Parts of central Queensland received more than 100 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, with some towns picking up their best June rain in eight years. The thick cloud and rain has reduced solar output across the state over the past day or so. A multi-day soaking is targeting central Qld this week […]
There are signs that an Antarctic airmass is on its way to southern Australia later this week, with the potential for fierce winds, snow and rain. This comes after southern Australia has seen a sustained period of cold and windy weather this week, with a couple of centimetres of snow falling at the resorts on Wednesday […]
Parts of central Queensland just received over a month’s rain in 24 hours, with more wet and cold weather on the way in the next few days. A low pressure trough located over QLD is drawing moisture-laden air from the Coral Sea, leading to widespread cloud and rain over central parts of the state. Image: […]
A steady stream of thick cloud and rain is set to impact parts of Qld during the next 3-4 days, reducing solar output in the region. The prolonged period of thick cloud and rain is being caused by tropical moisture feeding into a near-stationary low pressure trough. The images below show thick cloud impacting the northern […]
A large swathe of Western Australia is in for a decent drop of rain in coming days, with showers potentially penetrating further north and east than you’d typically see with a winter cold front. The image at the top of this story shows the predicted rainfall accumulations to 8 pm Thursday, after which the atmosphere […]
A powerful tornado that tore through the town of Greenfield, Iowa last month produced some of the strongest winds ever observed on Earth, according to new data. Iowa was pummelled by a flurry of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes during an outbreak of violent weather on May 21, 2024. The video below shows the line of […]
After months of frustratingly low wind power, a windy week is on the cards across southern Australia. The change in the winds comes as several deep low-pressure systems and associated fronts sweep across the south of the continent this week. The image below shows the first low pressure system over the Bight with an […]
Early last month, we said that May would be a make-or-break month for the positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) that could be forming this year. Turns out, it has most likely broken. A positive IOD occurs when the trade winds along the equator blow to the west instead of the east, causing an upwelling of […]
Parts of Australia’s southeast just shivered through the coolest June morning in at least 20 years. Dry air on the western flank of the low over the Tasman Sea producing frosty nights across south east Australia. pic.twitter.com/OfKGEP5TVB — Andrew Miskelly (@andrewmiskelly) June 18, 2024 A Tasman Low has directed icy southerly winds over eastern […]
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 […]
