Winter is just about upon us, but that doesn't necessarily mean temperatures are about to start plummetting – although you might have to reach for an umbrella.
More than 17,000 runners were undeterred by a grey sky and soggy conditions in Sydney today as wet weather continued to hit the New South Wales coastline.
Perth's dry spell has ended in spectacular fashion as a major rain event smashed the city's northern suburbs with up to 100 millimetres falling in under an hour.
As the storm moves further inland intense rainfall is still hitting the region with a forecast also for possible damaging winds and life-threatening flash flooding.
Victorian towns have been flooded and emergency crews have received hundreds of calls for help, as storms continue to lash the east coast of Australia.
The flood damage bill is climbing in Far North Queensland, putting the spotlight on an insurance nightmare for devastated families and tourism operators.
Almost 40,000 households and businesses remain without power in Far North Queensland today after Cyclone Jasper made landfall as crews plan to assess the damage in coming hours.
At least 40 people have died, 34 others are injured and more than 10,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes since July 9, when heavy rain started pounding the country.
Parts of the state's south recorded over 100mm of rain in the early hours of this morning, with "an unstable trough" wreaking havoc around the Jervis Bay region in particular.
Rain will fall in large areas in every state and territory this week, while some areas will also be hit with thunderstorms and flooding, meteorologists have warned.
After days of relatively settled conditions along the nation's east coast, residents in two states have been warned over an incoming heatwave set to make life uncomfortable.
The Bureau of Meteorology said 2022 was the 22nd warmest year on record since 1910 so certainly was not a record breaker however it was the ninth wettest year on record.
After months of cooler-than-average temperatures and heavy rainfall that bucketed down on already devastated coastal towns, it seems respite may still be some weeks away.