Australia’s earliest category 5 tropical cyclone in 13 years
Severe Tropical Cyclone Darian has become Australia’s earliest category 5 system in December since Tropical Cyclone Lawrence in 2009, with wind gusts up to 285km/h. Darian has been steadily intensifying over the last few days, but thanks to some...
Perth heatwave to ease by Christmas
Perth is in the middle of a five-day heatwave that is dredging up memories of last year’s searing Christmas heat. Thankfully, this week’s hot weather won’t be as intense as last year’s and it will end just in time...
Strong signs that La Nina is breaking down
After three successive La Niñas, there are strong signs that the latest La Niña is quickly waning and will release its grip and move towards neutral in its effect on Australia in the second half of summer into autumn,...
Sydney hits 2.5 metres of annual rain amid record wet year
More than 2.5 metres of rain has fallen on Sydney this year, obliterating the city’s previous annual rainfall record by more than 300 mm. Sydney just had an exceptionally wet year thanks to the rain-boosting influence of thee wet-phase...
The great variety of Australian thunderstorms
Due to the variety of climates of Australia, from the northern tropics to the temperate south, thunderstorms across this large continent exhibit a great deal of variety in terms of the way they form and move, their size,...
Victoria’s lowest summer temp on record
If you think Melbourne and indeed the whole state of Victoria has been cold in recent days by summer standards – and especially this Wednesday morning – you’re absolutely right. In fact, Victoria has just registered its coldest summer...
Himawari-9 satellite replacing Himawari-8 today
A significant moment in the timeline of satellite weather observations over Australia, Eastern Asia and the western Pacific will take place on Tuesday afternoon, when the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) transitions from Himawari-8 to Himawari-9 as the primary geostationary...
Severe storms slam Sydney
A line of thunderstorms is moving across the entire Sydney basin and nearby areas on Monday morning, with strong squalls, heavy rain and a rapid drop in temperatures. Sydney started Monday with its warmest morning of summer 2022 to...
