Visible image from NASA's Terra satellite of Tropical Cyclone Giovanna approaching Madagascar, taken at 6:35 UTC Monday February 13, 2012 TC Giovanna crossed the east coast of Madagascar overnight with peak gusts estimated in excess of 200kmh with very heavy rain. The inland capital Antananarivo will be spared the worst...

Tropical Cyclone Giovanne is sitting north of the Reunion islands and is expected to slam into eastern Madagascar as a strong Cat 3 or Cat 4 Cyclone overnight tonight and Tuesday. Madagascar can expect flooding rain, widespread damaging winds with peak gusts possibly in excess of 200kmh with up to...

The potential for flash flooding has spread to incorporate the south east quarter of NSW and now south and eastern Victoria. A combination of very moist onshore winds, a surface and upper trough and expectation for a low to develop off the south east coast Saturday will maintain the risk...

Despite a severe thunderstorm warning today covering parts of inland Queensland and northern inland of New South Wales, heavy rainfall should be isolated and fall further east of the main affected areas. In Qld the areas south of Rockhampton to Goondiwindi through to the eastern parts of the ranges can...

The meteorological conditions behind severe weather conditions, heavy rain in Qld and NSW and heavy rain and possible damaging winds gusts in the south west of WA, will gradually break down through Friday with improving weather conditions expected heading into Friday afternoon. The weekend is looking clear for these states...

There is little change in expectations for heavy rain and localised as well as river flooding through parts of Queensland and NSW as very moist air feeds into an inland and monsoon trough. Four day falls including Wednesdays totals are still expected to range up to 100mm n a band...

A broad area of low pressure stretches over the north east quarter of New South Wales and the eastern inland of Queensland with the potential for locally heavy falls with slow moving showers and thunderstorms and rain periods over the next 2 to 3 days. Severe thunderstorm warnings are likely...