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The latest long-range forecast for December 2025 – February 2026 has been released. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/ge7iD7M

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Australia has one of the highest levels of UV exposure and the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. So, it's important that Australians know about UV (ultraviolet) radiation. ☀️ National Skin Cancer Action Week, from 16–22 November is an important reminder to protect yourself from the sun. When we think of UV, we often think of long, hot summer days. However, even though UV levels are higher in summer, sun protection such as hats and sunglasses aren't just summertime accessories. Regardless of the time of year, it's important to check the UV index forecasts and use sun protection when the UV index is 3 and above. You can check the UV levels on your local forecast pages by going to www.bom.gov.au or on the BOM Weather App.

🌩️ Thanks to ABC News Breakfast for featuring the 2026 Australian Weather Calendar on this morning's program. Senior Meteorologist Andrea Peace and ABC News weather presenter Nate Byrne spoke about some of the different photos featured in this year's calendar, along with the science behind the weather phenomena. 📆 The 2026 Australian Weather Calendar is available now at https://shop.bom.gov.au/

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☁️ The March feature image of the 2026 Australian Weather Calendar is a dramatic hail core dumping ice from the back of a thunderstorm, captured by photographer Rob Embury near Coimadai, Victoria. With over a decade of photographing landscapes across the world, Rob’s passion lies in documenting the power and beauty of severe weather. A hail core is the most intense part of a thunderstorm, where strong downdrafts release concentrated hail in a short burst. 💧Rob’s image shows the aftermath of this powerful process, a reminder of how quickly nature can shift from calm to chaotic. 📆 The 2026 Australian Weather Calendar is available to order now at https://shop.bom.gov.au/

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🌅 A lucky early wake-up led photographer Chris Gobbe to capture these stunning mammatus clouds, featured as the February image in the 2026 Australian Weather Calendar. As a former flight nurse, Chris has seen these dramatic cloud formations from the air, but prefers admiring them safely from the ground. ☁️ Mammatus clouds form when cool air sinks from the upper parts of a thunderstorm, creating their signature pouch-like shapes. Mammatus are typically associated with severe weather, indicating turbulence, and can be accompanied by showers, lightning and occasional hail. These clouds when viewed during the day appear grey or white but at sunrise, the low-angle light reflects off suspended water droplets, turning grey clouds into glowing shades of orange and red. 📆 The 2026 Australian Weather Calendar is available to order now at https://shop.bom.gov.au/

Hoping to get your Christmas presents sorted early this year? 🎄🎁 Bring your loved ones joy 365 days of the year with the 2026 Australian Weather Calendar. There's still just enough time to send it to family and friends overseas. Available to order now at https://shop.bom.gov.au/ 📷 Cover photo by Kane McLatchie Photography

🌈 The January image of our 2026 Weather Calendar is a beautiful iridescent rainbow cloud captured by photographer Juan Rodriguez in Newport, Victoria. ☁️ How does an iridescent rainbow cloud like this form? This is the result of light being diffracted, or bent, around tiny ice crystals high up in the atmosphere. Diffraction scatters light waves into rings of waves of colour that are randomly spread out. Iridescence is more often visible in newly formed clouds, where the ice crystals are mostly the same size. It also helps if the cloud is small or thin, so most rays of sunlight that pass through it are diffracted by a single icy droplet. 📆 Order your copy of the 2026 Australian Weather Calendar now at https://shop.bom.gov.au/