Flooding rain on the horizon for QLD
Widespread and heavy rain could spread over a large area of QLD next week, possibly challenging records in some parts of the state. Several forecast models are predicting a prolonged period of rain over QLD during the next...
Last 20-degree Melbourne day for foreseeable future
Enjoy it, Melbourne. It might be a little breezy out there, but skies are clear and temperatures are mild, and things aren’t going to stay that way for long. As we first told you on the weekend, then...
How much snow will Australia see this week?
The first proper snow of 2022 will fall across Australia’s alpine regions later this week. So, how much will fall and how low will it snow? A large pool of cold air from the Southern Ocean will surge...
Late-autumn cold snap about to hit southern Australia
A blast of cold air will move over southern Australia this week causing a wintry mix of snow, hail, rain and blustery winds. A large mass of cold air originating from water near Antarctica is moving towards Australia...
What’s the difference between fog and ground-level cloud?
Late on Thursday afternoon, a dense fog crept over the NSW Southern Highlands neighbourhood of Weatherzone meteorologist Jess Miskelly. Or wait a second, was that just low cloud? That might sound like a meaningless distinction to many of...
Another quiet La Niña tropical cyclone season in Australia
Australia has just had another quieter-than-average tropical cyclone season despite La Niña, which usually helps boost cyclone numbers in the region. Australia’s tropical cyclone season runs from start of November until the end of April. This season, there were nine...
Cold snap on the way in first week of May
Two cold fronts are about to sweep across southern Australia, with the second front bringing a lengthy spell of wintry weather in the opening week of May. The satellite image below shows the sun rising over a cold air...
Wet winter looms with back-to-back negative IOD to follow double La Nina
Australia could be about to feel the impacts of a negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) for a second consecutive year, for the first time in more than 60 years of records. After three years of crippling drought between...
