The dry adiabatic lapse rate (DALR) is the rate at which the temperature of a dry (unsaturated) air parcel changes as it ascends or descends through the atmosphere. It is approximately 3°C per 1,000 feet. The Moist adiabatic lapse rate (SALR) is the rate at which the temperature of a moist (saturated) air parcel […]
Queensland Severe Storm potential on Saturday 1st November 2025 Weather situation: A moist and unstable atmosphere will sit on the east of a trough line, when this trough interacts with this unstable air, Thunderstorms are expected to form. These storm have the potential to be severe, including Supercells. Possible Hazards: Damaging wind gust, Locally Destructive. […]
Thunderstorms -What are they, what is required for them to form and what can cause them to be inhibited- Thunderstorms are a form of severe weather that results in electrical discharges known as Lightning, other features commonly associated with thunderstorms are hail, damaging winds in the form of straight-line winds or tornadoes, torrential rainfall and […]
Climate Driver Outlook. ENSO Once again not a huge change from last week. The value has warmed slightly but not by a huge amount. So far the BoMs consistent outlook for slightly cool neutral ENSO has held well. Observations have matched fairly good. The 90 days SOI is also within the same sorta values as […]
Dew Point vs Relative Humidity G’day everyone and today I am going to do a little write up involving Dew Point and Humidity and why one is more accurate in measuring how “Humid” it is. First up what are they. In a nut shell, Dew Point is the temperature that air needs to cool to […]
Are AI models the future of weather forecasting? An Opinion piece by Nikko As stated this is the opinion of myself only, based on my personal experience with AI modelling and what I’ve read from the developers of the technology. Some people may agree or disagree and thats fine. In fact debate is welcome on […]
Thunderstorm and Tornado Outlook 15th May 2025 – USA An Enhanced set up is predicted by the National Weather Service for Parts of the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. A slight chance is also possible over parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky and the Far SE of Missouri. […]
7 day Rainfall for NSW Not much else on the cards for the rest of the country but a combination of a cold front, troughs and a low over the next 7 days is going to cause some decent mid May rainfall. According to the Multi model (average of all models), the rain is likely […]
Climate Driver Update Gday all, time for a climate driver update. Forgive me for any typos I may miss and not correct, Its 3:40am and I cant sleep so decided to do a post lol Discuss further here on the Forums: https://thewanderingweatherman.com/?post_type=topic… ENSO and SOI. The ENSO has remained at near true neutral for the […]
Wet Season 2024/25 Overview. How did the wet season 2024/25 perform against average. In this article I will touch on the basic overview of rainfall, temperatures, and Tropical cyclones. This will include QLD, NT and WA above the latitude of 23.5 degrees south (Locations south of that line will be covered in a spring/summer weather […]