Damaging winds are forecast to impact the central NSW coastline in the next 24 hours, impacting port operations across the state. A strong southerly change is expected to arrive in Sydney around 11:30am-1:30pm local time, with sustained winds exceeding 46 km/h (25 knots) during and after the change. The video below shows the forecast southerly change moving […]
The balmy NSW weather will end abruptly on Tuesday as another low-pressure system brings another bout of fierce winds, thunderstorms, rain and cooler temperatures to the state. The image below shows the remnants of the low-pressure system and cloud mass in the central Tasman Sea which caused the heavy rainfall and flooding event in NSW […]
The deluge continues in Sydney and surrounds with a month’s worth rain falling in just over a day, causing cancellation and delays across the city. The video below shows rain coming from two different directions into Sydney on the radar on Friday afternoon. Image: Radar image 2:35pm on Friday, April 5 This is because the […]
Heavy and remarkably widespread rain has fallen across New South Wales and southern Queensland overnight, with the heaviest falls centred on the Sydney region. The Sydney CBD copped an absolute drenching, with 111 mm in the gauge in the 24 hours to 9 am. That wasn’t too far off the daily record of 191 mm […]
A thick stream of dense clouds and heavy rain will soak Sydney and other areas of eastern NSW over the next three days, with damaging winds and hazardous surf also on the cards from Friday. A deepening coastal trough and associated upper-level low pressure system will cause widespread rain and thunderstorms across southern Qld, NSW […]
Heavy rainfall of up to 300mm is expected this Friday and Saturday for southeast Queensland and eastern NSW, as a powerful cut-off low and a moisture-rich coastal trough combine. A pool of cold air currently crossing the Great Australian Bight is expected to produce an upper-level low pressure system over southeastern Australia by Thursday. This […]
What a turnaround in Melbourne weather. After the driest March in 170 years of records, Melbourne just had its heaviest day of April rain in 47 years and its wettest day in any month in a tick over four years. Just 2.8 mm was recorded in Melbourne’s gauge at Olympic Park during the whole of […]
The tropical moisture that caused significant flooding in the NT and Qld is set to move southeast over Easter, bringing heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and possible flooding and damaging winds with it. The map below shows the massive rainfall totals that fell across the southern NT and parts of Qld over the last week. Image: The […]
Heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue in parts of Qld and the NT over the next few days, increasing the risk of flooding and outback road closures. This week’s wet weather is being caused by the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Megan and an associated low-pressure trough extending across the NT and Qld. 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 […]
