Melbourne has been drenched as a summer storm dumped heavy rain on the city and surrounding areas. The system caught many by surprise, causing flash flooding and leaving thousands of homes without ...

According to Met Office statistics, August is the wettest month of the summer, averaging 107mm (4.2in) of rain. This leaves it only marginally drier than February, although every month from ...

Australia's summer weather is firing on all cylinders this weekend, with severe storms in the east set to make way for heatwaves in the west, and what could be the first cyclone to form near mainland ...

Just over 30 millimetres of rain was recorded in the storm. "We're very grateful for ... Mr Stork said Ergon's power network was prepared for today's summer scorcher. "But certainly electricity ...