Overlapping south swells impact NSW ports
A series of swells generated from powerful storms south of Australia are impacting coastal NSW ports on Thursday and Friday. Large waves peak on Thursday morning A large southerly swell moved into coastal NSW overnight into Thursday morning. Significant wave heights off Sydney’s coast can be seen rapidly increasing late on Wednesday and early on […]
Darwin region facing extreme fire danger just days after season’s first rain
Hot and windy weather are bringing extreme fire danger near Darwin on Wednesday, just days after the city saw its first rain in four months. Prior to last weekend, Darwin had not seen any rain since May. This 115 day dry spell came to an end when rain started pouring into the gauge on Sunday […]
Super Typhoon Ragasa disrupting aviation, shipping and local industries across the Philippines and South China Sea
Japan’s Himawari-9 satellite has captured striking images of Super Typhoon Ragasa – known locally as Nando in the Philippines – bearing down on the Babuyan Islands on Monday and causing massive disruptions to industries across the region. Typhoon Ragasa underwent rapid intensification late last week and became the first super typhoon so far this season […]
Perth sets rainfall streak not seen in 18 years as water storage levels fall
For four months in a row, Perth has exceeded its average monthly rainfall – the first time this has happened in the traditionally wet winter and spring period since 2007. Perth reached its September average of 79.3mm during light showers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Another 13.2mm of rain then fell in the 24 hours to […]