Last week's juicy northwest cloudband and east coast low delivered handy rain across a vast area of the country. In the next week we have yet another east coast low with significant rainfall, plus two southern rain systems.
Stay informed on the much-needed soaking rain spreading across the country, bringing relief from high pressure systems. Get the latest weather insights and forecasts with Jane's Weather.
The Pacific Ocean is coming along very nicely in its transition from El Nino to La Nina. In the latest news, three models now think we will reach the La Nina threshold in July/August (it was just two models before now).
There's potential widespread rain and storm activity in the coming days for Western NSW and southern Queensland. Jane also forecasts some much-needed rainfall for Western Australian farmers, which could be the catalyst for significant rain in the East.
The 2023-24 El Nino in the Pacific came to an end this week as the ocean slowly undergoes a big shift, and it will take some time to enter the next phase: La Nina.
Parts of Victoria and Tasmania received 50 to 100 mm this week, and the deluge is spreading to central and eastern NSW and into southern QLD. Is it the autumn break?
Jane Bunn says the Pacific is looking good, most likely to transition into sending moisture our way. However, the Indian Ocean is a mixed bag, limiting our moisture in autumn and winter, then potentially shifting gears in spring.
Stay ahead of the weather with Jane's Weather insights on potential heavy rain in Queensland with possible spreading to NSW. Get the latest forecasts and updates on rainfall patterns and climate drivers.
According to every one of the different weather models, rain is unlikely in the east next week.
But an alternative forecast from the BOM tells a very different story. What gives?
The trough responsible for damaging storms is now likely to stall over a large part of the east. Expect day after day of thunderstorms brewing around the trough line.
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