What does a monsoonal break mean for Australia’s weather for the rest of summer?
The tropics across northern Australia have certainly been active in the past month due to a vigorous monsoon period. Numerous low pressure systems have developed within the monsoon trough over Northern Australia, bringing widespread heavy rainfall to the tropics....
Tropical cyclone in WA to generate heatwave for National Electricity Market (NEM)
Heatwaves in the National Electricity Market (NEM) are often generated by slow moving high pressure systems, which drag warm and dry air from the interior of the country into the NEM. Tropical cyclones off the northwest shelf of Australia...
A very cloudy week over New years for eastern Australia
Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne experienced their cloudiest week in at least four years (week ending the 4th of January 2021). Last week saw the first cyclone of the season Imogen developing in the Gulf of Carpentaria, feeding moisture into...
Summer heatwave forecast
Are more or less heatwaves on the cards, with La Niña affecting our summer?
Thunderstorms and damaging winds
Thunderstorms are one of the most interesting but damaging weather phenomena. This video will discuss how they can produce damaging winds and the thunderstorm forecast for this summer.
La Niña is upon us but where is the rain?
It’s been a dry November despite La Niña, so what can we expect moving into summer? You’ll find the latest information in this video and regular updates from our meteorologists on your dashboard, or our website, throughout the season...
How will La Nina impact solar radiation this summer?
La Nina is upon us, increasing the likelihood of above normal rainfall and cloud this summer across much of Australia, especially for the northern and eastern coastline. La Nina explained simply. La Nina is well underway in the central...
Below normal wind power forecast for the National Electricity Market (NEM) this spring and summer
Low wind power during October 2020 During the past month, a positive Southern Annular Mode (SAM) (Figure 1), has been promoting below normal wind power for much of the National Electricity Market (NEM). The SAM refers to the north-south...
