Build-up reaching its crescendo in the tropics
Severe storms are flaring up in Kimberley and Top End as the build-up to the monsoon ramps up. The build-up season is an unofficial season that generally runs between September and December in northern Australia. It is characterised...
Strong polar vortex could influence Australia’s weather this summer
Over the past few months, the stratosphere around Antarctica has been cooling, and that cooling is now starting to influence our weather in the lower atmosphere. What is the stratosphere? All the weather we experience on the surface...
One of Earth’s warmest Octobers on record, despite La Nina
Unusually cool temperatures in Australia and the tropical Pacific Ocean weren’t enough to stop last month from being one of our planet’s warmest Octobers on record, according to new data released by Berkely Earth. The map below shows the...
Rain returning to the Pilbara
Rain and a few storms are on their way to the Pilbara as the official start to the wet season looms for some. A northwest cloudband is starting to develop over the Pilbara region as moisture is drawn...
Dangerous thunderstorms to lash eastern Australia today
Last night, a line of severe thunderstorms built up in eastern South Australia and proceeded to run in a nearly unbroken line across inland New South Wales and northern Victoria. These storms were fast moving, getting across most...
256 roads closed due to floods in NSW
New South Wales is dealing with a transportation challenge with 256 main road closures from flooding present across the state. Image: Main road closures and incidents due to flooded roads in NSW. Source: Live Traffic NSW NSW has seen a lot...
Negative IOD loosening grip on Australia
The negative Indian Ocean Dipole, one of the main climate drivers that underpinned Australia’s second wettest October on record, is likely nearing its end. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is an index that measures sea surface temperature anomalies in...
How hot could it feel this summer?
With the summer months quickly approaching we analyse how humidity will affect how hot it could feel this summer. While temperature is important in how hot it will feel, it is not the only factor. Humans and other warm-blooded...
