Waterspouts and 20,000 lightning strikes hit Sydney region
A barrage of rain and intense thunderstorms swept over Sydney and surrounding areas of central eastern NSW on Tuesday night, triggering flash flooding, damaging winds and even a waterspout. Heavy rain and storms developed near a southerly change that...
Rolling down the EAC
A roll cloud has been spotted following the East Australia Current (EAC) down the NSW coast this morning, making use of near–record high ocean temperatures. The EAC is one of the world’s major warm water ocean currents that...
Severe storms rumble through Sydney
After a hot and humid Saturday, severe thunderstorms in the form of a squall line rolled through Sydney, bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and even some small hail. Sydney’s western suburbs sweltered in temperatures mostly between 36°c and 38°c...
How hot can it get in an open cut mine?
Air temperatures are expected to reach into the forties in multiple states over the weekend. What can the temperature get to in a typical open cut mine? The temperatures we commonly report here at Weatherzone are the official...
Heatwave hitting every Aussie state and territory
A broad mass of very hot air is sweeping across Australia this week, causing a heatwave in part of every state and territory and sending temperature towards 40ºC in at least two capital cities. The image below shows the...
Positive IOD possibly brewing in 2023
A positive Indian Ocean Dipole may be brewing this year, that would lead to a dry winter and spring in 2023. But how much faith should we have in this forecast? The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is a...
Smoke from massive QLD fires is visible from space
Several large fires continue to burn across southern Qld today, creating smoke plumes so large that they can be seen by satellites sitting more than 35,000 km above Earth’s surface. A wet spring followed by an unusually dry...
Heatwaves and heavy rain in Australia this week
A late-summer heatwave will touch part of every state and territory in Australia this week as heavy tropical rain causes flooding in parts of Qld and the NT. A relatively stagnant weather pattern will cause two distinct types of...
