Topic: weather

It’s time to Get Ready for storm season with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a little bit more rain and increased cyclone activity this wet season.

Many parts of the Bundaberg Region had more than an inch (25.4mm) of rain on Friday as a strong upper level trough moved over the coast.

Bundaberg Now is pleased to introduce the weekly beach report by Craig Holden, regional operations manager with Surf Life Saving Queensland.

The 2020 Winter Solstice will be marked this Sunday with the shortest day of the year providing just 10 hours and 27 minutes of daylight.

The weather bureau predicted Saturday to be cold, and it was right as Bundaberg recorded its coldest May day on record.

Get out your tracksuits because Saturday's temperature is expected to be even cooler than first reported.

Get your warm clothes ready because winter chill is coming to Bundaberg this weekend with a Saturday maximum forecast of just 16 degrees.

Rainfall across Bundaberg in the first four months of 2020 is almost double compared to last year according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Weeks of intermittent wet weather have brought welcome relief to parched land, stressed pastures and empty waterholes as well as ignited a surge in weeds.

Summer in Bundaberg was hotter than usual but rainfall returned to normal in January and February after a dry month in December.