Big week of weather ahead for Australia
The Australian region is going to see a volatile mix of weather this week, including heavy rain, thunderstorms, flooding, heatwaves, bushfires and possibly a tropical cyclone or two. An active monsoon trough, a large pool of hot air, abnormally...
Monsoon arrives over northern Australia
The long-awaited monsoon has arrived over northern Australia, with heavy rain set to soak part of Northern Qld, the Top End and Kimberley over the coming week. The monsoon refers to seasonal northwesterly winds that bring widespread rain...
Yes, it can still flood in El Niño
Record breaking rainfall, catastrophic floods and severe thunderstorms have impacted parts of eastern Australia during the last couple of months, despite El Niño underway in the Pacific Ocean. So, what is behind this wet weather? El Niño is a...
Sydney’s muggiest morning in 13 years
Sydneysiders are sweating like a marathon runner in Marble Bar today as humid air from the Tasman Sea creates Darwin-like mugginess across the city. Evaporated moisture from a tongue of abnormally warm water flowing near the NSW coastline is...
2023 confirmed as Earth’s warmest year on record
New data released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service has confirmed that 2023 was Earth’s warmest year on record, with an annual mean temperature close to 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels. According to the highly-regarded ERA5 dataset, Earth’s global...
Four weeks above 43ºC in Marble Bar
Marble Bar is on track to register four straight weeks of daily temperatures above 43ºC, possibly setting a new extreme heat record in a town already world famous for its relentless summer temperatures. Marble Bar made international headlines in...
Could we see a tropical cyclone this week?
Australia’s northern tropics are awakening, with growing potential for tropical cyclone development later this week. The image below shows the cloud and thunderstorms impacting northern Australia on Wednesday morning. Image: Himawarri-9 satellite image at 11:20am on Wednesday,...
La Nina more likely than El Nino or neutral conditions by spring this year
It was only last year that we came out of a 3-year La Niña but there is a significant chance that the Pacific Ocean returns to a La Niña state by spring this year, increasing the chances of wet...
