A clear La Niña signal is starting to emerge in the central Pacific Ocean, however the declaration of La Niña depends on a few factors that are still a coin flip chance of occurring. What is La Niña? La Niña is the cool phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) that occurs when cooler […]
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms will develop across much of WA during the middle of this week, with the potential for damaging winds and unseasonably cold and wet conditions following it. This dynamic thunderstorm period will be generated by a low pressure trough sitting across western WA and a deep low pressure system which will increase activity […]
Rain, thunderstorms and a wintry airmass are impacting WA today, with signs that a low pressure system could generate severe weather next week. A low pressure system in the Bight is extending a cold front across southern WA on Friday morning with another low pressure trough in the Kimberley bringing rain and thunderstorms to northern […]
More than 80% of Australia could see rain this week as a surge of tropical moisture spreads across the country, causing wet weather from the Kimberley to Tasmania. A slow-moving upper-level trough will cause clouds, rain and thunderstorms to gradually spread across Australia from northwest to southeast this week. This system will deliver rain to […]
The heaviest September rain in half a century has fallen over the Pilbara region of Western Australia overnight, with heavy rain still to come for a majority of Australia’s desert areas. Widespread falls of 20-50mm fell over the Pilbara and Kimberley on Saturday night and is continuing on Sunday. Some of the standouts in the […]
It’s been a very active thunderstorm week in the Pilbara and Gascoyne region, with thousands of lightning strikes detected in the region. The thunderstorms were triggered by a near-stationary trough sitting along WA’s west coast, paired with an unstable airmass and unseasonably warm conditions. The images below show the lightning strikes (pink), cloud and rain […]
The mercury is rising in WA over the coming days with parts of the Pilbara and Kimberley are forecast to see temperatures reach at least 36°C for five consecutive days. This prolonged period of spring warmth is being caused by a stubborn high pressure system sitting over the Bight for the rest of the week […]
This spring is shaping up to be an unusually warm and stormy season for Australia, with some parts of the country also likely to see an increased risk of fires. Australia has entered spring off the back of its warmest August and second warmest winter on record. The end of winter was also very dry […]
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 […]
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 […]
