Coldest June nights in decades for Canberra, inland NSW driving high energy demand
June nights were absolutely frigid in Canberra and parts of inland New South Wales, with average monthly minimums the coldest in decades in several locations driving high energy demand. Let’s start with the national capital, which shivered through a...
East Coast Low to bring flooding rain, gales, huge waves to eastern NSW
Warnings for strong to gale force winds, hazardous surf and flooding are in place across eastern NSW and southeast Queensland as an East Coast Low develops. A deepening coastal trough over southeast Queensland and northeast NSW has already brought...
East Coast Low brewing for coastal NSW next week
Heavy rain, intense winds and large surf could impact eastern NSW next week as a significant low pressure system develops off the coast, with potential for an East Coast Low. East Coast Lows (ECL) are a type of low...
Possible negative IOD could impact mining industry
Signals of a negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) developing in the coming months could bring increased risk of heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms and tropical cyclones for the mining sector. Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) The IOD is a measure of...
Polar blast brings high energy demand to southeast Australia
A cold front sweeping over southeastern Australia is bringing an icy polar blast and chilly nights. The animation below shows the forecast temperatures at 850 hPa (approximately 1,500 metres up) easily dropping between –2°C to -4°C above the capital cities,...
Australia’s highest wind energy generation ever
Wind power generation has reached record levels as a series of powerful cold fronts sweep over Australia’s southeast. Most of Australia’s wind farms are located in South Australia, Victoria and NSW where cold fronts frequently bring periods of high...
Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano eruption disrupting aviation seen from space
Lewotobi Laki-Laki, on the island of Flores, Indonesia, erupted on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 17, sending a large plume of volcanic ash and gases into the atmosphere. Video: Volcanic Ash plume visible on satellite imagery on the morning...
How wind energy has changed Australia’s energy sector
An increasingly reliable and resilient Australian renewable energy network depends on varied and vast sources of energy and accurate and informative forecasting, to meet the increasing energy demand. The main criticism in the transition to renewable power supplies has...
