Rain, storms and low solar on the horizon for eastern Australia
Rain is going to sweep across a broad area of Queensland and NSW during the next 4-5 days, with thunderstorms and flooding possible in some areas. Moisture-laden air interacting with a low pressure trough has been causing cloud, showers and the odd thunderstorm to...
Wild weather crossing the NEM
A thick northwest cloud band is currently sweeping across the country, with the moisture-laden air originating off the far northwest shelf of Australia. The northwest cloud band has been dragged southeast across the country this week by a deep low-pressure system. The combination of the low-pressure system and northwest...
Negative Indian Ocean Dipole developing – here’s what that means for Australia.
There are growing signs that much of Australia will experience unusually cold and wet weather this winter and spring, with a negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) emerging in recent weeks. Climatologists have been keeping a close eye on...
Northwest cloudband to bring rain, storms and thick cloud this week
Cloud, rain and thunderstorms are expected to impact a large area of Australia this week, as a northwest cloudband and low-pressure system sweep across the country. Northwest cloudbands are vast layers of cloud which stretch from Australia’s northwest to southeast. They form when humid and warm tropical air over the Indian ocean moves across Australia, producing cloud as the air...
Look out for the Tasman Low
A deepening Tasman Low will bring a burst of wind, rain, and large waves to parts of Tasmania, Victoria, and NSW during the next 3 days. The low could be seen clearly in satellite images last night, sitting roughly 350 km to the east of...
How sea fog affects port operations in Australia
As the days get shorter and the temperatures begin to drop ahead of winter, fog becomes an imminent risk for port and offshore rigs safety and operations. Fog can occur at any time of the year, although they are most prevalent...
Coldest day in decades for Sydney
Bankstown has experienced its equal coldest day in 38 years today, with the maximum temperature unable to break above 10 degrees. Sydney’s maximum temperature also struggled, with the capital shivering through the coolest day in 37 years. A freezing air mass has wrapped around a cut-off low and...
Polar blast delivers heavy snow to the Aussie alps
A polar blast has taken place this year for the NSW alps, thanks to a moist easterly air stream wrapping around an East Coast Low and icy temperatures. In fact, the snow level dropped down to about 700...
