Intense heatwave over northern India pressures people and the energy grid
A heatwave scorching northern India over at least the next seven days will place a tremendous strain on people and infrastructure. The images below show the concerning heating pattern taking hold of India’s north as the week progresses. Maximum...
Adelaide’s driest start to the year since the 1980s
Halfway through autumn, Adelaide continues to endure an early-year dry spell the likes of which it has not seen since the famously barren decade of the 1980s. Just 14.4mm of rain has been recorded at the city’s main weather...
Tropical Cyclone Errol strengthening near Australia – here’s what to expect
Tropical Cyclone Errol, which formed on Tuesday night, is quickly gaining strength to the north of WA and could turn towards the Kimberley coast later this week. At 8am AWST on Wednesday, Errol was a category two tropical cyclone...
Large swell to move into NSW ports and harbours on Good Friday
A powerful Tasman low will send damaging surf to NSW later this week, with waves expected to radiate into ports and harbours. A tropical disturbance (TD11F) currently being monitored by the Fiji Meteorological Service is located between New Caledonia...
Tropical cyclone to form near WA
A tropical cyclone is likely to form off the north coast of WA in a matter of days, with signs that it could become a severe tropical cyclone next week. A tropical low is currently developing over the Timor...
Equatorial Rossby wave brings increased tropical cyclone risk to northern Australia
A pulse in a lesser-known tropical wave will bring increased risk of tropical cyclone activity over northern Australia in the coming week. What are tropical waves? Earth’s tropical atmosphere contains a number of large-scale waves that influence cloud and...
Why Queensland has been getting all the rain
Multiple flooding events have occurred in Queensland since the start of 2025, but why? Last month was Australia’s hottest and 4th-wettest March on record. Queensland was especially wet, registering its 3rd wettest March on record. This moisture combined with...
Queensland’s lowest solar production week in over 6 months
Thick and extensive cloud over Queensland last week caused solar production to plummet to its lowest level since last winter. A monsoonal burst combined with an active phase of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) over northern Australia last week, leading...
