Cyclone expected to barrel towards Norfolk Island
It promises to be a nervous few days for the 2200 residents of Norfolk Island, as a dangerous tropical storm develops in the Coral Sea and tracks southwards. At this stage, the weather system is still classified as a...
Summer snow imminent as freezing cold airmass arrives
Here it comes: a brief burst of wintry weather set to lash southeastern Australia over the next 24 hours or so. See the huge speckled airmass down in the Great Australian Bight? It’s a feature which indicates cold,...
MJO and Tropical Cyclones heading back to Australian Waters
The Madden-Julian Oscillation and the monsoon are starting their second approach of the season towards Australia, along with their elevated risk of tropical cyclone development. The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is an eastward moving pulse of tropical activity that...
Australia’s coldest January in 21 years
Australia just experienced its coolest start to a year since 2002 as the ongoing influence of La Nina helped suppress temperatures over large parts of the country. The national mean temperature in Australia during January was equal to the...
Heatwave building over Brisbane
The mercury is on the rise over Southeast Queensland and Northeast New South Wales as a cold front down south pushes hot air over the region. This severe heatwave kicked off with a sweltering Tuesday night. Maryborough stayed...
Days of serious bushfire risk ahead for eastern states
Dangerous fire weather is on its way for the eastern states from today (Wednesday) through to at least Saturday, as winds strengthen ahead of an approaching cold front. This will not be your classic super hot, 40-degree type fire...
Sydney’s wettest, coolest January in years after a night of severe storms
Sydney is now having one of its wettest Januarys since the 1980s after intense thunderstorms dumped half a month’s worth of rain in just one hour on Monday evening. Most Sydneysiders started 2023 with hopes that the flood- and...
Super dry January in Melbourne, Hobart
Australia’s southernmost two capital cities both saw their driest month in 11 months this January, with the rain taps turned off in both Hobart and Melbourne. Melbourne had just 20.2 mm of rain, the lowest since Feb 2022 Hobart...
