Weather
A wintry cold front crossed Australia’s southeast today and the anticipated cold snap was felt all across the state of Victoria, with cities across the state seeing maximum temperatures 3 to 10 degrees below their September average. Not to mention that today was the coldest September day for: We also had some record low maximum […]
A stormy end to the weekend is set to impact southeast Australia with damaging/destructive winds, heavy rainfall, and large (potentially giant hail) as a pre-frontal trough moves through the region. This surface trough will be supported by strong upper-level winds, a sharp upper-level trough, and a pool cold air aloft (Fig. 1), all of which […]
July 2024 also capped off an exceptionally warm 12-month period for Earth’s climate. The global mean temperature during the 12 months ending in July 2024 was 1.67°C above the 1850 to 1900 average. According to statistical modelling from Berkeley Earth, 2024 now has a 96% likelihood of beating 2023 as Earth’s warmest year on record. […]
A weather system brewing on the northwest coast of Western Australia could create havoc as it crosses the country in coming days. On Thursday, a cloud started to build over the Pilbara, Gascoyne and parts of the Kimberley bringing patchy light showers to the northwest. But the Bureau of Meteorology expects it to amplify as […]
Rain, and plenty of it, has again soaked the southwest corner of Western Australia, with solid falls of around 10 to 30 mm from Geraldton, down through the wheatbelt, all the way to the South Coastal and Great Southern forecast districts. The heaviest falls came with a pronounced rainband that crossed the coastline early on […]
The low pressure system just east of Tasmania has delivered the heaviest rain of the year to many parts of Tasmania as well as wild winds exceeding 100 km/h. This is a strong, intense low pressure system and it’s drawing in plenty of moisture from the Tasman Sea to the east. That’s why the chart […]
The Australian outback is forecasted to receive an entire season’s worth of rain over the next few days as a cut-off low pressure system brings heavy rain to several states and territories. This is due to an unusually strong high pressure system situated to the south of Australia, which will cause moisture-laden air to flow […]
The tap is being turned on this weekend and through next week as cold fronts run across the south of the country, bringing much needed rainfall to parts of the country that have been parched. The 4 month rainfall deficiencies from the start of February to the end of May paint a bleak picture for […]
Australia’s eastern regions have recently experienced a severe cold snap, with the mercury plummeting to the lowest it has been all year. The harsh weather has engulfed the nation, making conditions ideal for winter. Residents have been advised to stay warm as the ‘feels-like’ temperature in major cities like Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, and Hobart has […]
A severe weather warning has been issued for damaging winds across all 11 weather districts in Tasmania on Friday, with dangerous gusts also likely in parts of Victoria, NSW and the ACT over the next two days. A strong cold front will cross southeastern Australia on Thursday and Friday, with an associated low pressure system […]
