Australia is no stranger to extreme weather. From heat waves and droughts to flooding rains, hailstorms or fire weather, our continent experiences it all.
Australia is no stranger to extreme weather. From heat waves and droughts to flooding rains, hailstorms or fire weather, our continent experiences it all.
To help Australians prepare for these hazards, the Bureau of Meteorology regularly briefs emergency services and governments, along with providing forecasts and advanced warnings for the public when severe weather approaches.
The latest spring and summer briefing shows the rest of this year is likely to be warmer than normal, with more extreme heat events possible.
We need to prepare for fire risks and severe storms. There’s also every chance the nation could experience multiple extreme events at any one time—concurrently or in rapid succession—in different parts of the country. Here’s what we expect to see.
Australia’s severe weather season is really from October to April.
But in the past few weeks, we’ve seen extreme heat across most of the country, severe winds in the southeast, floods in Tasmania, and even damaging hail in parts of Victoria.
With those unusually extreme events already happening across much of Australia, many people will be worried about the next few months.
The Bureau of Meteorology monitors current conditions and the drivers of the Australian climate, then forecasts weather for the coming days and climate conditions for the coming months.
On Friday, the bureau’s general manager for environmental prediction, Matt Collopy, presented this outlook below at the National Situation Room in Canberra.
