The graphs show long-range forecast scenarios for sea surface temperatures (SSTs), or SAM atmospheric indices. The SST indices are averaged over particular regions of the Pacific and Indian oceans.

A trough over western districts, and an associated cold front to the south, will move east during Saturday. A cooler southerly airflow will become established behind the trough due to a ridge building ...

A high [1032 hPa] near southern Australia is extending a new ridge over the south Queensland waters as a weak trough moves further offshore. The high will move east across the Tasman Sea on Wednesday ...

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely late this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending easterly in the morning then ...

Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from late this morning. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h tending southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in ...

Australia is prone to drought partly because of its geography. Our continent spans the latitudes of the subtropical high pressure belt. This is an area of sinking, dry, stable air and usually clear ...

Observations were drawn from Orange Airport AWS {station 063303}. Some cloud observations are from automated equipment; these are somewhat different to those made by a human observer and may not ...

Forecast issued at 4:55 am EST on Saturday 26 April 2025.

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the north, slight chance elsewhere. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 17 and 22. Partly cloudy. Medium chance of ...

Forecast issued at 4:10 pm EST on Wednesday 23 April 2025. Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in ...

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A trough lies off the northern coastal waters, while high pressure system extends a ridge over the southern coastal waters bringing north to northeasterly winds. Behind the ridge, a trough is forecast ...