Huge snow melt after overnight ‘hair dryer’
In the mountains, they call it the “hair dryer”. It’s the combination of very strong winds and warm air, and it decimates the snowpack in the Australian alpine region. The snow melt and rain injected a decent amount of...
Warm winter day with more on the horizon
Sydney is basking in spring-like warmth today, with the potential for the mercury to reach the high 20’s early next week. This early spring warmth will also reach several other states and territories this week with the potential for...
Three weeks of record-breaking warmth in Southern Hemisphere
Earth’s Southern Hemisphere just experienced a 23-day run of record-breaking warmth, with air temperatures running about 1°C above average and at levels more typical of mid-spring than the middle of winter. Values from the ECMWF Reanalysis 5 (ERA5) dataset...
Unusually warm and windy week
Parts of Australia could reach the mid 30’s this week, as warm and gusty westerly winds bring some early spring weather to the southeastern states. Several cold fronts and low pressure systems will sweep across southern Australia this week,...
Stratospheric warming to disrupt polar vortex in southern hemisphere
There are signs that another sudden stratospheric warming episode could occur above Antarctica towards the end of August, increasing the likelihood that the Southern Hemisphere’s polar vortex will continue to be disrupted into September. This event could have an...
A blusterous week ahead
A decent week of wind power is ahead as several lows, and cold fronts sweep across southern Australia. The latest Mean Sea Level Pressure map below shows a low pressure system in the Bight, while a cold front is...
Melbourne 20°C before midday on way to 22°C
Melbourne has already reached 20.4°C just before midday this Thursday, on the way to a top that will likely reach 22°C, after a high of 21.9°C on Wednesday. So we’re looking at two consecutive winter days around 22°C, which...
Wintry weekend ahead for Perth
A burst of blustery wind, rain and thunderstorms will hit southwestern Australia this weekend, bringing a wintry change to Perth on one of the last weekends of the season. Despite a few showers in southwestern Australia today, Perth will...
