Hydropower season has begun
Snow has fallen across the high country of Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT, with the hydropower season officially beginning. Snowfalls totals were in the light to moderate range depending on the location in the mountains. Perisher...
Wind power offsetting high demand
NSW and Qld shivered through its coolest morning of the year on Tuesday, driving up energy demand in the National Electricity Market (NEM). The satellite image below shows cloud free skies across the northern half of Australia early Tuesday...
Winter 2024 outlook
Australia has entered winter without any strong climate drivers influencing the country’s weather patterns. So, what can we expect to see across Australia during winter 2024? The term ‘climate drivers’ refers to patterns of sea surface temperatures and associated...
Another Sydney region deluge as Warragamba Dam spills
Huge 24-hour rainfall totals have again been recorded in and around Sydney region, with over 200 mm of rain recorded at some spots to 9 am Friday. The rain was heaviest in the Illawarra region just south of Sydney,...
Hundreds of millimetres for the Illawarra, more to come
The Illawarra has endured heavy rainfall overnight and this morning, with the deluge set to continue and spread north into the Warragamba catchment on Thursday. The persistent rainfall is being caused by an upper low pressure system over NSW,...
Severe weather warning for heavy rain near Sydney
Rain, and plenty of it, is forecast to drench areas south and west of Sydney on Thursday, with isolated accumulations of up to 250 mm possible within 24 hours in some spots. Weatherzone meteorologist Ashleigh Madden wrote on...
More rain on the way for WA
Two cold fronts will bring rain, thunderstorms and blustery winds to southwestern Australia during the next five days, continuing Perth’s wet start to winter. The satellite images below show a cold front passing over the Indian Ocean on Wednesday,...
Yet another drenching for NSW
Rain is set to increase on Wednesday, with hundreds of millimetres in just two days possible for the Illawarra and South Coast regions. An upper-level low will cause rain to spread over eastern Australia in the next three...
