A developing tropical low off Australia’s northwest coast has a high chance of becoming a tropical cyclone by the middle of this week, possibly as early as Tuesday. The animation below shows a large mass of convective clouds to the north of WA on Monday morning, revealing the location of the developing tropical low. Image: […]
Darwin’s latest monsoon on record is finally arriving on Friday, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms with it and a higher risk of tropical cyclone development in the next week or so. The monsoon refers to the seasonal reversal of the wind pattern over northern Australia, where the dry east to southeasterly winds that dominate for much […]
Dangerous thunderstorms are developing across parts of NSW this Wednesday afternoon, including the Hunter valley a busy mining hub in NSW. A severe thunderstorm warning for heavy rainfall, damaging winds and large has been issued for parts of the Blue Mountains, Hunter and Southern Tablelands as of 1pm on Wednesday. This included a warning for […]
Two tropical cyclones have formed over the Indian Ocean to the northwest of Australia in the past 48 hours, with 75% of Australia’s cyclones so far this season becoming severe. The satellite image below shows that an eye has developed in both cyclones, with cloud swirling around it in a clockwise direction as the sun rises […]
A tropical cyclone could form by early next week, with monsoon winds and tropical lows triggering the wet season and potentially impacting northern Australian businesses. The animation below shows widespread cloud around northern Australia on Friday. Within these vast areas of cloud are several areas of low pressure that have the potential to deepen and […]
Five tropical lows are forecast to form over the northern Australia waters this week, with an increased risk of heavy rainfall and tropical cyclone potential. The enhanced tropical activity comes as two giant tropical waves clash near Australia this week, called the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) and an equatorial Kelvin Wave. In addition to […]
After a searing hot day, Western Australians sweltered through a near record warm night last night causing energy demand to surge. The uncomfortable days and nights are being caused by extremely hot and dry easterly winds flowing over the west coast in response to Severe Tropical Cyclone Sean. Image: 850hPa temperature and wind at 8pm […]
Tropical Cyclone Sean has intensified into a severe Category 3 storm, with record-breaking rainfall and damaging winds likely impacting mining, rail and port operations in the Pilbara region. Overnight, it lashed Western Australia’s Pilbara coastline with extremely heavy rain and damaging winds, however the good news is that it is now predicted to track out […]
A developing low pressure system off Australia’s northwest coast has a high chance of becoming a tropical cyclone this weekend, with the potential for heavy rain and wind to impact some mining and port clients in the Pilbara. Two separate areas of low pressure lying off the northern coast of WA are expected to consolidate […]
Severe thunderstorms impacted southwest WA and the Perth region on Sunday, December 14, 2025, triggering Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts (DTA) by DTN for industries and businesses in the region. DTN operates Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts (DTA) which alert businesses and industries to thunderstorms based on intensity and movement. These alerts provide advanced notice of thunderstorms moving into […]
Port and maritime operations across Australia’s East Coast could be disrupted by increased tropical cyclone activity in the Coral Sea and southwest Pacific Ocean over the next two weeks. Meteorologists reference a large selection of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models to forecast weather. A number of these NWP models are forecasting the development of tropical […]
Hot, dry and windy weather causing elevated fire danger and severe heatwave conditions are sweeping across southeastern Australia over the next three days, driving high energy demand and disruption to operations. Clear skies associated a large and slow-moving high pressure system have allowed hot air to build up over parts of northern, western and central […]
The Australian and New Zealand Council for fire and emergency services (AFAC) identified western and southern WA, Victoria and inland NSW as key regions that are at risk of heightened bushfire risk this summer. Parts of Australia have experienced severe soil moisture and rainfall deficiencies over the past months and years, while high fuel loads […]
