East Coast Low deepening near NSW coast disrupting aviation, transport and utility industries
Heavy rain, destructive winds and damaging surf will batter eastern NSW in the coming days following the explosive development of an East Coast Low leading to significant disruptions to transport, aviation and utilities. A coastal trough located off the southeast Queensland and northeast NSW coast rapidly intensified into a low pressure system overnight into Tuesday […]
Coldest June nights in decades for Canberra, inland NSW driving high energy demand
June nights were absolutely frigid in Canberra and parts of inland New South Wales, with average monthly minimums the coldest in decades in several locations driving high energy demand. Let’s start with the national capital, which shivered through a June average minimum of –2.7°C, which made it the coldest June for overnight temperatures in 41 […]
East Coast Low to bring flooding rain, gales, huge waves to eastern NSW
Warnings for strong to gale force winds, hazardous surf and flooding are in place across eastern NSW and southeast Queensland as an East Coast Low develops. A deepening coastal trough over southeast Queensland and northeast NSW has already brought widespread falls of 30 to 70mm over Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. Dunwich Airport, on North […]
East Coast Low brewing for coastal NSW next week
Heavy rain, intense winds and large surf could impact eastern NSW next week as a significant low pressure system develops off the coast, with potential for an East Coast Low. East Coast Lows (ECL) are a type of low pressure systems that rapidly form and stay within close proximity to the east coast of Australia […]