There is a fair bit of talk about El Nino not delivering as expected, and the potential for La Niña this year. Here I walk you through the observations and latest projections from several of the drivers that have an influence on our weather. 

It’s good to reflect back and know that one driver doesn’t control them all, we shouldn’t focus on just one to determine the long term future. They all work together to ultimately determine what impacts us from day to day. 

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The frequency and intensity of rainfall events and flooding are increasing. That means more and faster developing droughts that can cause crop failure and destructive wildfires within weeks or months.
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is likely to form this week off the Queensland coast and cross the coast on Thursday around the Townsville area.
As Cyclone Jasper makes landfall north of Cairns (spreading rain across far northern Australia), there are troughs bringing showers and heavy storms to the eastern states.
Tropical Cyclone Jasper is likely to be the first cyclone to cross the Australian coast with Queensland’s eastern coastline in its path.
A cut off low is tracking across southeastern Australia, bringing widespread rain and locally heavy thunderstorms to its south and east.
A new cut-off low across the southeast will bring rain to everyone in their path including SE South Australia, southern NSW, much of Victoria and northeast Tasmania.
We’ve had stormy activity from the interior to the southwest for a few days now, but it’s on the move, and large parts of the east have the potential for a soak in the week ahead.

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