Australia’s 2023-24 tropical cyclone season outlook
Australia’s tropical cyclone season will be affected by one of the strongest El Niño events in recent decades. So, how many tropical cyclones will Australia see this season? Australia’s official tropical cyclone season runs from November until April....
Melbourne’s coldest October spell in a decade?
After its driest September on record with average maximum temps almost three degrees above average, Melbourne is into its third day of a cold October outbreak, and that wintry feeling is not going anywhere for a few days yet....
Hector the convector’s first appearance off Darwin this season
One of the world’s most consistent thunderstorms developed for the first time this season, signalling that the ‘build up’ across the north has begun. The image below shows the famous thunderstorm developing to Darwin’s north on Thursday afternoon. ...
Flooding, snow, wild winds as front passes
The wild weather which has lashed southeastern Australia is moving out into the Tasman Sea, leaving in its wake dangerously swollen rivers, wind damage, and even a decent dusting of spring snow. Overnight, winds howled their way around a...
Fierce winds cause delays and cancellations at Sydney Airport
Sydney airport is down to single runway operations on Thursday morning, grounding flights at the bustling airport. A strong low-pressure system sitting off the southeast NSW coast is directing the gusty winds over the central NSW coast on...
Bathurst recorded its warmest October night in 68 years
Parts of NSW sweated through the warmest October night in decades, with minimum temperatures in some areas failing to fall below 22°C. The warm night followed an exceptionally hot day in NSW, with temperatures soaring into the high 30’s...
Huge rainfall totals in Victoria
Extremely heavy rain has fallen in parts of Victoria overnight, with a top fall of a mind-boggling 198.8 mm at Mt Hotham to 9 am Wednesday, and numerous flood warnings already in place. This was Mt Hotham’s wettest...
Heavy and chaotic swell building off NSW
A powerful northeasterly surf will build off NSW on Wednesday, followed almost immediately by a strong southerly swell, as an unusually strong transient low develops over the state. A cold front and trough crossing western NSW on Tuesday afternoon...
