Parts of Canberra have received more than the city's June average rainfall in less than two days with more rain on the way.

What weather will Santa deliver for Christmas Day?

South-east Queensland is mopping up after being battered by a line of intense thunderstorms that cut power to more than 27,000 homes and businesses.

Hundreds of homes have been evacuated in southern California as heavy rains and wind lash the drought-stricken area.

Canberrans will face one of the worst fire danger days of the bushfire season on Tuesday as the temperature soars past 30 degrees amid dry, windy conditions.

Gusty winds buffeted parts of Sydney late on Tuesday as a band of dry thunderstorms moved across parts of eastern NSW.

Santa looks set to bring Melburnians a mild and mostly sunny Christmas Day.

This weekend is set to be another warm, muggy one - and next weekend may be much the same.

Melbourne is bracing for flooding as a huge storm moves across the state, with falls of 50 milimetres in the city's north-east suburbs likely on Saturday morning.

Canberra hasn't seen any heatwaves this summer, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been a hot one.

"Mate, I lost about 100 heartbeats I reckon in that split second, and got a few more grey hairs."

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned of possible flash flooding in the Queanbeyan and Molonglo rivers on Friday.

Slow-moving Typhoon Hagupit has weakened as it churns across the central Philippines islands, easing fears of widespread mass destruction, but officials warn the storm could still bring severe flooding to the low-lying capital Manila.

NSW will likely cop its third buffeting from an east coast low in five weeks but there is some good news.

Brisbane is in for a wet start to the week, with storms likely to hit the city on Monday and rain predicted for the following four days.

Canberrans can expect a cool change from Monday after a warm and windy weekend.

In a town regarded as one of the world's hottest, Marble Bar locals are still reminded to take care as the mercury hit 48 degrees Celsius on Monday.

Thunderstorms have rumbled their way across Sydney for the ninth consecutive day, with more thunder and lightning on the horizon throughout Monday morning and into the afternoon.

Residents in north-eastern NSW advised not to travel as heavy rains from another east coast low lift flood risks all the way down to the Hunter.

Robert Frost once pondered whether the world would end in fire, or in ice. They weren't heralding the world's end, but this week fire and ice both reared their heads across the state.

Growing winds and driving rain from Hurricane Hermine lashed Florida's northern Gulf Coast on Friday as forecasters warned of "life-threatening" floods.

Winter's grip will finally feel like it's loosened amid a "heat spike" this weekend - even if that season's squeeze was not a very tight one.

Brisbane's sweaty masses are set for a slight reprieve leading into the weekend, with the high temperatures and sticky humidity both set to become that little more bearable.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Sydney.

Sydneysiders can expect more rain to fall tonight before it clears to a cloudy but chilly Monday morning.