Vic and SA feeling the heat
A severe heatwave will continue to impact parts of Vic and SA early this week, bringing the first catastrophic rating in 14 years to the Wimmera. The heatwave began on the weekend for the southern states, with Adelaide recording temperatures...
Extreme heat and fire danger amid bushfires in WA
Western Australia is set to sizzle during the next few days, bringing extreme heat and fire danger to some parts of the state. A high pressure system in the Bight is directing hot, dry easterly winds over WA...
Another taste of summer weather coming to Melbourne
The longest lasting heatwave Melbourne has seen in a season is expected from late this week, with the heat and wind expected to increase fire danger in Vic. After a relatively quiet December and January on the heat front,...
Flooding in outback Qld, NSW seen from space
Satellites have captured images of floodwaters filling rivers and lakes in southwest Qld and northwest NSW, following heavy rain from ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily. Clouds, rain and thunderstorms have been a persistent feature over Australia’s eastern inland during the last...
Excessive Heat in Australia: Understanding Causes and Impacts
Excessive heat is not just a scorching summer’s day. It’s a meteorological event characterised by temperatures that significantly exceed the average for a region. These heat conditions pose serious threats to both the environment and human health. Excessive heat...
Tasman Sea warm enough to support a tropical cyclone
The oceans off the NSW and Qld coast are extremely warm and theoretically could provide enough energy to bring a tropical cyclone into NSW waters. The map below shows that the temperatures off the Coffs Coast and...
Severe heatwave about to hit Perth
Australia’s west will be gripped by a severe to extreme heatwave during the remainder of this week, with temperatures set to exceed 40ºC in Perth and reach close to 50ºC in the Gascoyne. A stubborn ridge of high...
The positive IOD is finally over
The Bureau of Meteorology has today declared the end of the persistent positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event, which contributed to the driest three-month period on record in 2023. The IOD is an index that measures the difference in...
