369mm the previous day, 115mm the day before that, and a few days of lighter falls beforehand, South Mission Beach has now exceeded 850mm for this event. Rainfall totals exceeding one metre (1000mm) now appear likely. You can see the active low pressure system and its associated rainfall in the eight-hour loop below, which shows both the rain radar and satellite imagery on Tuesday, December 30. Image: Eight-hour combined satellite and radar loop for North Queensland on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. While, as mentioned above, the heaviest falls have been on the coastal strip and adjacent ranges, exceptionally heavy rain has fallen in Queensland’s interior too. To 9am Tuesday, 24-hour rainfall totals included: 217mm at Gilliat River (North West forecast district, close to the border of the Gulf Country forecast district) 197mm at Snake Creek near Cloncurry (North West forecast district) 126mm at Frog Creek (Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders forecast district) As mentioned in our story on Monday, many locations in outback Queensland have broken daily rainfall records for December – a month when intense wet spells often occur, albeit not with the same historical frequency as January or February. Many monthly records for December have also now been broken. For example, Cloncurry Airport had received 455.4mm to 9am on December 30. The old December monthly record was 346.8mm, in almost 50 years of data going back to 1978. Rainfall is set to continue in most of the areas mentioned for at least another day. Unfortunately, significant stock losses are likely in some of North Queensland’s prime cattle country. Please keep up to date with the latest warnings on the Weatherzone warnings page.
29 Dec 2025, 11:51PM UTC
Your capital city New Year’s Eve forecasts
With 2026 almost upon us, here are the New Year's Eve and New Year’s Day forecasts for each Australian capital city. Melbourne Melbourne’s maximums have been on a see-saw this week, with a pair of unseasonably cool 17-degree days on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, then 35°C on Monday, December 29. The final day of 2025 will be cool again with a maximum around 19°C. That means that New Year’s Eve will be cool with southerly winds if you’re out and about, but the good news is there’s only a very slight chance of a shower. Expect a slightly warmer day with a high near 23°C to ring in the new year on Thursday, January 1. Sydney After a run of searing mid-December heat (including a high of 42.2°C on December 19), Sydney has seen a cool spell since Christmas, including a maximum of just 18.7°C on Boxing Day. The final day of 2025 should reach 26°C, with mild and cloudy conditions prevailing as the sun sets. There's the chance of a shower and a slight chance of a thunderstorm, but with luck, any rain will be brief enough not to dampen the spirits of those attending the world's most spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks display. Expect a mostly dry day with a relatively cool top of 24°C on New Year’s Day. Image: Sydney turns it on every year for New Year's Eve. Source: iStock/Saud Nassir. Brisbane The flooding rains in the north are a world away from southeast Queensland at the moment, and Brisbane might just be the pick of the capitals on New Year’s Eve, with clear, warm conditions after a Wednesday maximum of 32°C. New Year’s Day looks cloudier with a chance of showers and a maximum of 30°C. Canberra The national capital has had an unseasonably chilly string of nights, with a week of single-digit minimums from December 24 to 30 inclusive (December’s average minimum is 12°C). But Canberra is at last warming up, and after a maximum around 29°C for the final day of the year, it should be a pleasant New Year’s Eve in terms of temperature, with a minimum of 14°C expected the following morning. The only issue is the chance of rain. Showers and even a thunderstorm are likely in the afternoon and early evening of December 31, but with luck, they’ll be gone by dark so the New Year’s Eve fireworks aren’t spoiled. Image: Predicted maximums across Australia on December 31, 2025, according to the ECMWF model. Hobart Cool and cloudy for New Year’s Eve is the short version of the Hobart forecast. While the December 31 high of 19°C won't exactly be warm, most locals won’t argue after a run of four days from December 24 to 27 when Hobart’s maximum failed to top 16.5°C. The good news is it should be dry for the evening festivities. New Year’s Day should be a touch warmer with a top of 21°C and mostly dry conditions. Adelaide After almost hitting 40°C on December 29, cool southeasterly winds will restrict the maximum to around 25°C in the SA capital on the final two days of 2025. While relatively cool by local summer standards, New Year’s Eve skies should be clear, making for pleasant conditions outdoors. New Year’s Day looks a little warmer with an expected top of 29°C. Image: Fireworks over Adelaide. Source: iStock/moisseyev. Perth Like Brisbane, Perth should be just about spot on for outdoors celebrations. After a December 31 maximum of 35°C, light winds and clear skies should make for a perfect evening out. The new year kicks off with almost identical conditions, with another two days of expected 35-degree maximums on January 1 and 2. Darwin There's virtually always the chance of an evening shower or thunderstorm at this time of year in the Top End, and New Year’s Eve 2025/26 in Darwin will be no different. Darwin’s rainfall for December 2025 is currently tracking at about 50mm above the monthly average of 254.9mm, with rain recorded across 19 days. Yet December 28 and 29 were rain-free. While there’s a chance that dry conditions could continue through to the end of 2025, moisture from the remnants of TC Hayley (currently a severe tropical cyclone off the coastline of northwest WA) could revamp the monsoon. Expect maximums around 33°C on both December 31 and January 1.