Dangerous thunderstorms are developing across parts of NSW this Wednesday afternoon, including the Hunter valley a busy mining hub in NSW. A severe thunderstorm warning for heavy rainfall, damaging winds and large has been issued for parts of the Blue Mountains, Hunter and Southern Tablelands as of 1pm on Wednesday. This included a warning for […]
Two tropical cyclones have formed over the Indian Ocean to the northwest of Australia in the past 48 hours, with 75% of Australia’s cyclones so far this season becoming severe. The satellite image below shows that an eye has developed in both cyclones, with cloud swirling around it in a clockwise direction as the sun rises […]
A low pressure system offshore Far North Qld has already dumped half a metre of rain in 48 hours, with more to come this week as the low potentially deepens into a tropical cyclone. The images below show cloud and rain circling clockwise around the low, with the heaviest rain occurring between Cairns and Innisfail […]
Tropical Cyclone Sean has intensified into a severe Category 3 storm, with record-breaking rainfall and damaging winds likely impacting mining, rail and port operations in the Pilbara region. Overnight, it lashed Western Australia’s Pilbara coastline with extremely heavy rain and damaging winds, however the good news is that it is now predicted to track out […]
It has been a big week for NSW Ports. After a massive band of storms crossed the state on Wednesday, a low off the coast is now generating strong winds, rain and hazardous surf to coastal districts, especially from Sydney to the Qld border. Numerous warnings are in place, including: A severe weather warning for […]
Violent thunderstorms will pummel parts of NSW, Queensland, Victoria and the ACT over the next couple of days, with potential for supercells and a dangerous squall line late on Wednesday. These thunderstorms have the potential to cause power outages like Vic experienced on Sunday, when dangerous storms lashed the state. An upper-level pool of cold […]
It could be a tough week for insurers, with daily severe thunderstorms possibly bringing large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain, and flooding to parts of eastern Australia, including the capital cities. This prolonged and dangerous thunderstorm outbreak will be generated by an extremely humid atmosphere and a series of low pressure troughs and lows throughout the […]
Extremely hot conditions across several states and territories has caused energy demand to soar on Monday, with extreme fire danger and the potential for severe thunderstorms on the cards. The heat is being caused by hot northerly winds from the interior of Australia moving over the country’s southeast, ahead of a cold front and southerly […]
A tongue of cool water sitting near the NSW coast shrouded parts of Sydney and the Central Coast with thick sea fog on Friday morning. The images below were captured at Dee Why and Manly as a dense sea fog descended on Sydney’s Northern Beaches early on Friday. Image: Sea fog at Dee Why Beach […]
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 […]
