Record dry start to year for South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania
Parts of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania just endured their driest start to a year on record as a lack of early autumn rain worsened drought conditions in parts of all three states. High pressure systems have been dominating...
NEM’s highest solar generation ever
The National Energy Market (NEM) recorded its highest solar energy generation over the past summer as high pressure dominated southeastern Australia. Australia’s NEM has continued to implement more and more renewable energy sources into its network. Combined with favourable...
Indian heatwave relief on the way
Rain and thunderstorms are expected to spread over heatwave affected parts of northern India and Pakistan in the coming days, bringing much needed relief to people and infrastructure. Northwest India and Pakistan have been scorched by intense heat reaching...
Positive SAM and warm oceans dominate Australia’s winter outlook
The Pacific and Indian Ocean climate drivers remain in a neutral phase, with weather around Australia continuing to be dominated by more local effects. Pacific Ocean climate driver The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has returned to a truer...
Long weekend rain and storms to impact Victoria and NSW
An outbreak of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms will impact Victoria and NSW over the coming long weekend. As seen in the synoptic image below, this outbreak of storms and wet weather will be caused by a broad low...
Intense heatwave over northern India pressures people and the energy grid
A heatwave scorching northern India over at least the next seven days will place a tremendous strain on people and infrastructure. The images below show the concerning heating pattern taking hold of India’s north as the week progresses. Maximum...
Adelaide’s driest start to the year since the 1980s
Halfway through autumn, Adelaide continues to endure an early-year dry spell the likes of which it has not seen since the famously barren decade of the 1980s. Just 14.4mm of rain has been recorded at the city’s main weather...
Tropical Cyclone Errol strengthening near Australia – here’s what to expect
Tropical Cyclone Errol, which formed on Tuesday night, is quickly gaining strength to the north of WA and could turn towards the Kimberley coast later this week. At 8am AWST on Wednesday, Errol was a category two tropical cyclone...
