500km line of storms sweeping across the Goldfields, WA
Total Lightning Network captured over 32 thousand lightning strikes in the Kalgoorlie region on Sunday and Monday, with more rainfall to come at the end of this week for the state’s southwest. The image below shows a 500km line of...
Rain every day this week in NSW
The NSW coast can expect another week of rain as eastern Australia remains stuck in a stagnant pattern of wet and stormy weather. A stubborn high pressure system centred to the south of Australia has been driving moisture-laden winds...
Heaviest May rainfall in 82 years recorded in WA town
Parched areas of southwest WA have finally seen some rain this week, with Wandering recording its highest May rainfall in more than 82 years and the most rainfall the town has seen in 13 months. The rain event...
Rain and storms spreading across NSW
A three-day soaking has begun in NSW, with rain and thunderstorms expected to spread across most of the state over the next 72 hours. An upper-level cut-off low will pass over NSW from west to east between Friday and...
Will another positive Indian Ocean Dipole brew in 2024?
Signs are pointing to the second consecutive positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) developing in the next few months. However, May is shaping up to be a time to make-or-break this event. What is a positive IOD? The IOD is...
400km line of severe thunderstorms lashing southwest WA
A line of severe thunderstorms is moving onshore towards the southwest of WA, which could produce heavy rainfall and large hail on Thursday morning. These thunderstorms are forming on a trough offshore ahead of an approaching cold front and...
A very wet weekend ahead for NSW
Rainfall is set to intensify over the weekend and early next week, with hundreds of millimetres in just three days possible across parts of the central NSW coastline. The heavy rainfall forecast at the end of this week will...
Perth records the sunniest and driest seven months on record
Perth just registered its sunniest and driest October-to-April period on record despite a welcome burst of rain on Tuesday. Summer and the surrounding months are typically the sunniest and driest time of year in Perth as cold fronts shift...
