Very wet week for the northern QLD tropical coast
Six days of heavy rain and thunderstorms are on the cards for parts of the northern and western QLD as a burst of late wet-season rain targets northeastern Australia. A low pressure trough and embedded tropical low...
April snow for Tassie Hydro
Snow could be seen atop kunanyi / Mount Wellington on Thursday morning as Hobart shivered through its second coldest morning so far this year. A pair of cold fronts crossing southeastern Australia during the last two days dragged...
Autumn chill on the way for southeastern Australia
While ample sunshine and warm weather are forecast for much of southeastern Australia this Easter long weekend, a blast of cooler air will move through the region early next week. Adelaide and Melbourne’s daytime temperatures are likely to...
How floods and heavy rainfall affect mine sites
Heavy rainfall and flooding at a mine site or associated railways or roads can shut down operations for days, costing the business economically. Within the mine site, heavy rain can damage the haul roads used by dump trucks on...
Wet winter outlook as potential negative IOD looms for Australia
Australia could be in for a wet winter, with new model data suggesting that a negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) could emerge in the next few months. Australia’s weather is influenced by several broad-scale climate drivers. These include: ...
How can Weatherzone help the insurance sector when flooding rain and storms hit?
During this year’s prolific rainfall and catastrophic flooding events, Weatherzone supported the insurance sector and helped minimise the impacts to their business. Weather affects the insurance business at all levels of operation, from risk assessment to sales and...
Perth’s first double-digit rainfall in five months
That gurgling sound in your drains? That glistening lawn? That damp aroma this morning? These unfamiliar sensory experiences are the result of Perth’s first significant rainfall in more than five months. While cities like Brisbane and Sydney on...
Top End’s wet end to wet season
Much of the Northern Territory’s Top End has had a drier than normal wet season so far but is likely to end it in a wet way. Showers and thunderstorms become an increased chance over the next few...
