Australia’s warmest August on record has laid the foundations for an increased risk of fires in multiple states and territories this spring. According to the latest Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook, which was released on Wednesday, large areas of Australia will have an increased risk of fires this spring. The red shading on the map below […]
After weeks of howling winds across southeastern Australia, many places on the mainland are enjoying a brief break this Tuesday. It won’t be totally still out there with smoke rising vertically. But put it this way: it should be possible to walk down the street without getting dust in your eyes, not to mention having […]
Ferocious winds with gusts equivalent to a category two tropical cyclone have caused widespread damage across Victoria in the last 24 hours, along with huge waves and flooding along the coast. A powerful cold front embedded in an unusually strong pressure gradient caused a burst of damaging to destructive winds in Victoria on Sunday night […]
A series of strong cold fronts have brought a dangerous mix of damaging to destructive winds, heavy rain, record flooding and huge snowfalls to Tas on the weekend. The severe weather caused widespread power outages across the state, with thousands of homes and businesses still without power on Monday, with no restoration time announced. […]
Total Fire Bans (TFBs) have been issued for Greater Sydney and the Illawarra in NSW, a month ahead of the typical start to the fire season. Gale force winds are once again blowing across eastern Australia ahead of a cold front; the third such system in the last seven days after damaging winds on both […]
Damaging winds will continue to affect multiple states and territories across southern and southeastern Australia during the next five days. A large and slow-moving low pressure system passing between Australia and Antarctica will cause a vigorous stream of westerly winds across Australia’s southern states in the coming days. Image: Forecast wind speed and direction on […]
Gale force west to northwesterly winds are creating havoc at Sydney airport on Wednesday afternoon, with all six landing and takeoff options impacted by very strong cross winds. Sydney airport saw gale force west to northwesterly mean wind speeds of 65km/h at 12:30pm, while the site has been gusting up to 82km/h. These […]
One of the strongest cold fronts of 2024 will sweep across southeastern Australia during the next two days, causing damaging winds in parts of Tas, SA, Vic, NSW and WA. Some places are even likely to see destructive wind gusts from this powerful and dangerous weather system. A very steep pressure gradient is becoming established […]
It’s going to be a wild week in Tasmania, with the potential for 180km/h winds, more than 200mm of rain and snow in the west, thunderstorms, hail and freezing temperatures. Damaging winds have already begun across elevated areas on Monday, with Mount Wellington observing a mean wind speed of 100km/h and a gust of 129.6km/h at […]
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 […]
