Prosper in a dynamic world
Search

Tropical Cyclone names this season

 

Australia’s 2021/22 tropical cyclone season starts in just under two weeks. So, how many tropical cyclones will we see this season and what will they be called?

The Australian tropical cyclone season officially runs from November 1st to April 30th. During this six-month period, we usually see around 9 to 11 tropical cyclones in Australia’s area of responsibility and about four of these make landfall.

This season, the Australian region is expected to be a bit more active than usual thanks to a developing La Niña in the Pacific Ocean and warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures near Australia.

Weatherzone’s internal model predicts that we will see about 12-13 tropical cyclones in our region between November and April.

The first tropical cyclone of the season usually develops around early-to-mid December, however, the abnormally warm waters near northern Australia could cause it to happen earlier this year.

Regardless of the date it develops, the first tropical cyclone to form in Australia’s area of responsibility will be named Paddy, followed by Ruby and Seth.

Tropical cyclones that develop inside Australia’s area of responsibility are assigned names from a predetermined list that is maintained by the Bureau of Meteorology.

You can even request to have you name included on the list for an upcoming cyclone. All you have to do is submit a written request to the Bureau of Meteorology. But even if your request does get accepted, don’t expect to see it used any time soon. There are already enough names to last at least another decade.

For more information on Weatherzone’s tropical cyclone detailed 7 day forecast and risk assessment, please contact us at apac.sales@dtn.com.

Latest news

Satisfy your weather obsession with these news headlines from around the nation, and the world.

How Victoria just had its warmest autumn on record

Victoria just experienced it’s warmest autumn on record, but why? Average temperatures across Victoria were 1.90°C above average throughout autumn 2025, which narrowly exceeded the old record set in 2016. Image: Temperature anomalies in Victoria from 1910 to 2025. Source: BoM. Australia as a whole was 1.41°C above average in autumn 2025, which made it […]

Perth’s wettest day in 11 months as thunderstorms slam western WA businesses

Perth just registered its wettest day since July last year and more rain is in the way for Australia’s west coast in the coming days. The first five months of 2025 were unusually dry in Perth. The city only received 96 mm of its 170 mm average for the period from the start of January to […]

Powerful storms lash New Caledonia and South Pacific

Intense rainfall and thunderstorms impacted New Caledonia early this morning, with more to come for other South Pacific islands to the east. Flooding rainfall and intense thunderstorms in New Caledonia The satellite imagery below shows an area of convergence into a low pressure trough moving over New Caledonia early on Wednesday, June 4. This convergence […]

Big wintry week of rain, snow and frost for Australia’s energy market and hydropower

Rain, storms and winds will move over western WA, while two significant lows and cold fronts will send a deep chill, rain and snow driving energy demand across Tasmania and southeastern mainland Australia, in an unmistakeable sign that winter is now here. Southwest WA Perth appears set for its heaviest rain of 2025 to date […]