Coral Sea tropical cyclone likely to develop this weekend
A tropical low located to the south of the Solomon Islands has the potential to intensify into a tropical cyclone this weekend. The satellite image below shows the low in at 9am AEDT on Friday. The large mass of cloud in the image shows that there is a...
November a volatile month for Australian solar power
Parts of eastern and southern Australia just had their cloudiest November in decades, reducing solar power generation across several states. A wet, mild and cloudy November in Australia Last month was Australia’s wettest November on record and its coolest November in 22 years. It was also an exceptionally...
Heavy rain, damaging winds and large surf loom for NSW
A low-pressure system will drive heavy rain and strong winds into south-eastern NSW and far eastern VIC during the next couple of days, with flooding possible in some areas. An upper-level pool of cold air passing over NSW will allow a low-pressure system to develop at the surface, somewhere near the state’s southern...
Perth’s hottest early December week in 90 years
While the remainder of the country is experiencing cloudy and rainy conditions, Perth’s mercury is soaring this week. A stubborn high-pressure system in the Bight is responsible for this heatwave, with hot and dry northeasterly winds prevailing over the west coast for a week. Perth has already seen four consecutive days...
Why is this La Niña so much wetter than last year’s?
La Niña just helped Australia register its wettest November on record and wettest spring in 11 years. So, why was this La Niña so much wetter than last year’s La Niña? Going back-to-back La Niña was officially declared during the last week of November 2021, making...
Now La Niña is here, what is in store for Australia this summer?
Summer has arrived in Australia after the country’s wettest November on record and the coolest November in 21 years. So, what’s in store for the next three months? A wet end to spring La Niña and several other climate drivers helped deliver record-breaking rain across Australia during spring. The country...
Sydney’s first cooler-than-average month in over three years
November 2021 will go down in the record books as the first time in 37 months that Sydney’s average monthly maximum temperature was below average. Not since October 2018 has Sydney recorded a single calendar month in which...
Summer arriving just on time across southern Australia
While the east coast’s weather remains cool and cloudy, Australia’s southern states are set to see warm temperatures as summer arrives this week. Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart are all expected to see the mercury rise this week ahead of an approaching cold...
