A prolonged outbreak of windy, cold, wet and stormy weather could impact eastern Australia next week.
A large upper-level cut-off low pressure system will move over southern and south-eastern Australia next week, most likely between Tuesday and Saturday. This simply refers to a broad, isolated pool of cold air several kilometres above the ground that has moved up towards Australia from the Southern Ocean. This will cause windy,...
Will this winter have Western Australians turning their heaters on?
Earlier this week, Perth had its coldest day in nine months, with the maximum temperature of 15 degrees, falling 7 degrees below the May average. A cold Antarctic air mass moved up from the Southern Ocean, bringing the...
East Coast Lows
Australian East Coast Lows are powerful low pressure systems that can cause multiple types of severe weather for several days. This video details why they are so dangerous as well as when and why they occur.
Snowpack and snowmelt forecast for Australia’s Alps this winter and spring
So here we are nearly at the end of Autumn and parts of southeastern Australia just saw a decent bout of snow on the weekend. But what does this cold snap mean for Hydro power in Australia’s Alps during...
Is there a lack of radar coverage at your location? Oracle can help fill the gaps.
Radar coverage is sparse across regional Australia, much to the frustration of miners and local communities. This is because radars are typically placed near the coast, where much of Australia lives. Unfortunately, they can only detect rainfall within...
Tropical cyclone and wet season wrap up 2020/21
Australia’s tropical cyclone season has officially come to an end. All signs were pointing towards an above-average number of cyclones in the Australian region, so how many cyclones did we see this season?
Unsettled weather is on its way
After a relatively benign April, unsettled weather is on its way for the opening week of May. Rain is expected to increase from next week for NSW and eastern Victoria, thanks to surface and upper-level low-pressure systems. During the next week pockets of 80-100mm of rainfall along the South Coast of NSW are forecast...
Cool start to 2021 drives near-record low electricity demand
Mild temperatures and record installation of rooftop solar panels has led to near record lows in electricity demand in the National Electricity Market (NEM) for the first 3 months of this year (Q1). The electricity demand in Q1 was the lowest since 2002, with a three...
