A tropical low will cause heavy rain and thunderstorms across northwestern Australia later this week, with flooding possible in parts of the Pilbara. A slow-moving tropical low has caused persistent rain over parts of the NT during the past on to two, producing several hundred millimetres in some areas. Elliot’s 433 mm during the […]
A tropical low, soon to be named Tropical Cyclone Kirrily, is expected to make landfall over Queensland this week as a category 3 strength system. At 11am AEST Sunday, Tropical Low 05U was about 940 km east northeast of Townsville, with wind gusts up to 85km/h and was slow-moving. This large mass of swirling cloud […]
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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 […]
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 […]
A band of heavy rain and thunderstorms being fuelled by tropical moisture has caused record-breaking rain and flooding in parts of Victoria. A broad low pressure trough drawing moisture-laden air towards an upper-level low pressure system has produced widespread rain and thunderstorms across southeastern Australia during the last couple of days. An unusually high concentration […]
Severe thunderstorms are expected to impact Vic on Wednesday, after wild and dangerous thunderstorms lashed Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon, causing havoc at its bustling airport. The thunderstorms brought torrential rain, damaging winds, and large hail to parts of Victoria on Tuesday as a low-pressure trough moved across the region. About 40 thousand lightning strikes were […]
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 […]
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 […]
