A blob of warm water lurking beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean is increasing the likelihood that El Niño will develop later this year. The prospect of El Niño in 2023 is not new news. International forecast models have been hinting at the return of El Niño since late last year. However, these predictions […]
It’s all happening in West Australian weather right now, with Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa bearing down on the Kimberley and Pilbara while a strong cold front lurks southwest of Perth as WA sees a wintry chill down south. We’ve written lots about Ilsa this week and there will be plenty more to cover as it […]
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms will affect parts of Qld, NSW, the ACT and Vic on Good Friday, with a chance of very dangerous supercells as people hit the roads for the long weekend. This Friday marks the start of the four-day Easter long weekend across Australia and the beginning of the school holidays for […]
Nearly three weeks into autumn does seem like an odd time for the eastern states to see their highest temperatures of the hot season so far, so we examine what is causing this late blast of heat. Recent temperatures have indeed been hotter than in summer by some metrics. Of the eastern capitals: Canberra […]
March records have tumbled in NSW and the ACT as the state sees an unusually late and widespread burst of extreme heat. Both Forbes (40.7°C) and Wagga Wagga (39.9°C) have had their hottest March day in 83 years, with Bathurst (36.6°C) having their hottest March day in 81 years. Orange (34.5°C) had their hottest March […]
Western Sydney could see its second 40ºC of the month this weekend, with intense late-season heat also hitting Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne over the next few days. Two separate tongues of hot air will sweep across eastern and southeastern Australia during the next four days. This type of weather pattern is more typical of summer […]
The first gentle bite of autumn is making its mark across southeastern Australia, with Tasmania and most of SA and Victoria already having a coolish day. While parts of NSW are enduring the third day of a low intensity heatwave – with most Sydney suburbs having reached 30°C by midday on Tuesday in the remnant […]
Fires have become out of control in central NSW as the region sees its worst bushfire conditions since Black Summer. As of 4pm AEDT, two bushfires were at emergency levels: One near Tambaroora, located about 50km north of Bathurst Another near Cranbrook, roughly 20 km south of Dubbo Today’s hot and windy weather has produced […]
A burst of late-season heat in NSW today could see Sydney reach 38ºC for the first time in more than 800 days, while hot and dry winds fan dozens of fires across the state. A low pressure trough passing over NSW on Monday is causing hot and dry northwesterly winds to flow across central and […]
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 […]
