Paul Higgins

Take care Victoria! A real scorcher.

Oh ffs @bbcnews. New South Wales is not a region. It’s a state! 🙄🙄🙄

@abcnews @abcmelbourne

Unusually hot October weather in Outback Queensland, a dangerously windy Wednesday over SW Victoria and SE South Australia ,stormy in the west. 🥵⚡️. Gotta love spring down under!

@PaulHiggins @paulwiggins @BenedictBrook Probably too many ales for the troll this Saturday afternoon

@paulwiggins @abcweather @BenedictBrook Now you’re just trolling.

They are called freeways in Victoria @BenedictBrook not motorways.

@paulwiggins @PaulHiggins @BenedictBrook I don’t need AI to tell me the obvious. I never see national TV news programs saying there’s been an accident on Melbourne’s Eastern Motorway. Or similar. And guess what Mr Editor? They’re usually done from Sydney for a national audience. How does that work for the AI slop?

@paulwiggins @PaulHiggins @BenedictBrook You obviously don’t think about using the correct words. Yet you say you’re an editor. Local vernacular is what matters. Very simple rule of journalism.

@paulwiggins @PaulHiggins @BenedictBrook You use the proper road names which are all listed as freeways on every map. That’s what local readers would naturally expect, unless you wanted to show them you were an out of towner. Simple really.

@abcweather @PaulHiggins @BenedictBrook What say you then to VicRoads?

@paulwiggins @PaulHiggins @BenedictBrook Was pointing it out to a Sydney based journo.

@PaulHiggins @BenedictBrook VicRoads says the terms motorway and freeway are used interchangeably in a general sense despite its preference, designations and signage. Not a hill to die on.

A warm end to winter after a chilly start.

@donnalmcr Thank you so much for that Donna!

@abcweather Nooooo! Paul Higgins leaving! So sorry to see you go - your bulletins were the best. Best Wishes for whatever you do next and Thankyou for making the weather so interesting and fun ! 😊

High resolution modelling of rain from 11pm Thursday to 11am Saturday. >200mm for much of Sydney and the Illawarra. Image: Weatherzone

For those wondering where I’ve got to on @abcnews Channel, they have decided to go in a different direction. A huge thanks to all who I’ve spoken to and had contact with during my time on air! Still hanging in there on 7pm VIC news. #abcnewschannel @JoeDoesNews

Taking long service leave has been wonderful. But like all good things, it’s coming to an end. Hope you can join me once more with Tam and Isk from next Monday at 7pm. @abcnews

.@phitchener9 This is so sad Hitch. I hope it was your choice alone. Looking forward to still seeing you on the weekends for as long as you want to be there!

🌩️Thunderstorm forecast Thurs 7 Sept: Gusty thunderstorms expected across inland #NSW, spreading east during the afternoon/evening. Warnings may be issued. Prepare by tidying up loose items around your home & yard. Monitor conditions at bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/…

Late this evening, #Dora will cross the International Date Line, and will then be known as a #typhoon. Only 2nd known system to have completed the EPAC hurricane -> CPAC hurricane -> WPAC typhoon trifecta in reliable modern records. (John 1994)

JUST IN: The remarkable Hurricane #Dora has become Typhoon Dora, crossing the international date line and becoming only the 2nd storm on record to maintain hurricane strength in eastern, central & western Pacific. washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/0…

The unreal story of Hurricane Dora: - Emerged July 19 off the African Coast as tropical wave - Became tropical depression July 31 in the Pacific - Longest lasting Category 4 hurricane on record in Pacific - Currently a Category 3 storm near West Pacific - Over 10,000 mi traveled

A low pressure system off the NSW coast will bring heavy to intense rain and damaging winds to parts of eastern #Victoria from Sunday morning. Rainfall totals of 80-150mm are possible over East #Gippsland tomorrow, with moderate to major flooding likely. ow.ly/Togp50IyRWH