Over 650mm forebodes Tropical Cyclone Megan’s arrival
After dumping half a year’s worth of rainfall over Groote Eylandt in the past 48 hours, Tropical Cyclone Megan is building strength in the Gulf of Carpentaria and will make landfall over the NT coast on Monday night. Tropical...
Sticky summer for Australia’s NEM
We have crunched the numbers and yes, summer was very humid across much of southeastern Australia. Many cities in the National Electricity Market (NEM) recorded dewpoints 3 to 5°C above average this summer, with Sydney recording its highest...
Water near Sydney warm enough to support a tropical cyclone
A tongue of water warm enough to support tropical cyclone development has been detected off the central NSW coast this month, breaking temperature records in the western Tasman Sea. Sea surface temperatures off the NSW coast have been running...
Will a tropical cyclone hit WA this week?
A tropical low to the northwest of WA is moving towards the Pilbara and could develop into a tropical cyclone over the weekend. But will it cross the coast? The tropical low designated 08U was southeast of Christmas...
Record WA rainfall closes highways
Record West Australian rainfall has closed the Eyre Highway that links Perth to the eastern states and flooded outback stations, including Australia’s largest sheep station Rawlinna. Just two days ago, we ran a story here at Weatherzone with the...
High chance of tropical cyclone developing off the Pilbara
There are increasing signs that a tropical cyclone will develop offshore the WA coastline this week, possibly impacting the region over the weekend. A tropical low designated 08U is 270 km southwest of Christmas Island and is expected...
Tropical lows developing near Australia, elevating cyclone risk
The tropics will awaken across northern Australia this week, with huge rainfall totals, thunderstorms, tropical lows and tropical cyclone risk all on the cards. This active week across northern Australia is being driven by a strong monsoon trough...
Heatwave refuses to take public holiday
It’s a public holiday in three states and one territory this Monday, but the heatwave forgot to take the day off. The early autumn heatwave which has baked large parts of southern Australia for several days already is working...
