Tag: weather

Early bushfire alarm raised

An early warning has been issued for increased fire risk for the Lower South East during spring, according to the Australasian Fire and Emergency...

Wild weather lashes region

The Limestone Coast was buffeted by damaging winds over the weekend, with strong gusts bringing down trees and power lines across the region.
In response...

Farmers rejoice

Limestone Coast farmers are rejoicing as the arrival of late August rains have seemingly broken the threatening green drought after an unseasonably dry winter.
Halfway...

Rain makes welcome return

Alate burst of winter rainfall has lifted the spirits of the Limestone Coast’s farmers, breaking the run of dry weather and providing hope for...

Weather station tech upgraded

All 20 of the Limestone Coast Landscape Board’s automatic weather stations are now 5G, providing increased mobile device and connection capacity.
The automatic weather station...

Late rain lifts farm hopes

Limestone Coast producers are still watching the skies as the region struggles into the second month of winter. The region is well down on its...

Grain yield ‘promising’

Seeding is well under way at most farms across South Australia, despite the dry conditions, with total grain production for the 2024-25 season predicted...

Rain arrives … but more needed

Primary producers in the Limestone Coast have their fingers crossed that the region has finally received its break to the season, with 13mm of...

Green drought mayday

Limestone Coast farmers are facing the very real prospect of a “green drought” due to a combination of weather factors.
As the region struggles through...

Weather tech boost

Limestone Coast farmers set to benefit from new Mesonet weather network
Primary producers across the Limestone Coast can now access the latest weather information to...

Rain makes welcome return

Mount Gambier has finally received a decent drop of rain, with 11.4mm falling overnight on Monday, ending the city’s dry spell. This came after the...

Storm leaves trail of destruction

The clean-up in Millicent will continue today (Thursday) in the wake of Tuesday night’s suspected tornado.
High winds, hail and torrential rain struck just before...

Wild weather
hits town hard

Emergency Services volunteers were swamped with call outs for assistance in Naracoorte on Friday as a severe rain event lashed the region.
State Emergency Service...

Winter rain record washed away

Mount Gambier has experienced its wettest June on record, surpassing the previous record in 2016 by 2.2mm. Mount Gambier had a total of 165.2mm of...