Severe thunderstorms hitting eastern Australia
Thunderstorms have developed in southeast Qld and northeast NSW on Thursday, bringing a risk of heavy rainfall to the region. The storms are being triggered on a southerly change which is moving up the Qld coast on Thursday afternoon....
Record-challenging Sydney heat this weekend
Another burst of record-challenging early-season heat will sweep through Sydney in the opening days of October, with temperatures tipped to reach the high thirties in some suburbs on Sunday. A large mass of hot air that is currently...
Geraldton’s hottest September day in more than a century of records
It was Geraldton’s hottest September day in more than a century. Temperature records are being broken in WA today as a searing air mass spreads across the state’s north and west. A high pressure system centred over the Great...
Solar power to boom for the rest of the year
Anticipating a Solar Power Renaissance: A Bright Outlook for Sustainable Energy in the Coming Year Australia has passed the spring equinox and will now have more daylight than darkness for the rest of the year. Solar power is...
Positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) strengthening
A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event is gaining strength to the northwest of Australia, increasing the risk of hot and dry weather and fires in the coming months. What is the IOD? The IOD is an index that...
Queenstown hit by the worst floods in 24 years, with heavy rain now hitting the country’s north
Worst Floods in 24 Years Hit Queenstown as Rain Sweeps North Queenstown, a popular town on New Zealand’s South Island, faced a drenching last week, leading to the swift evacuation of hundreds as waters rapidly rose. A slow-moving low-pressure...
Hail events increasing in some Australian cities
Hailstorms are one of Australia’s most costly natural disasters. New research suggests that they are becoming more frequent in some of Australia’s cities. What is hail? Hailstones are made of layers of ice which form in thunderstorm updraughts. Hailstones...
Heatwave to snow on Alps
Light snow has fallen across Tasmania and the alpine areas of New South Wales and Victoria on a day when Victoria’s last ski resort (Falls Creek) closed, proving the weather gods have a cruel sense of humour. Snow was...
