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La Niña is upon us but where is the rain?

It’s been a dry November despite La Niña, so what can we expect moving into summer? You’ll find the latest information in this video and regular updates from our meteorologists on your dashboard, or our website, throughout the season ahead.

 

 

 

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Another wave of rain to soak Australia’s east

Widespread rain and thunderstorms will spread over Australia’s eastern inland over the next few days, before drenching already sodden parts of the NSW coast this weekend. The atmosphere above eastern Australia is being loaded with moisture this week thanks to the influence of a stubborn high pressure system centred to the south of the country. […]

How severe thunderstorms impact energy infrastructure

Earlier this year destructive thunderstorms and winds equivalent to a category two cyclone lashed Victoria, bending towers and toppling trees and poles.  So, how can thunderstorms damage energy infrastructure, and are these events getting worse?   This event occurred during mid-February 2024, when a strong cold front generated severe thunderstorms and localised wind gusts of 130km/h […]

Unrelenting high pressure dominating Australia’s weather

A stubborn area of high pressure has been entrenched to the south of Australia over the last few weeks, causing a lengthy run of repetitive weather across the country. Weather systems in Earth’s mid-latitudes typically move from west to east. This includes the high and low pressure systems, cold fronts and low pressure troughs that […]

500km line of storms sweeping across the Goldfields, WA

Weatherzone’s Total Lightning network captured over 32 thousand lightning strikes in the Kalgoorlie region on Sunday and Monday, with more rainfall to come at the end of this week for the state’s southwest.  The image below shows a 500km line of thunderstorms stretching between Leinster and Salmon Gums on Monday morning as the sun rises.  Image: […]