Wettest Perth day in five-and-a-half years
Rain, and plenty of it, has drenched Perth overnight, in a welcome soaking for the WA capital. A total of 71.2 mm rain fell in the 24 hours to 9 am (AWST) Monday, most of it in a series...
Australia’s Winter 2023 outlook
El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole could combine forces to cause abnormally warm and dry weather over large areas of Australia this winter. The meteorological winter in Australia runs from June 1 until August 31. These are...
Brisbane, Sydney endure coldest May nights in decades
The final month of autumn has been exceptionally cold in eastern Australia, with parts of Sydney and Brisbane just registering one of their coldest Mays on record based on minimum temperatures. May is typically a time of cooling in...
One of Australia’s two active volcanoes is erupting
Satellites have spotted lava spilling down the side of Big Ben, one of only two active volcanoes located on Australian territory. The image below shows a clear view of Heard Island captured by a Sentinel-2 satellite on May 25,...
Cyclone Mocha could lead to a hot dry spring in Australia
Tropical Cyclone Mocha, which devastated Myanmar and Bangladesh earlier this month, may have set off a chain-reaction in the Indian Ocean Dipole that will lead to a hot, dry spring in Australia this year. Tropical Cyclone Mocha was a...
Melbourne’s coldest six-day May spell in 42 years
Melbourne has just had its coldest six-day period in May for 42 years, with more cold weather to come. For six days straight between last Tuesday and Sunday, Melbourne’s maximum failed to exceed 15°C. That hasn’t happened since May...
Southern Oscillation Index hits El Nino threshold
A key atmospheric indicator in the Pacific Ocean region has just surpassed the accepted threshold for El Niño, increasing the likelihood of abnormally dry and warm weather in Australia later this year. There has been a lot of talk...
Australian 2023 snow season outlook
Australia could see a lacklustre snow season this year if an anticipated unfavourable combination of Pacific and Indian Ocean climate drivers comes to fruition. The Australian snow season is notoriously fickle. Some years can see heaps of snow coming...