Gavins Weather Blog

The Hunter Valley has had the coldest overnight minimums in at least a decade. There have been numerous sub zero temperatures, frosts and fogs and it's been a very similar story up and down the ranges and across the tablelands. That trend is set to continue. Read more

Here’s some beautiful footage I took while flying at sunset off Merewether Beach with some lovely cloud formations in every direction. Read more

The weather forecast for the weekend is looking pretty good. There is a bit of high level cloud tracking across the country so we might see some high wisps above us but we are not going to receive any rain from it. Read more

It was another beautiful day right across the region, with a few showers lingering off the coast. But the big dry continues. There has been a big turnaround from what was a very wet summer and start to autumn, now in May we are hardly seeing a drop of rain. That trend is set to continue for the rest of the week. There is a little high cloud moving across South Australia and we might see a little of that come across over the next 24 hours. Read more

With the temperature starting to drop, Gavin Morris explains how the weather mechanism works at this time of year. Read more

We have an incredibly dry atmosphere across eastern Australia at the moment. A huge system is pulsing its way up the Tasman. Read more

Today was warm but fell short of the forecast maximums so major records weren't broken. It was the warmest May day in the Hunter since 2007. The abnormally high temperatures are thanks to an approaching front. During the past week it has been very clear across Central Australia with light winds. This allowed the heat to build. When we get an approaching front from the South West it funnels that warm air from the North West flushing it down the Hunter Valley. When this happens during the Summer we see fire dangers soar. Read more

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Time to rug up, some cold nights are on the way. Read more

This Sunday we will see a very big full moon rise over the horizon. It will be the closest it has been to Earth in 18 years, so it will appear 16% brighter. The forecast is looking good to witness it in all it's glory. We'd love to see your best full moon shots on Sunday night so I can put them on the air next week. Read more