If you think it was cold in Sydney on Wednesday, June 28, you’re not wrong. The harbour city’s maximum of 11.7°C was by far its lowest of the year It was a full five degrees below the June average max of 17.0°C It was colder than Melbourne’s max of 12.7°C, and bear in mind that […]
Unseasonably heavy rain and flooding could cut off roads in the Kimberley and central Australia this week. The satellite images below show a large northwest cloudband extending across Australia on Monday morning. This colossal cloudband, which is being fuelled by tropical moisture from the Indian Ocean, will produce widespread rain over a broad area of […]
Blustering winds have lashed southeastern Australia over the last few days, but it’s more than just a cold front adding to the wind strength. Over the weekend, a strong cold front crossed through the south, delivering gusty winds and alpine snow. Some of the strongest winds recorded have been: 122km/h Hogan Island (Vic) 111km/h Mount […]
Rain and cold. That’s the super brief synopsis of Adelaide’s weather this Thursday as a slow-moving cloudmass drenches the SA capital. A total of 13 mm of rain had accumulated between 9 am and 1:30 pm local time, after 6.6 mm fell in the 24 hours to 9 am. Further rain is expected throughout the […]
The Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice will occur tonight, making it the longest night of the year across Australia. The winter solstice marks the moment the Southern Hemisphere reaches its furthest tilt away from the sun, as the northern Hemisphere reaches its closest tilt towards the sun. Image: Earth’s orientation, relative to the Sun, on the […]
A large area of Australia’s southeast inland just shivered through the coldest morning in five years, with one location registering Australia’s lowest June temperature since 2019. Wednesday morning was an icy affair across southeastern Australia as a slow-moving high pressure system caused clear skies and light winds to combine with a lingering cold and dry […]
Thursday evening will see heavy rain fall over Adelaide, potentially leading to fallen trees and power outages. As we mentioned yesterday, a northwest cloudband and cold front are crossing WA on Tuesday. Quite a bit the pre-frontal cloud can be seen streaming over SA this afternoon. As this system tracks east, it will form a […]
The next cold front to impact southeastern Australia late this week will see gas demand increase as cloud and cool winds put on the chill. Over the next few days, a cold front crossing southwest WA will interact with moisture streaming in from the northwest. This will setup a Northwest Cloudband that will sweep over […]
If you know the difference between a Brickfielder, a Fremantle Doctor and a southerly buster, chances are you have a healthy interest in Australian weather. Either that, or you just really love the wind. Like many other parts of the world, the wind plays an important role in sustaining life across Australia. It distributes the […]
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 […]
