Finally, a great wind power week
After months of frustratingly low wind power, a windy week is on the cards across southern Australia. The change in the winds comes as several deep low-pressure systems and associated fronts sweep across the south of the continent this...
Australia’s shortest day of the year is here
Today marks the date of the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, making it Australia’s shortest day of the year based on time between sunrise and sunset. The winter solstice is an annual occurrence that falls in late-June each...
Neutral Indian Ocean Dipole more likely this year
Early last month, we said that May would be a make-or-break month for the positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) that could be forming this year. Turns out, it has most likely broken. A positive IOD occurs when the trade...
Pilbara cops a months’ worth of rain in a day
A northwest cloudband and thunderstorms soaked the Pilbara on Wednesday, delivering five times the June average rain in a day at one town. The images below show thick cloud, rain and thunderstorms streaming into the Pilbara region from the Indian...
Coldest morning on record for parts of southeast Australia
Parts of Australia’s southeast just shivered through the coolest June morning in at least 20 years. Dry air on the western flank of the low over the Tasman Sea producing frosty nights across south east Australia. pic.twitter.com/OfKGEP5TVB —...
Frost in the tropics on coldest night of 2024 to date
Australia has just shivered through its coldest night of 2024 to date with a low of –9°C at Thredbo Top Station, but perhaps the most remarkable minimums were recorded not down south, but in Queensland. Frost would surely have...
Mountainous surf
Massive waves reaching nearly 6 metres impacted the NSW coast on Sunday, with damaging waves continuing to impact the central coastline on Monday. A Tasman Low is behind mammouth southeasterly swell along the eastern seaboard and it’s not going...
Six Aussie states below zero degrees this morning, more to come
Sub-zero temperatures sent shivers across six states and territories on Monday morning, with some places experiencing their lowest temperatures in 2 to 4 years. A lingering cold air mass combined with clear skies and relatively light winds caused temperatures...
