Weatherzone, By: Ben McBurney, 05/12/2013

Both Sydney and Canberra have woken up to dense morning fog to kick off Mother's Day. The Sydney Basin saw its most widespread thick fog of the year, as light winds combined with high moisture levels.

Sydney city had its visibility reduced down to 50 metres, while in some western suburbs it was even lower. In Sydney's north, it was a mix of smoke haze and fog due to back burning in the area over the last two days. Sydney's airport largely missed out, with light morning fog only causing minimal disruptions to flights.

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Weatherzone, By: Mellissa Mackellar, 05/11/2013

Melbourne is on track to have its hottest run of May days in over a century, but wintry days are just around the corner. It was warmer than 25 degrees on both Thursday and Friday, more than eight degrees above average, making it the hottest pair of May days since 2002. The nights have also been warm, sitting at least four degrees above the normal May minimum of 10 degrees since Thursday.

Locals will be pleased to hear that the mercury is set to tip 25 degrees again today, making it three days in a row. If it gets that warm, it will be the longest run of 25 degree days in May since way back in 1866.

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Weatherzone, By: ABC, 05/10/2013

Marshall Islands has declared a state of disaster in the island nation's north due to prolonged drought. The decision was made this week after United Nations assessment teams found approximately 10,000 people have so far been affected.

They say there is not enough clean drinking water, food gardens are dying from lack of water, and there are concerns about the spread of disease and illness.

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Weatherzone, By: Ben McBurney, 05/10/2013

The unseasonable May heat is set to finally end in South Australia, with cooler temperatures and rain over the weekend. Temperatures have been sizzling across the state throughout May, with another warm day today.

On Wednesday, Adelaide had its second hottest May day on record reaching 31.1 degrees. Thursday was also a sizzler with a top of 29.8 degrees and the maximum has hit 29 degrees today. This makes it the warmest three day period in May since 1921.

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Weatherzone, By: ABC, Thursday, 05/09/2013

Western Power says more than 5,000 customers are still without power this morning after last night's storms in Perth and the south-west. A total of 1,700 customers are without power in the Manjimup and Pemberton areas, while 3,000 homes and businesses in Stoneville, Parkerville, Gidgegannup and Midland are also affected.

The State Emergency Service (SES) has received about 130 calls for assistance in Perth, the Goldfields and the south-west.

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