Tropical Cyclone Jasper dumps half a metre of rain in North Queensland
Major flooding is occurring along Queensland’s North Tropical Coast and Tablelands this morning after Tropical Cyclone Jasper dropped more than half a metre of rain in the last 24 hours. Jasper made landfall as a category two tropical cyclone...
Tropical Cyclone Jasper nearing Qld coast
Wind and rain are increasing along Queensland’s North Tropical Coast as Tropical Cyclone Jasper moves closer to land, ahead of making landfall later today. The animation below shows the sun rising over Jasper on Wednesday morning. At 9am AEST,...
A very tropical Wednesday in Melbourne
It’s going to be 33 degrees, humid and pretty uncomfortable in Melbourne this Wednesday, which you undoubtedly know already if you’re in town. Indeed the whole state of Victoria would be feeling a lot like Queensland today, and that’s...
Uncomfortable and muggy in the east
Sultry weather across southeastern Australia could increase the risk of heat stress in some communities this week. The map below shows that much of NSW, the ACT, VIC, Tas and parts of the NT and Qld will be impacted by...
Tropical Cyclone Jasper to make landfall on Wednesday
Queensland’s North Tropical Coast is preparing for severe weather later this week, with Tropical Cyclone Jasper expected to make landfall near or north of Cairns on Wednesday. Jasper got a lot of attention late last week when it became...
Jasper setting sights on Qld North Tropical Coast
Tropical Cyclone Jasper continues to gain strength over the Coral Sea and could soon be bearing down on the Qld’s North Tropical Coast. Jasper became a category 4 tropical cyclone on Friday morning, becoming the earliest category four system...
Sydney to become island of extreme heat on Saturday
Temperatures are likely to reach the mid-40s in parts of Western Sydney on Saturday as the urban heat island and foehn effects supercharge an early-summer heatwave over eastern NSW. A mass of very hot air will spread over NSW...
Huge temperature contrast to drive severe weather in southern Australia
A strong cold front will sweep across southeastern Australia in the next 48 hours, bringing a dangerous mix of damaging winds, severe thunderstorms and catastrophic fire danger ahead of a welcome cool change. The satellite image below shows a...
