How severe thunderstorms impact energy infrastructure
Earlier this year destructive thunderstorms and winds equivalent to a category two cyclone lashed Victoria, bending towers and toppling trees and poles. So, how can thunderstorms damage energy infrastructure, and are these events getting worse? This event occurred during...
Unrelenting high pressure dominating Australia’s weather
A stubborn area of high pressure has been entrenched to the south of Australia over the last few weeks, causing a lengthy run of repetitive weather across the country. Weather systems in Earth’s mid-latitudes typically move from west to...
500km line of storms sweeping across the Goldfields, WA
Total Lightning Network captured over 32 thousand lightning strikes in the Kalgoorlie region on Sunday and Monday, with more rainfall to come at the end of this week for the state’s southwest. The image below shows a 500km line of...
Rain every day this week in NSW
The NSW coast can expect another week of rain as eastern Australia remains stuck in a stagnant pattern of wet and stormy weather. A stubborn high pressure system centred to the south of Australia has been driving moisture-laden winds...
Heaviest May rainfall in 82 years recorded in WA town
Parched areas of southwest WA have finally seen some rain this week, with Wandering recording its highest May rainfall in more than 82 years and the most rainfall the town has seen in 13 months. The rain event...
Rain and storms spreading across NSW
A three-day soaking has begun in NSW, with rain and thunderstorms expected to spread across most of the state over the next 72 hours. An upper-level cut-off low will pass over NSW from west to east between Friday and...
Will another positive Indian Ocean Dipole brew in 2024?
Signs are pointing to the second consecutive positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) developing in the next few months. However, May is shaping up to be a time to make-or-break this event. What is a positive IOD? The IOD is...
400km line of severe thunderstorms lashing southwest WA
A line of severe thunderstorms is moving onshore towards the southwest of WA, which could produce heavy rainfall and large hail on Thursday morning. These thunderstorms are forming on a trough offshore ahead of an approaching cold front and...
