Wet and cloudy week looms for the National Electricity Market
Heavy rain, thick cloud and thunderstorms will impact several states and territories from this weekend into next week as an injection of tropical moisture moves across Australia. A trough currently sitting over the northern interior will dip south...
La Nina holding on in Pacific Ocean, but for how long?
The La Niña that just helped deliver Sydney’s wettest start to a year on record is struggling to break down in the Pacific Ocean, suggesting it may last longer than some forecast models suggest. The Southern Hemisphere’s autumn...
Coldest morning of the year in Melbourne, Canberra
Parts of Victoria and the ACT just had an early taste of winter, with Melbourne and Canberra both shivering through their lowest temperature so far this year. Earlier this week, a pair of cold fronts crossed southeastern Australia,...
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: ...
