Severe storms to hit QLD, NSW, VIC, ACT on Good Friday
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms will affect parts of Qld, NSW, the ACT and Vic on Good Friday, with a chance of very dangerous supercells as people hit the roads for the long weekend. This Friday marks the start...
Australia’s equal 10th warmest March on record
Australia just had one of its warmest Marches on record as La Niña’s end brought drier and warmer weather to large parts of the country. Australia’s mean temperature last month was 1.11ºC above the 1961-1990 average, making it the...
The rise and fall of TC Herman
Severe Tropical Cyclone Herman developed, reached a category 5 system and weakened all within the space of five days. The Bureau of Meteorology named Tropical Cyclone Herman at 8pm WST on Wednesday 29th. Within 36 hours of forming, it...
Tropical cyclone about to form off WA coast
A low pressure system located off the northwest coast of Australia is expected to become a tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours. The animation below shows a tropical low located near the Cocos-Keeling Islands on Wednesday morning. At...
Two ‘northwest cloudbands’ to soak Australia this week
Rain will fall over large areas of every Australian state and territory this week as two northwest cloudbands sweep across the country. Northwest cloudbands are large bands of cloud that spread across Australia from the northwest towards the southeast....
Storms barrel towards three capital cities
Severe storms have ripped through Melbourne and Canberra on Thursday morning, delivering brief but heavy downpours in many suburbs, with the strong chance of more to come in both cities, as well as Sydney. The storms in Canberra and...
How much has sea level risen due to climate change?
How much has sea level risen due to climate change? Today marks the autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere, meaning nights will become longer than days in Australia for the next six months. This year’s autumnal equinox occurred at 8:25am AEDT...
Why is the heat hitting now instead of summer?
Nearly three weeks into autumn does seem like an odd time for the eastern states to see their highest temperatures of the hot season so far, so we examine what is causing this late blast of heat. Recent...
