Australia’s 2025-26 tropical cyclone names released
Australia’s 2025-26 tropical cyclone season is almost here and the names that will be used for cyclones throughout the season have been locked in. The Australian tropical cyclone season runs from the beginning of November to the end of...
Sydney’s 2nd-hottest September on record driven by rare stratospheric warming
Despite a brief cool spell early in the month which included Sydney’s wettest September day in 146 years, the harbour city has recorded its second-warmest September since records were first kept in 1858. In September 2025: Sydney’s average maximum...
Brisbane’s driest September in 38 years drives elevated bushfire risk into October
Parts of southeast Queensland just had a remarkably dry start to spring, with Brisbane registering its driest September since 1987, increasing the risk of elevated bushfire danger into October. Rainfall was variable across Queensland in September as cloudbands and...
Much-needed rain spreads across Tasmania
Rain is falling right across Tasmania this Tuesday, in a continuation of the welcome wet weather streak of recent weeks. Prior to September, Tasmania had experienced a very dry first eight months of 2025, with rainfall totals the lowest...
Negative SAM brings increased energy demand in eastern Australia with wet and windy weather in the south
A developing negative Southern Annular Mode (SAM) will influence weather patterns across the Australian region this week, favouring relatively cool and wet weather in the country’s south bringing increased wind energy generation, and much warmer conditions in the east...
Indian monsoon heavy rainfalls begin retreat from the sub-continent
Heavy rain and cooler temperatures that impact Indian industries, businesses and communities during the southwest monsoon have begun withdrawing from the Indian sub-continent. The Indian Southwest Monsoon rainfall to date The graph below shows a healthy overall cumulative rainfall...
Stratospheric warming is weakening the southern hemisphere’s polar vortex – how will the energy sector by impacted?
The southern hemisphere’s polar vortex is weakening in response to a rare episode of stratospheric warming above Antarctica, a phenomenon that could affect weather patterns across Australia in the coming weeks. What is the polar vortex? The term polar...
Overlapping south swells impact NSW ports
A series of swells generated from powerful storms south of Australia are impacting coastal NSW ports on Thursday and Friday. Large waves peak on Thursday morning A large southerly swell moved into coastal NSW overnight into Thursday morning. Significant...
