Jane Bunn - Jane's Weather

Jane Bunn - Jane's Weather

Jane Bunn is a highly credentialed meteorologist with an infectious enthusiasm for the weather. As Channel 7 Melbourne’s resident weather forecaster and presenter, Jane is featured on the 6pm and 4pm News, as well as national bulletins and special events. Jane is also the Founder and CEO of Jane’s Weather (janesweather.com), helping Australian farmers make decisions to take advantage of the weather, with their unique Consensus Forecast and Alerts Service.

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The phenomena set to encourage drier than average weather are nearly here

El Nino and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) are both on the cusp of beginning. This encourages drier than average weather (overall) for the second half of 2023, across much of Australia.

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Widespread, soaking rain set to hit both sides of the country

Over the past week, we’ve seen rain extend inland through south-eastern Australia for the first time in weeks. We’re about to see a repeat of this - but it should go much further, spreading through much of the eastern states.

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When we'll start to feel the effects of El Nino and a positive IOD

Where's this El Nino? Wasn't 2023 meant to be dry? 2023 is likely to be a dry year overall, but the important part is when that dry weather actually affects different parts of the country.

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If you're inland, cold fronts don't deliver much rain, unless there's a connection to the tropics

There is the potential for decent rain over south-east Australia in the next week, but if you look at the map carefully, you’ll see that if you’re away from the coast and mountains, that potential quickly dries up.

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El Nino is on its way...but it's not here yet and won't begin for a few months

We’re heading into El Nino and the dry phase of the Indian Ocean (IOD) - but we’re not there yet. The positive IOD doesn’t begin until Winter, and El Nino doesn’t impact us until Spring.

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The Easter long weekend brings everything from storms to snow

The Easter long weekend is shaping up to be an eventful time in weather.

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Rain spreading across much of southern Australia in the next week

After months of wet weather affecting those in northern Australia, the next week brings lots of activity for southern Australia.

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Queensland's soaking rain: deluge before a dry break on the horizon

A tropical low near the Gulf of Carpentaria has been there for a while… but now it’s starting to move southwards, pushing rain across much of Queensland.

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Latest Guidance On A Lower Than Average Rain Outlook for 2023

2023 is shaping up to be a very different weather environment than what we experienced in the past three years.

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A Cyclone For Each Coast, But They Shouldn't Impact the Mainland

As I write this at lunchtime on Wednesday (I write that statement because you should always check how old the information is before you act on it), we have Severe Cyclone Freddy off the northwest coast, and another tropical low off the northeast coast.

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La Nina brought rain...now a bushfire threat

The southern Australian fire season has been very quiet so far in the southeast, as one would expect in a La Nina summer, while in the less La Nina affected southwest bushfires have burned.

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La Nina Is Still Bringing Rain to Northern Australia, While a Change to El Nino is Possible This Year

La Niña is still sending excess moisture from the Pacific Ocean towards eastern Australia, but the day to day weather pattern that creates rain from that moisture shifted late last year.

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2023 Could Be Very Different To The Past Three Years - The Tap May Be Turned Off

The projected rain over the next week shows a lot of activity over the western interior. The ‘break in the rain’ we had there has come to an end - and it means it is once again difficult to build up extreme heat.

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Queensland Has the Rain Now, But the Reprieve for the Rest May Not Last

In a La Niña summer it would be unusual if there wasn’t a big rain event occurring somewhere in Australia.

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The oceans are shifting, but the rain won't stop just yet

The oceans around us are making major shifts over the next few months. These oceans drive how much rain we see - but before you think the tap will instantly turn off, do keep in mind that it takes several months to see the change here.

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An extended stretch of warmth and sunshine on the horizon

Anyone ready for a break? How about a fair bit of sunshine… and warmer temperatures to go with it?

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See how the next rain system tracks across the eastern states

Another week and another big rain system. We know these will keep coming as we continue through spring and summer, because the Pacific Ocean is in a La Nina phase and sends excessive tropical moisture towards Australia, while the Southern Annular Mode (a driver of our pressure) is likely to remain favourable for low pressure development in the weeks and months ahead.

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Will the rain keep coming? The simple answer is yes.

The Indian Ocean starts to ease its push of moisture towards Australia, but the Pacific Ocean is already kicking into gear, as the next La Nina pushes moisture from the Pacific Ocean towards Australia.

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Significant Rain Once Again for NSW and Southern QLD

Another week and yet another example of how La Nina and a negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) are working together to influence Australia’s weather in a big way.

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Not all significant rain floods the east coast, sometimes it soaks inland parts too

Let’s set the scene… We have an imminent La Nina (meaning that the Pacific Ocean is sending us lots more tropical moisture than usual).

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The Pacific Ocean is on the brink of the next La Nina

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has declared there is now a 70% chance of La Nina occurring this Spring and Summer.

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A negative IOD is sending rain where it's actually needed next week

Last week the Bureau of Meteorology declared that we are in a negative phase of the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). You may be asking what actually is that, and how does it affect me?