The presence of multiple tropical lows in the Australian region could cause a burst of intense heat over the Pilbara this weekend and early next week, with temperatures possibly exceeding 50ºC in some areas. Northwestern Australia is always hot in early summer as temperatures soar amid abundant pre-monsoon sunshine. The mercury frequently reaches the mid-forties […]
A developing tropical low over the Coral Sea could become a tropical cyclone by the start of next week, continuing the region’s active start to the 2023-24 tropical cyclone season. It’s been just over a month since Tropical Cyclone Jasper made landfall along Queensland’s North Tropical Coast, bringing torrential rain and major flooding across the […]
Temperatures are going to soar in Perth and other areas of southwestern Australia today, with thunderstorms also on the cards from this afternoon. A low pressure trough will draw a very hot air mass towards Australia’s west coast on Tuesday. The presence of this west coast trough will help delay the sea breeze in Perth, […]
The Australian region is going to see a volatile mix of weather this week, including heavy rain, thunderstorms, flooding, heatwaves, bushfires and possibly a tropical cyclone or two. An active monsoon trough, a large pool of hot air, abnormally warm sea surface temperatures around Australia, and the passage of a cut-off upper-level low pressure system […]
Marble Bar is on track to register four straight weeks of daily temperatures above 43ºC, possibly setting a new extreme heat record in a town already world famous for its relentless summer temperatures. Marble Bar made international headlines in the 1920s when it registered 160 consecutive days above 37.7ºC (100ºF) in 1923-24, a world record […]
Australia’s northern tropics are awakening, with growing potential for tropical cyclone development later this week. The image below shows the cloud and thunderstorms impacting northern Australia on Wednesday morning. Image: Himawarri-9 satellite image at 11:20am on Wednesday, January 10. As we wrote yesterday, the monsoon trough is set to arrive in Australia on […]
The Northern Australian Monsoon will arrive over the tropics this week, bringing a possible tropical cyclone, wind, rain, storms, and welcome relief from the oppressive tropical heat and humidity of the last few weeks. Image: Cloudbands and thunderstorms building around the Top End and Arafura Sea as the monsoon builds. The monsoon is one of the […]
Scorching heat is set to impact WA this week, with extreme heatwave and fire weather warnings in place for several districts in the state. The satellite image below shows clear skies over most of WA on Monday morning, being caused by warm and dry winds being driven over the state from the east by […]
A large fire near Narrabri in North Western NSW has produced a fire-generated thunderstorm and a smoke plume so large that it can be seen from space stretching around 1500 km across the Tasman Sea. An Emergency Warning was in place on Tuesday morning for the Duck Creek fire in the Pilliga Forest about 17km […]
El Niño–favourable conditions are gathering pace across the tropical Pacific, with key ocean indicators approaching threshold levels and early atmospheric responses emerging. While uncertainty remains around final El Niño strength, historical analogues show that even weak events can generate widespread impacts, including reduced rainfall, warmer daytime temperatures, increased frost risk, elevated fire danger, reduced tropical cyclone activity, and more. Industries including […]
Australia has just experienced a highly impactful tropical cyclone season, with more than 60% of systems reaching severe intensity, causing widespread disruption and damage to communities and multiple industries across northern Australia. The 2025–26 Australian tropical cyclone season officially ran from 1 November 2025 to 30 April 2026. During this six-month period, Australia saw 11 tropical cyclones, with nine […]
There are signs that a very strong, or ‘super’ El Niño could develop in the tropical Pacific Ocean later this year. So, what does this mean for Australia’s weather during the second half of 2026? El Niño on the horizon The tropical Pacific Ocean is currently in a neutral state, meaning neither El Niño nor […]
Intense heat from bushfires during elevated fire danger days can trigger fire-induced pyrocumulonimbus thunderstorms that ignite additional fires. In early January 2026, an extreme heatwave sweeping over southeastern Australia brought catastrophic fire danger to Victoria. Intensely hot bush and grass fires spread erratically and quickly in hot, dry and gusty winds, with pyrocumulonimbus generating lightning, […]
