Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist, Dean Narramore, says that we can expect severe weather conditions over the next few days as a significant heat wave is likely to impact much of southern and south eastern Australia.

Dr Colette Kerry's recent article about the causes of the feeding frenzy which attracted sharks and scared off swimmers along the coast at Tallow Beach earlier this month has now been supported by new video evidence.

Flood warnings were still in place for the Tweed, Richmond, Clarence, Orara, Bellinger, Macleay, Hastings, Manning, Upper Hunter, Cooks, Gwydir, Namoi, Paroo, Warrego and Culgoa catchments as of Monday morning.

The weather forecast is for a warm New Year's Eve for most parts of Australia, but a little cooler along the east coast, where there is the chance of some showers and thunderstorms bringing heavy falls.

The extreme heat seen across South Australia and Victoria and also western parts of New South Wales yesterday, has now moved into eastern New South Wales, so we are expecting quite a hot day today.

The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of thunderstorms and possible hail across a large area of eastern Australia today, including the Northern Rivers of NSW and southeast Queensland.

The Queensland Conservation Council is urging the government to ensure that the impact of climate change is a key focus of the federal investigation into the nation's emergency warning system, triggered by heightened scrutiny over announcement delays from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM).

With further severe weather forecast for parts of eastern Australia for the final weekend of 2023, the Bureau of Meteorology is urging the community to refer to the BOM weather app and website for the latest forecasts and warnings.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) have just issued a Cancellation of Severe Weather Warning.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), widespread rain and thunderstorms across eastern Australia may lead to more river level rises and flooding in more areas. It is likely these conditions will persist until mid-week before easing.