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Weather to expect in Australia this summer

Australia’s meteorological summer officially starts today, December 1. It’s a season that typically produces searing heatwaves, scorching bushfires, severe thunderstorms and tropical cyclones. But what type of weather can Australia expect to see this summer? Australia has entered summer...

Rain for almost whole country over next 10 days

It’s not going to rain everywhere, every day, let’s be clear about that. But a series of weather systems will deliver rain to virtually all parts of Australia over the coming 10 days. The graphic below shows the total...

Rain returning to flood-weary NSW, Vic and Qld

Rain and thunderstorms will spread over southeastern and eastern Australia during the next three days, dumping more water into already flooded rivers across several states. Since the beginning of September, a series of rain and storm-bearing low pressure troughs...

Days now longer than nights in Australia

Today marks the Southern Hemisphere’s spring equinox, which means days will now be longer than nights in Australia for the next six months. Well, technically speaking, each day will still be roughly 24 hours long. But there will be...

222 mm in three hours triggers flash flooding in NSW, QLD

Parts of northeast NSW and southeast QLD were inundated by torrential rain on Thursday night, with some places collecting more than 300 mm during a barrage of thunderstorms. A deepening low pressure system interacting with copious moisture and an...

Flooding rain imminent in WA

Heavy rain and thunderstorms will sweep over WA during the next 24 to 48 hours, with some areas likely to see enough rain to cause flooding. A deep stream of tropical moisture interacting with a cold front will cause...

Negative IOD declared

A wet spring could be on the cards for large parts of Australia with a negative Indian Ocean Dipole now officially underway in the Indian Ocean.  A negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) refers to a pattern of sea surface temperatures in...

Why is there no frost under this tree?

In a landscape covered with frost as far as the eye can see, how can a ring of grass remain completely frost-free? The photo below shows an unusual phenomenon that occurred in Exeter, NSW on a cold morning in...

Sky forecast for this week’s trio of meteor showers

The peak of three meteor showers will coincide with a new moon later this week, offering Australian sky-watchers a chance to catch a glimpse of meteors streaking across a dark sky. But will the sky be clear enough to...

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From Kimberley to northern NSW: Bushfire outlook flags risk for resources sector this winter

Bushfire risk doesn’t usually make headlines in June, but AFAC’s winter seasonal outlook is putting mining and resources operators on alert from the Kimberley to the NSW.  Australia’s official seasonal bushfire outlook for winter 2026 was released by AFAC on Thursday, May 28. The outlook predicts increased fire risk across the northern parts of the Great Sandy Desert and surrounds […]

The signal was there weeks earlier: forecasting one of the year’s biggest wind events

In mid-May 2026, DTN APAC meteorologists flagged a strengthening Southern Ocean pattern in model guidance, signalling an extended run of record-challenging wind conditions across the NEM.  Nearly three weeks later, NEM wind generation climbed from around 1.5GW to more than 9GW, supplying roughly one-third of the grid and coming within 1GW of the all-time generation record.  The event highlighted […]

The 2026 Indian Southwest Monsoon onset is expected in the next two weeks

The Indian Southwest Monsoon will reach India in the next two weeks, but a developing El Niño could signal a drier than normal monsoon for businesses and major industries across the country. Southwest monsoon onset over southern India in the next two weeks The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) is responsible for tracking the advance and […]

Rapid El Niño signal accelerating risk for Australian businesses

El Niño–favourable conditions are gathering pace across the tropical Pacific, with key ocean indicators approaching threshold levels and early atmospheric responses emerging.  While uncertainty remains around final El Niño strength, historical analogues show that even weak events can generate widespread impacts, including reduced rainfall, warmer daytime temperatures, increased frost risk, elevated fire danger, reduced tropical cyclone activity, and more. Industries including […]