Wet end to March looms for large parts of Australia
It’s looking like the final week of March will be very wet across large areas of eastern, western and northern Australia. Several features will combine to cause heavy rain over Australia in the coming week: La Niña is...
Rain coming for WA as Cyclone Charlotte moves south
Tropical cyclone Charlotte may move closer to Australia’s west as it weakens this weekend, potentially bringing damaging winds and rain to some western parts of WA. While Charlotte deepened rapidly on Tuesday to a category four severe tropical cyclone,...
The evolution of weather forecasts
Today, March 23, is World Meteorological Day and this year’s theme is ‘Early Warning and Early Action’. With weather extremes having an immense impact on human lives, the environment, and the global economy, early warnings and accurate forecasts...
Six days of rain and storms in eastern Australia
A prolonged spell of rain and thunderstorms will hit Queensland and NSW during the next six days, with more than 100mm of rain possible in some recently flooded areas of eastern Australia. A slow-moving upper-level trough interacting with...
Stormy end to March for northern Australia
An active end to March is on the forecast for the Australian tropics, as the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) lingers in the Australian region. An increase in tropical activity has already been seen in the Indian Ocean...
Australia’s second severe tropical cyclone formed this morning
Tropical Cyclone Charlotte strengthened rapidly overnight, becoming Australia’s second severe tropical cyclone so far this season. Charllotte was located around 1000 kilometres to the northwest of Port Hedland at 6:40am WST on Tuesday, March 22. The system is...
More rain on the horizon for eastern Australia
Parts of Queensland and NSW could be hit with heavy rain later this week, raising the risk of more flooding in already saturated river catchments. A slow-moving upper-level trough interacting with moisture-laden air will allow rain and storms...
Cyclone Charlotte develops northwest of WA
Tropical cyclone Charlotte developed to the northwest of Australia on Monday morning, becoming our eighth named cyclone so far this season. The satellite image below shows Charlotte sitting around 900km to the northwest of Port Hedland at 8am...
