How dangerous is lightning at an airport?
Thunderstorms and the lightning they produce are one of the world’s most dangerous weather phenomena. Each year in Australia there are on average five to ten deaths caused by lightning strikes and over 100 people are gravely injured a year. ...
Brace yourselves- A multi-day severe thunderstorm and heavy rain event to hit eastern Australia
Eastern Australia has been hit by widespread storms, heavy rain and strong winds across parts of QLD, NSW and eastern VIC on Wednesday. A low-pressure system and a broad inland trough in combination with an extremely humid airmass are behind the heavy rain and thunderstorms on the forecast each day until the weekend. The areas of...
Wet week for most of Australia, with flooding likely
Substantial rain will fall over part of every Australian state and territory this week, with flooding and severe thunderstorms likely in several states. A large mass of humid air will interact with two transient low pressure system and...
Wet and cloudy end to 2021 in eastern Australia as positive SAM lingers
One of Australia’s lesser-known climate drivers will have a big impact on Australia’s weather during the last two months of 2021. The Southern Annular Mode, often referred to as SAM, is an index that measures the position of a...
Nation-wide soaking over the next 10 days
Rain and thunderstorms will soak most of Australia during the next 10 days as the developing La Niña makes its presence felt. Abundant tropical moisture feeding into a series of low pressure troughs will cause rain and storms...
Australia’s 2021/22 tropical cyclone season is here
November 2nd 2021 Monday, November 1st, marked the start of Australia’s 2021/22 tropical cyclone season, which will run for the next six months until the end of April. As we pointed out last week, Australia can expect a near to...
Australia’s tropical cyclone season starts next week, so what’s in store for us this season?
The official tropical cyclone season runs for six months, from November through to April. This is the time of year when conditions are most suitable for cyclones to develop near northern Australia. Tropical cyclones are intense low-pressure systems that draw their energy from warm tropical waters, typically when the sea surface temperature...
Cool, wet and windy weather impacting the WEM
A strong cold front passing through WA today will cause temperatures to plummet across southwestern WA today. The front will also elevate winds, and bring large surf to the western coastline during the next few days. The satellite...
