About Australia's weather calendar

The Australian Weather Calendar celebrates the beauty and diversity of Australia's weather in spectacular photographs. It also explains the science behind the awe-inspiring weather in each photo.

Delighting Australians for over 40 years, the calendar is a much-loved tradition. Discover Australia like you've never seen it before.

Photos in the 2027 edition include:

  • fog over the city skyline in Brisbane, Queensland
  • cirrus clouds over canola fields in Mingenew, Western Australia
  • spectacular sunset lenticular clouds over the Big Ben stratovolcano at Heard Island, Southern Indian Ocean.

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2027 weather photos

See the winning photos in our 2027 calendar.

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Cross-section of hailstone revealing intricate rings of clear and cloudy ice radiating from a dense central core.

Hailstone cross-section in Forestdale, Queensland – Joshua Soderholm

January

Wall of red dust advancing across a mining town beneath towering dark storm clouds.

Incoming dust storm in Broken Hill, New South Wales – Patrick Reincke

February

Rainbow glows beside a lightning strike as storm clouds gather over rugged grassland.

Lightning and rainbow in Pannawonica, Western Australia – Heather Osborne

March

City towers rise above a sweeping layer of opaque low cloud beneath a glowing orange twilight sky.

Fog over city skyline in Brisbane, Queensland – Michael Coombes

April

Waterfall plunges into a mist-filled gorge surrounded by dense forest and towering red cliffs.

Clouds over waterfall in Kakadu, Northern Territory – Patch Clapp

May

Wispy streaks of high cloud sweep across a deep blue sky above a vast field of yellow wildflowers.

Cirrus clouds over canola fields in Mingenew, Western Australia – Barend Becker

June

Forked lightning illuminates a towering thunderstorm cloud above a dark and tranquil sea.

Lightning strike in Port Macquarie, New South Wales – Ivan Sajko

July

Vivid red and orange cloud layers glow at sunset as a dark cloud band sweeps diagonally across the sky.

Colourful fallstreak cloud in Brisbane, Queensland – Lee Earle

August

Long, low roll cloud advances over a rugged coastline while lightning strikes from a stormy sky.

Roll cloud and storm in Maroochydore, Queensland – Christina Stubbs

September

Towering smoke plume glows pink and orange above bushfires burning across darkened hills at dusk.

Pyrocumulonimbus cloud, Walwa, Victoria – Lara Tobin

October

Stacked lenticular clouds hover above a patchwork of rolling green and golden fields beneath a brooding sky.

Lenticular clouds in Sheffield, Tasmania – Andrew Thomas

November

Snow-covered volcanic island sits beneath sweeping orange lenticular clouds that blaze across the sky at sunset.

Sunset lenticular clouds over the Big Ben stratovolcano at Heard Island, Southern Indian Ocean – Jeff Miller

December

Vibrant aurora glows in purples, yellows and pinks above a winding outback road, silhouetting trees against a star-filled night sky.

Aurora australis at Kangaroo Island, South Australia – Steven Genesin

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