How historically significant is Victoria’s flooding?
Some rivers in northern Victoria are currently experiencing their biggest flood event in decades. So, just how does this month’s flooding stack up against other big floods of the past? A huge amount of water has been dumped into...
How well does the wind blow off the Illawarra and Newcastle coasts?
Over the past year, there has been a lot of interest in building offshore wind farms off the Illawarra and Newcastle coasts of NSW. But why is this area receiving the most attention? The climate of the Illawarra &...
Tropics flare to life as the MJO reveals itself over Australia
The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) has become active over Australia – but what is the MJO and what does it mean? The MJO is an eastward-moving pulse of tropical activity. When it is active, it brings an increase...
Heavy rain to hit Tassie hydro lakes
A burst of heavy rain will soak Tasmania during the middle of this week, with potential falls in excess of 200 mm expected to cause flooding in the state’s north. A low pressure trough carrying copious moisture down...
Flooding rain to target VIC, TAS this week
A heavy rainband will soak already sodden states in southeastern Australia during the middle of this week, with flooding likely in parts of Victoria and Tasmania. A cold front and associated low pressure trough interacting with a stream...
Storms relentlessly march across three states
The wild wet spring weather continues. Heavy overnight rain has again fallen across a broad stretch of southeastern Australia, with the heaviest falls in central and western Victoria, southern NSW and northern Tasmania. The latest burst of rain...
Why was there so much wind damage in SA on Tuesday?
Wild winds and rain battered South Australia earlier this week, but why did it cause thousands to go without power? A low-pressure system lingering in the Bight combined with a blocking high to the east delivered strong easterly...
Soggy Sydney breaks the rainfall record
It happened. The year 2022 is now officially Sydney’s wettest since records were first kept at the Observatory Hill weather station near the southern pylon of the Harbour Bridge in 1858. Just two days ago, we told you that...
