Flash droughts possible in Australia as La Nina wanes
Parts of Australia could be at risk of a flash drought in 2023, with growing signs that El Niño may develop in the Pacific Ocean later this year. The current La Niña event, which underpinned record-breaking rain and...
Dry and warm autumn outlook for Australia
Large areas of Australia could be in for an unusually dry and warm autumn as La Niña loses its grip on our weather. The latest seasonal outlook from the Bureau of Meteorology shows significant potential for below average rain...
Stormy Monday for eastern NSW
Eastern NSW is in for plenty of severe thunderstorms on Monday afternoon as warmth, humidity and instability all collide along the ranges. Heat is being drawn ahead of a southerly change that is making its way up the...
Tropical Cyclone Freddy crashes into Mozambique
Tropical Cyclone Freddy has made landfall near Vilankulos, Mozambique. Although the system is weakening it will continue to cause heavy rainfall leading to flooding for parts of Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Image: Infrared satellite imagery at 00:40 UTC February 25th....
Australia at risk of worst grass fires in 49 years, report warns
An abundance of drying vegetation off the back of three consecutive La Niña events could fuel record-challenging grass fires across Australia later this year, warns a former Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW. Unprecedented rain and flooding in recent...
Extreme heatwave intensifying in southern Australia
Parts of southern Australia, including Adelaide, are in the grip of the worst February heatwave in years, with temperatures set to get even hotter over the coming days. A hot air mass that built up over northwestern Australia in...
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...
