Tropical Cyclone Vernon forms, Anika looms
Tropical Cyclone Vernon has formed near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Anika could soon follow, much closer to mainland Australia. The satellite image below shows several blobs of cloud to the northwest of Australia. These clouds show areas of...
Autumn bushfire outlook tells a strong La Nina tale
The autumn bushfire outlook has been released by the National Council for Fire and Emergency Services, and as you’d expect given the wet, La Niña-influenced summer in the east, and the scorching WA summer, the outlook is very different...
Darwin on tropical cyclone watch
A tropical cyclone watch has been issued for Darwin as a low-pressure system gains strength in the Timor Sea. The satellite image below shows clouds building over the Timor Sea on Thursday, associated with a developing Tropical Low. Image:...
Sydney’s wettest summer in 30 years
More than 120mm of rain during the last two days means Sydney is now having its wettest summer in 30 years. A persistent stream of moisture feeding into a slow-moving low-pressure trough caused 105.2mm of rain to fall in...
Major flooding in southeast QLD after 388 mm in nine hours
An overnight deluge has kicked off what is going to be a very wet four days in southeast Queensland and northeast NSW, with major flooding already occurring and likely to become more widespread in the coming days. A deep...
An active week in the tropics is on the horizon leading to cyclone potential
There are signs that the tropics will reawaken over the coming week, with potential for two tropical low pressure systems or cyclones forming in the Australian region. Despite La Niña, Australia has been having a relatively quiet tropical...
Stormy week ahead for eastern Australia
Large areas of eastern Australia will be stuck in a stormy weather pattern this week, with heavy rain likely to cause flooding amid daily displays of prolific lightning. A stubborn high pressure ridge over the Tasman and Coral Seas...
Another hot week in Perth
Perth could get close to 40ºC on each of the next five days as a Severe Heatwave grips Australia’s west coast. A near-stationary high pressure ridge over WA and a persistent West Coast Trough will direct a stream...
