It’s 1:38 a.m. and I’m jolted awake by the ping of a WhatsApp text. “The Northern Lights are out,” it reads. The text is ...

Cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely this afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming ...

For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts. Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely ...