Tornadoes in Australia.

Tornadoes in Australia Written by Nikko Gilbert   Before I get in to it, Lets talk what a tornado is, how they form and the intensity scale. First things first. There is no such thing as a Mini Tornado. A Tornado is a Tornado regardless of size, intensity or location. This term used by the media […]

New Zealand 7 Day Rainfall Forecast.

7 Day forecast New Zealand.   North Island   The area around Auckland is likely to remain most sunny for the next few days. Although a few showers may develop Saturday morning and early afternoon but clearing by evening. Showers or rain should return Wednesday and Thursday, Temperatures should be around 14 at night and […]

Climate Drivers Update 28th March 2025

Climate Driver Update 28th March 2025 To find out what the acronyms mean, check out my glossary. ENSO and SOI The ENSO remains neutral. Having dropped slightly but still well within neutral areas. Current outlooks have it remaining neutral until at least September, a couple show La Nina, and a couple show El Nino..but the […]

Tropical Low 28U (28S)

Tropical Low 28U (28S) Here’s the latest data for TL 28U. Intensity: tropical low, sustained winds near the centre of 65 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 95 kilometres per hour. Location: within 55 kilometres of 14.5 degrees South, 123.7 degrees East , 140 kilometres northwest of Kuri Bay and 315 kilometres north of […]

7 day rainfall outlook valid from 26th March.

🌧 7 day rainfall outlook 🌧 G’day everyone. Another 7 day outlook and once again around country of contrasts. Wet over half the country, dry over the other half. Most of WA, SA, part of Western NSW and Vic will see little in the way of rainfall over the coming week. Over the North, NE […]

SA and VIC Drought

SA and VIC Drought – On Going Article Written by Nikko Gilbert Here is my write up on the ongoing drought in SA and VIC South Australia As you can see in the image to the left, Southern areas of SA have experienced some of the driest weather on record over the last 24 months […]

The Australian Monsoon

The Australian Monsoon So what is it? Simply put it is the seasonal reversal of winds observed in the tropics. Contrary to what laypeople believe, Monsoons have zero to do with rainfall and what I mean by that is they are not measured by the rainfall they produce but are all about wind. So it […]

Climate Driver Update

Climate driver update. Before I start, I’ve noticed a lot of confusion about these in the past and what they are, climate drivers are not climate change, climate drivers are the short term drivers of weather that last days, weeks or a few months depending which one you refer to. They bring a temporary increase […]

STC Alfred Overview

STC Alfred Overview Good Arvo all. Thought I’d sit down and go through some data on Cyclone Alfred. Tropical Low 22U formed on the 20th of Feb as a weak low off the coast of Cape York. He spent the next few days tracking east as a Tropical low, slowly intensifying as it went. Alfred […]