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...
How the worst of TC Gabrielle missed Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island just endured a direct hit from a category 2 tropical cyclone but barely had winds reach the strength of a category 1 system. So how did they escape the worst and how lucky was it? What weather...
Warmest Australian sea surface temps on record
Australia saw its warmest sea surface temperatures on record in 2022, with an annual average sea surface temp that was 0.80°C above the long-term (1961 to 1990) average. What’s remarkable about the 2022 sea surface temperatures (SSTs) is that:...
How tropical cyclones and heatwaves are connected
Tropical cyclones and heatwaves are both Australian summer staples, but did you know that a tropical cyclone can lead to a heatwave? A heatwave in Australia, but particularly for the southeast, is often triggered by a special kind...
