WA warmth to end abruptly
While much of WA is basking in autumnal warmth today, a cold airmass, heavy rain, small hail and blusterous winds are on their way. The video below shows a cold front and an associated thick cloudband quickly approaching WA...
Snow in Queensland, unusually warm in Tas
As far as we know, Australia did not mysteriously flip upside down on Tuesday, although you could be excused for thinking that as snow fell in Queensland while Tasmania recorded some unusually warm midwinter temperatures. Let’s start with the...
Ferocious winds lash the southeast
Blustery winds are impacting parts of southeastern Australia on Tuesday, bringing some of the strongest winds some locations have seen in a year. Damaging winds lashed parts of Tas, NSW, Vic on Tuesday, July 16 at the following locations: ...
Victoria flood risk after 100 mm of rain
Heavy rain has fallen in parts of Victoria overnight, with 100 mm recorded at two weather stations, and flood watches in places for several forecast districts. Several other locations across the state recorded falls in excess of 50 mm...
A cool week and possible snow for Qld
A cold airmass has reached as far north as Qld on Monday, with below average temperatures forecast this week and possibly snow. But light snow flurries are absolutely possible on Tuesday July 16, Wednesday July 17, and Thursday July...
Tasmania pounded by wind, rain, snow
The low pressure system just east of Tasmania has delivered the heaviest rain of the year to many parts of Tasmania as well as wild winds exceeding 100 km/h. This is a strong, intense low pressure system and it’s...
At last, some snow for hydropower
Much-needed snowfalls are coming to Australia’s alpine region this weekend, good news for the hydropower industry in Australia. We’ve written several times this week about the strong cold airmass with Antarctic origins which is tracking towards southeastern Australia from this...
Sudden stratospheric warming event underway – here’s what it means for Australian weather
A rare sudden stratospheric warming event is beginning to occur above Antarctica, and it may influence Australia’s weather in the coming weeks. The term sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) refers to an abrupt increase in air temperature high above either...
