New data points towards La Niña re-emerging
New observations from the tropical Pacific Ocean suggest that a La Niña pattern is gaining strength as we enter the final weeks of winter. The Niño-3.4 index measures the sea surface temperature anomaly inside a defined area of the...
Low level snow imminent in southeastern Australia
A strong cold front crossing southeastern Australia will bring damaging winds, heavy rain and the lowest snow so far this year during the next two days. The satellite image below shows a cold front passing over SA, VIC and TAS...
A wet week for Tassie hydro
Parts of Tasmania have seen a months worth of rainfall in the last week, providing a decent injection of water into the Tassie hydro lakes. August is Tasmania’s second wettest month with a state-wide monthly average of 148.2...
Where will the wind take you in spring?
Spring is a notoriously windy season but whether southern Australia is calmer or windier than usual comes down to the Southern Annular Mode. So, what is the Southern Annular Mode? The SAM is simply an index that’s used...
Weather risk analysis for your business by our expert meteorologists
Weatherzone is Australia’s dedicated private weather provider, conveying accurate, reliable forecasts to 4.8 million Australians a month. If a sector is impacted by the weather, we have a progressive, tailored business solution to identify potential risk – keeping...
Record rainfall, wild winds in the west
Parts of Western Australia have seen their heaviest day of August rainfall in over 100 years, as a deep stream of tropical moisture interacted with a cold front from Monday night into Tuesday. This was the scene in...
La Niña Alert issued
The Bureau of Meteorology has today issued a La Niña Alert, increasing the likelihood that they will officially declare a third consecutive La Niña event later this year. After two back-to-back La Niña events between September 2020 and June 2022,...
Rain and floods beckon as La Nina looms and IOD deepens
New data reveals that a negative IOD is gaining strength in the Indian Ocean and La Niña is re-emerging in the Pacific Ocean, boosting the likelihood of heavy rain and flooding across Australia during the months ahead. The...
