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 […]
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 […]
The Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks are a spectacular display, but sometimes bad weather can get in the way. While it is extremely rare for Sydney’s famous NYE fireworks to be cancelled, fierce winds and thunderstorms can cause delays or cancellations on rare occasions. According to the City of Sydney, ‘cancelling fireworks is a last […]
Christmas Day weather can be a bit of a mixed bag in Australia, fluctuating from extreme heat to winter-like days or heavy rain to blue skies. The contrasting weather over the years has had Australians either reaching for a jacket or the air con switch or sometimes ducking for cover as a storm rolls […]
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is likely to develop over eastern Australia on Christmas Day, with Australia’s three largest cities and the nation’s capital all at risk of wet and stormy weather. As usual, the weather across Australia on Christmas Day will be a mixed bag this year. Perth and large areas of western, northern […]
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 […]
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 […]
