Sydney will enjoy a brief spell of unseasonably warm weather on Wednesday, although the break from winter won’t last long. Sydney woke up to its warmest morning in two months on Wednesday, with the overnight temperature dropping to only 12.8 degrees. This was nearly five degrees above the July average. On the back of the warm start to the day, Sydney and Bankstown’s temperatures on Wednesday are set to hit 25 degrees, which is 7-9 degrees above […]
A surge of powerful winds will hit the NEM during the next three days as a deep low pressure system and a series of cold fronts passes southeastern Australia. Vigorous northwesterly winds will strengthen over South Australia on Thursday as the low passes to the south of SA and gradually moves east. These winds are expected to […]
Large areas of Australia are enduring cold and frosty mornings this week as high pressure systems keep skies clear across much of the country. While June featured several northwest cloud bands and widespread rain across Australia, clearer skies have returned to much of the country this week, which has been good news for solar output. […]
A thick northwest cloud band is currently sweeping across the country, with the moisture-laden air originating off the far northwest shelf of Australia. The northwest cloud band has been dragged southeast across the country this week by a deep low-pressure system. The combination of the low-pressure system and northwest cloud band are set to bring low solar output, chilly air, high wind power and thunderstorms across the National Electricity Market […]
A polar blast has taken place this year for the NSW alps, thanks to a moist easterly air stream wrapping around an East Coast Low and icy temperatures. In fact, the snow level dropped down to about 700 metres above sea level in southern NSW today, with snow falling well down the mountains, as […]
Earlier this week, Perth had its coldest day in nine months, with the maximum temperature of 15 degrees, falling 7 degrees below the May average. A cold Antarctic air mass moved up from the Southern Ocean, bringing the cool air and freezing winds to southwestern WA. The cool blast has many people in the […]
Australian East Coast Lows are powerful low pressure systems that can cause multiple types of severe weather for several days. This video details why they are so dangerous as well as when and why they occur.
So here we are nearly at the end of Autumn and parts of southeastern Australia just saw a decent bout of snow on the weekend. But what does this cold snap mean for Hydro power in Australia’s Alps during winter and spring? Let’s have a look at what to expect in the Australian Alps in the […]
Mild temperatures and record installation of rooftop solar panels has led to near record lows in electricity demand in the National Electricity Market (NEM) for the first 3 months of this year (Q1). The electricity demand in Q1 was the lowest since 2002, with a three per cent drop in demand. 1 AEMO Chief Markets Officer, Violette Mouchaileh, said: “Mild summer conditions have driven […]
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 […]
