More than 700 mm of rain could inundate parts of southeast Queensland and northeast NSW later this week as Tropical Cyclone Alfred makes landfall, impacting businesses in the densely populated stretch of Australia’s east coast. At 10am AEST on Monday, Alfred was a category one tropical cyclone located about 465km east northeast of Brisbane. Image: […]
After months of intense heat, the Monsoon’s rains bring joy and prosperity to India, but its seasonal downpours can disrupt transport, mining, and energy industries. As the Northern Hemisphere summer comes around, the Indian interior heats up significantly, leading to an area of low pressure over India’s north. Moist winds from the Indian Ocean, to […]
Two tropical cyclones could form in the Australian region by the start of next week, one in the Coral Sea and the other off the north coast of WA. Our team of meteorologists have been helping our clients assess the potential risks to their businesses in the coming week. It has been one week since […]
Cool, dry air replaced uncomfortable heat and humidity on the weekend, causing parts of the NEM to see the lowest summer demand on record. After a prolonged period of heat and humidity caused by a blocking high pressure system in the Tasman Sea, a strong cold front with a polar airmass finally swept across southeastern […]
A searing hot airmass across parts of SA may bring one of the hottest days in half a decade, causing energy demand to soar across the state. Temperatures are set to soar into the mid 40s across large areas of SA on Wednesday and high 30s in Vic on Thursday ahead of a low-pressure system […]
A massive line of dangerous thunderstorms is bearing down on Sydney this Monday morning, having already impacted parts of central NSW transport operations. Heavy rainfall will develop from this afternoon along the NSW South Coast, however the immediate weather flashpoint is the entire Sydney region, with the BoM declaring a storm in southwest Sydney as […]
Another burst of intense heat will impact the southern National Electricity Market next week, with unusual humidity and uncomfortably warm nights increasing energy. This heatwave will likely stretch between Monday and Thursday next week, with the most blistering heat expected across parts of SA and central Australia. The prolonged period of oppressive heat will be […]
An intense heatwave will impact the National Electricity Market from this weekend, with Melbourne and Adelaide set to see the mercury rise into the high 30s or low 40s for several days. The relentless run of heat will be caused by a slow-moving high pressure system in the Tasman Sea, which will directing hot northerly winds […]
Two unprecedented weather events during 2024 had a dramatic impact on wind power generation in the National Electricity Market, with the ebbs and flows keeping the market on its toes. A combination of the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and a rare Sudden Stratospheric Warming event were behind the substantial swings in Southern Annular Mode […]
Australia’s tropical cyclone season is officially underway, but we may not see much activity for few months yet. The season runs from November to April, and for mining operators and businesses across northern Australia, 2026-27 is shaping up to be a season where the headline numbers and the real risk may not line up. On […]
A positive Indian Ocean Dipole is underway, but this one is unlikely to deliver the textbook dry spring and summer that businesses have come to expect from the pattern. The Bureau of Meteorology officially declared a positive IOD on Tuesday, October 27, which typically like El Niño can cause drier and warmer conditions over parts of […]
Waters off Indonesia have cooled in recent weeks, an indication that a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event could be developing. It’s an important climate driver for Australia, and it could shape rainfall and temperatures heading into summer, with flow-on effects for farmers, energy and other industries. What is the Indian Ocean Dipole? The IOD […]
Leonora, WA, had its wettest September day on record earlier this month. Three weeks later, more than 1.3 million lightning pulses were detected within 800 km of the town in 48 hours. Why is a stalled trough delivering storms to mining country, and what it could mean for operations? The DTN Total Lightning Network detected […]
