Is another tropical cyclone coming to Qld?
Some weather models are hinting at the possibility of yet another tropical cyclone, after Jasper and Kirrily, to develop in the Coral Sea and make landfall over the Queensland coast. But how likely is this to happen at this...
Powerful waves to impact port operations
Deceptively powerful surf is forecast this weekend, as heavy waves originating from the Southern Ocean hit the coastline. The heavy surf will be whipped up by a low-pressure system sweeping across the south of the continent later this...
Another day, another Perth sizzler
Be grateful if you’re lucky enough to be working indoors in air conditioning for the rest of the working week in Perth, as temps are set to keep sizzling until the weekend. This Wednesday is day two of a...
Victoria set for Sunday scorcher
Was it really only yesterday that we were wondering where summer had gone in Melbourne? On Monday morning, we published a story about Melbourne’s relatively mild summer of 2023/2034 to date, in which we noted that: Average Melbourne maximums...
Record moisture levels over Brisbane
A weather balloon has uncovered the record water vapour levels over Brisbane, as heavy rain pours over southeast Qld. The balloon was released on Monday night, measuring the atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity and wind speed at different heights...
Intense rainfall to hit Southeast Qld
Heavy and intense rainfall is forecast across southeast Qld in the next 72 hours, bringing hundreds of millimetres to the region. The satellite image below shows thick cloud over Qld and northeast NSW on Monday afternoon. Image:...
When will Melbourne have ‘real’ summer?
It hasn’t really felt like summer in Melbourne so far in the summer of 2023/24. The December average maximum temperature was 23.8°C, which is almost a degree below the long-term monthly average of 24.7°C The January average maximum to...
Queensland’s 2nd-hottest recorded temperature
With Cyclone Kirrily set to make landfall around 11 pm just north of Townsville, and with a heatwave in the diagonally opposite corner of the state, there’s no shortage of dangerous weather in and around Queensland this Thursday....
