Heavy rain, damaging winds and large surf loom for NSW
A low-pressure system will drive heavy rain and strong winds into south-eastern NSW and far eastern VIC during the next couple of days, with flooding possible in some areas. An upper-level pool of cold air passing over NSW will allow a low-pressure system to develop at the surface, somewhere near the state’s southern...
Perth’s hottest early December week in 90 years
While the remainder of the country is experiencing cloudy and rainy conditions, Perth’s mercury is soaring this week. A stubborn high-pressure system in the Bight is responsible for this heatwave, with hot and dry northeasterly winds prevailing over the west coast for a week. Perth has already seen four consecutive days...
Why is this La Niña so much wetter than last year’s?
La Niña just helped Australia register its wettest November on record and wettest spring in 11 years. So, why was this La Niña so much wetter than last year’s La Niña? Going back-to-back La Niña was officially declared during the last week of November 2021, making...
Now La Niña is here, what is in store for Australia this summer?
Summer has arrived in Australia after the country’s wettest November on record and the coolest November in 21 years. So, what’s in store for the next three months? A wet end to spring La Niña and several other climate drivers helped deliver record-breaking rain across Australia during spring. The country...
Sydney’s first cooler-than-average month in over three years
November 2021 will go down in the record books as the first time in 37 months that Sydney’s average monthly maximum temperature was below average. Not since October 2018 has Sydney recorded a single calendar month in which...
Summer arriving just on time across southern Australia
While the east coast’s weather remains cool and cloudy, Australia’s southern states are set to see warm temperatures as summer arrives this week. Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart are all expected to see the mercury rise this week ahead of an approaching cold...
Perth set to scorch over the weekend
While you’d struggle to find a small patch of blue sky across eastern Australia, summer has arrived early in Perth. Perth’s maximum temperatures are expected to top 34°C on Friday, 37°C on Saturday and 33°C on Sunday. Saturday’s daytime temperature is expected to...
It’s late November, where is the warm and sunny weather?
It has been quite an eventful week with the first tropical cyclone of the season, Paddy, developing near Christmas Island, off the northwest shelf of Australia. Paddy developed early in the cyclone season, the average date for cyclone development in Australia is around January. La...
It’s official, La Niña is here
On Tuesday, November 23, the Bureau of Meteorology declared that La Niña is here. This is now the first back-to-back La Niña in a decade, following the two consecutive La Niña events that occurred between 2010 and 2012. Tuesday’s declaration comes...
