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...
Winter chill sets in
It’s a chilly one this Friday across the most heavily populated corner of the country, as a thick layer of cloud prevents the sun’s warmth from bumping up temperatures. Take a look at the chart below at midday on...
Massive swell arriving this weekend
A Tasman Low pressure system will whip up large and powerful swell for several days from Saturday, with the potential to impact port operations along the eastern seaboard. The images below show that a stubborn high-pressure system will...
More rain for WA
Another northwest cloud band has brought significant rain to parts of the southwest during the last 24 hours, with more to come. The largest totals southwest WA has seen in the 24 hours leading up to 9am on Wednesday,...
