Wet winter looms as negative IOD emerges
A negative Indian Ocean Dipole pattern has started to emerge to the northwest of Australia in the past fortnight, increasing the likelihood of a wet and cloudy winter for much of the country. What is a negative Indian...
Southwest WA bracing for one of year’s strongest low pressure systems
A dangerous burst of wild weather will strike the southwest of WA on Monday and Tuesday as a deep low pressure system rolls in from the Indian Ocean. Satellite imagery captured the deep mid-latitude low pressure system hovering about...
La Niña pattern to persist
New model data confirms that a La Niña-like pattern could persist in the coming months, increasing the likelihood of above-average rain in parts of Australia in winter and spring. The Pacific Ocean has been in a distinctive La...
Wet, cold and cloudy weather looms for QLD
Heavy rain is about to soak parts of central and southeast QLD, with some areas also expected to have their coldest days in about 10 months. A slow-moving high pressure system passing over southeastern Australia during the coming week will direct...
Pilbara bracing for second soaking in one week
Heavy rain will soak parts of WA’s Pilbara and Interior over the next two to three days, bringing a risk of flooding for the second time in one week. A deepening low pressure trough being fed with a...
Decent snow for Tassie Hydro
Snow is already on the ground on Tasmania’s highest parts, ahead of two-to-three days of pretty decent late autumn snowfalls which should reach as low as 700 metres above sea level at times. Up to 20 cm of...
Indian Ocean cloudband soaking the Pilbara
A month’s worth of rain has fallen in parts of the west Pilbara during the last 24 hours as a rainband from the Indian Ocean sweeps over northwestern Australia. Moisture from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Karim interacting with a strong...
Major flooding as heavy rain continues over southeast QLD
A relentless band of heavy rain is falling over already flooded area in southeast QLD this morning, cutting roads, inundating homes, and forcing some residents to flee to higher ground. A slow-moving upper-level trough interacting with a sustained...
