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 2026 edition include:

  • a looming thunderstorm in Darwin, Northern Territory
  • an unusual cloud formation in Quorn, South Australia
  • a bolt of lightning in Burleigh Heads, Queensland.

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Sales of the 2026 Australian Weather Calendar will open on Monday 20 October 2025.

Visit our calendar shop to find out more about the calendar, including information on postage and delivery.

Submit a photo

To find out how you can capture and submit your own amazing weather photo to the competition, view the photo competition page.

2026 weather photos

See the winning photos in our 2026 calendar.

Cover

Huge, sprawling lightning strike covers the sky over a rocky beach.

Lightning strike in Broome, Western Australia – Kane McLatchie

January

Thin, wispy clouds are dyed in the colours of a passing rainbow.

Iridescent rainbow cloud in Newport, Victoria – Juan Rodriguez

February

Twilight sun illuminates the bottom of mammatus clouds.

Mammatus clouds in Wentworth Falls, New South Wales – Chris Gobbe

March

Core of a major thunderstorm passes over the ocean in the far distance.

Thunderstorm hail core in Coimadai, Victoria – Rob Embury

April

Bright, glowing thunderbolt lights up a beachfront cityscape as it strikes the ocean.

Lightning strike in Burleigh Heads, Queensland – Cliff Gralton

May

Fog surrounds the base of Mount Roland, while the rocky top of the mountain nestles into the clouds above.

Fog over Mount Roland, Tasmania – Andrew Thomas

June

Long, flowing clouds lit by the twilight sun roll across the sky over a rocky beach and out onto the ocean.

Shelf cloud in Coconut Well, Western Australia – Coral Stanley-Joblin

July

Clouds of an approaching thunderstorm swell as rain falls from the sky.

Thunderstorm in Darwin, Northern Territory – Kym Perrin

August

Seven dust devils spin amongst each other in a sparse outback landscape.

Dust devils in Wilmington, South Australia – Sandy Horne

September

Clouds whirl like waves crashing on the shore above mountainous terrain.

Whirl cloud in Quorn, South Australia – Timothy Forster

October

Setting sun turns a sea of thick clouds red and orange from underneath, as if they were a blanket of heat and smoke.

Sunset from 41,000 feet, 200 km east of Brisbane, Queensland – Glenn Keane

November

Clouds of five thunderstorms are lined up, one after the other, leading off into the distance.

Thunderstorms from 36,000 feet, 100 km east-south-east of Perth, Western Australia – Michelangelo Svrznjak

December

Aurora australis lights up the night sky above a rocky beach outcrop in a dazzling array of red and green.

Aurora australis at Sorrento, Victoria – Vaughan Laws

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