A wet easter on the cards
There are early signs that parts of SA, the NT, NSW and Qld could get soaked on the Easter long weekend, as moisture left behind by ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan spreads south. Tropical Cyclone Megan made landfall over the...
Perth’s long frustrating wait for rain
As Perth and the southwest corner of Western Australia emerge from their traditional spring, summer, and early autumn dry season, the wait for decent rain is a lot more frustrating than usual. There are two reasons for the...
Air, ocean and ice climate records tumbled in 2023
The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed that 2023 was an astonishing year for our planet’s climate, with records obliterated in the atmosphere, hydrosphere and cryosphere. Atmosphere Global air temperatures frequently made headlines around the world in 2023 as records...
Coldest night of 2024 to date
Australia has shivered through its coldest night of 2024 to date, with freezing temperatures recorded in New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. A year-to-date low for Australia of –5.7°C was recorded at Perisher Valley in NSW The coldest overnight...
Negative SAM delivers snow and fierce winds
The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) has strongly negative for the first time in 2024, bringing the first cool spell and snowfall to parts of southeastern Australia this week. The image below shows a strong cold front sweeping across...
Tasmanian snow and tropical lows
The first significant snowfall of autumn 2024 has fallen across higher elevations of Tasmania as a cold front whipped through southeastern Australia overnight, while tropical lows continue to dominate the pattern in northern Australia. This was the Wednesday morning...
Southerly buster approaching NSW
The infamous southerly buster will move up the NSW coast on Wednesday impacting port operations in the region. Southerly busters are an abrupt southerly change with wind gusts exceeding 54 km/h (29 knots) and a temperature drop of...
NT flooding as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan moves inland
The remnants of Severe Tropical Cyclone Megan will carry heavy rain across the NT over the next few days as communities assess the damage in the powerful system’s wake. Megan made landfall as a category three severe tropical cyclone...
