One month’s rain soaks Gold Coast overnight
Parts of southeast Qld just received more than a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours, with some areas on the Gold Coast collecting around 100 mm in six hours overnight. A low pressure trough and developing low pressure...
Wet night ahead for southeast QLD and northeast NSW
Heavy rain will soak parts of southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales on Monday night into Tuesday morning, with some places at risk of flooding. An upper-level trough passing over southern Qld on Monday will allow a surface...
Atmosphere holding back El Nino outlook
Despite the ocean giving clear signs that El Niño could form later this year, a lack of feedback from the atmosphere is giving forecasters a reason to be cautious in their outlook. An abrupt period of warming across the...
Huge waves hit NSW coast as low moves offshore
Waves measuring more than 14 metres in height have been observed off the NSW coast today as a powerful low pressure system churns the Tasman Sea. A mass of cold polar air passing over the Tasman Sea caused a...
Coldest May temps in decades as snow reaches low levels in southeast Australia
A rare meteorological phenomenon caused parts of southeastern Australia to shiver through their lowest May temperatures in years over the last 24 hours. The satellite images below show a low pressure system spinning over the Tasman Sea on Monday...
Snow season preview as snow blankets Aussie Alps
Some of Australia’s main ski resorts and Aussie Alps have been given a preview of the season ahead after a wintry cold front delivered a decent bout of snow in the last 24 hours. A cold front swept over...
Australia’s 2022-23 tropical cyclone season wrap-up
Australia just had an unusually strong tropical cyclone season, despite having only six systems named inside Australia’s area of responsibility. The 2022-23 Australian tropical cyclone season officially ran from November 1, 2022, until April 30, 2023. During this six-month...
Australia’s wettest April in 17 years, coolest in eight
Surges of tropical cloud and rainfall produced a relatively cool and wet April for large parts of Australia, although a few places in Queensland registered their warmest April on record. Australia’s area-averaged rainfall during April was 41.4 mm, which...
