DTN remote sensing captures rain and thunderstorms lashing Solomon Islands
Aviation, mining and shipping industries in the Solomon Islands and other South Pacific nations are often unable to use traditional radar to warn of incoming storms that disrupt operations and put workers in harm’s way. DTN APAC offers a...
Negative Indian Ocean Dipole officially underway – here’s what it means for Australian businesses and industries
A negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event is now underway, increasing the likelihood of above average rain over large parts of Australia in the coming months. What is the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD)? The IOD is an index used...
La Niña more likely this year after BoM switches to new index – what does this mean for Australian businesses?
The likelihood of La Niña occurring in 2025 has increased due to a change in the way the Bureau of Meteorology calculates sea surface temperature anomalies in the tropical Pacific Ocean. What is La Niña? La Niña refers to...
Southern Hemisphere’s polar vortex is weakening – here’s what this means for Australian weather
Stratospheric warming high above Antarctica could cause the Southern Hemisphere’s polar vortex to weaken at an unusually fast pace over the coming weeks. This weakened polar vortex has the potential to affect weather patterns across Australia and other parts...
Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and flooding rainfall lash out over NSW businesses and industries
Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and flooding rainfall have disrupted transport, rail, aviation and many other industries across NSW as a low pressure system tracked over the state. Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in western NSW A tornado was observed near the...
Wild night of rain, wind and surf coming for Sydney and surrounds disrupting port, transport and energy utility industries
Intense and disruptive thunderstorms, rain, strong winds and large surf will develop along eastern NSW later today, bringing localised areas of flooding and hazardous driving conditions. A cut-off low currently tracking over western NSW, is bringing heavy rain and...
Widespread thunderstorms captured by DTN’s Oracle and TLN across remote Australian mining areas
Intense and severe thunderstorms across remote and hard to reach mining areas of Australia – typically outside of traditional radar coverage, were detected by DTN’s vast network of remote sensing products. Numerous outback locations in three states and the...
Sydney swelters in 30°C with surge of early spring warmth
Sydney Airport reached 30.1°C at 1:40pm on Monday, just eight days after winter, as a surge of early spring warmth baked the east coast in a blustery northwesterly airstream. In summer, Sydney’s west is often considerably hotter than the...
Fiji surf pro finals day forecast and how DTN APAC supports live events
The final event of the 2025 surfing world tour will be run on a single day at Cloudbreak, in Fiji, in the coming two weeks, what waves will be on offer? After a year of great waves across the...
