People of Perth and southwestern WA, prepare for a scorching last few days to round out the month. An extreme run of heat is coming next week, with Perth temps set to soar as much as 14 degrees above the October average maximum of 23.4°C. At this stage, Weatherzone’s forecast maximum temps for Perth for […]
Thunderstorms will develop over a broad area of NSW and Qld on Thursday afternoon, with severe storms likely in some areas. Thursday’s storms will be triggered by a low pressure trough interacting with an unstable atmosphere and moisture over eastern Australia. An upper-level trough above eastern Australia will also enhance wind shear in some areas, […]
A burst of unusually hot weather will cause severe to extreme heatwave conditions across parts of three states and territories in northern Australia this week, with the heat also elevating fire danger ratings in some places. Northern Australia is certainly no stranger to heat at this time of year. The country’s highest temperature ever recorded […]
Melbourne is basking is spring-warmth today, ahead of a 10°C temperature drop tomorrow. The cities maximum is forecast to be 32°C on Tuesday afternoon, making it Melbourne’s warmest day in seven months and the first time the mercury has reached 30°C since March 18. Temps will also top 30°C across much of Victoria, with a […]
Parts of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania will experience a burst of warm weather at the start of this week, briefly increasing fire danger ratings in some areas. The satellite images below show a cold front crossing southwestern Australia on Monday morning. Image: Visible satellite images showing clouds over Australia on Monday morning. This animation […]
A very dangerous outbreak of severe thunderstorms will continue across southeastern Australia on Friday, with NSW, Vic and the ACT in the crosshairs for potentially destructive storms. A low pressure system and cold front will cross southeastern Australia on Friday while interacting with an upper-level trough and abundant atmospheric moisture. This set-up will create an […]
A dangerous mix of damaging winds and widespread severe thunderstorms will impact the southeastern states in the next 48 hours, elevating wind power across the region. A deepening low and associated cold fronts and troughs entered SA on Thursday morning and are expected to sweep east towards Vic and NSW during Thursday and Friday bringing […]
Thunderstorms were rumbling across six Australian states on Thursday morning following a barrage of nighttime lighting that produced more than 200,000 strikes across the country. The video below shows the lightning that was detected over Australia during the 24 hours ending at 11am AEDT on Thursday. Video: Lightning strikes over Australia during the 24 hours […]
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms and damaging winds will affect Australia during the next three days, impacting at least five states and territories. A series of upper-level troughs interacting with an unstable atmosphere, copious moisture and numerous surface-based low pressure systems and troughs will provide an ideal environment for prolific storm activity across the southern […]
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 […]
