Widespread severe thunderstorms, 45°C heat, extreme fire danger and total fire bans are impacting Australian industries, such as mining, aviation, transport, energy and insurance, this week. A 2,000 km long line of thunderstorms A nearly 2,000 km long line of thunderstorms could be seen on the DTN APAC Stormtracker dashboard on Tuesday. Image: Satellite imagery, […]
A burst of record-challenging October heat and blustery winds will cause Extreme fire danger ratings and Total Fire Bans over parts of NSW on Wednesday, including Sydney. Clear skies and dry air have allowed intense heat to build over western NSW, southern Queensland and northern SA in the last few days. On Monday, the temperature […]
The 2025 Indian Southwest Monsoon that brings cooler temperatures and heavy flooding rainfall to Indian transport, mining and utility industries completed its retreat from India on October 16, 2025. As seen in the map below issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the Indian Southwest Monsoon withdrew from the entirety of the Indian sub-continent on […]
The north Australian build up period is in motion with a broad trough drawing intense heatwave conditions and triggering widespread thunderstorms across Australian mining areas. Intense thunderstorms have lit up the north Australian skies over the past week as a broad horseshoe shaped low pressure trough extended across the country. DTN APAC’s Total Lightning Network […]
Intense thunderstorms are likely to pummel parts of NSW on Friday, with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain all a risk for mining, transport, insurance and aviation sectors. A cold front and associated low pressure trough will sweep across NSW on Friday, causing a relatively cool air mass travelling from the south to clash […]
Two bursts of heat will impact Sydney and NSW in the coming week, driving high energy demand and a forecast Lack of Reserve Level 2 (LOR2) issued by AEMO. Bursts of springtime heat moving east The DTN forecast for Sydney below, generated by our professional team of weather risk analysts, shows two spikes in heat […]
A La Niña advisory has been issued by the US Climate Prediction Center (CPC), indicating that La Niña conditions have emerged in the tropical Pacific Ocean and are expected to continue for the coming months. What is La Niña? La Niña is one of three phases of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a coupled ocean-atmosphere […]
Fires were triggered in central NSW by dry lightning on Wednesday as high-based severe thunderstorms tracked over the region which also produced damaging winds. The satellite loop below shows a cloudband moving over NSW on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Clear skies through the earlier part of the day allowed ample surface heating, helping fuel and […]
Australian agricultural, forestry and fire emergency agencies and industries that were hoping for a wetter than average spring have been left disappointed by a lacklustre start to the season, despite the emergence of a strong negative Indian Ocean Dipole in recent weeks. Official rainfall outlooks at the end of August were pointing to a good […]
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 […]
