Community & Business
17 June, 2023
Drier weather on way
With a 70 per cent chance of an El Nino developing this year, the Bureau of Meteorology says there is a higher chance of drier weather in eastern Australia and it’s more likely to be warmer than usual for the southern two-thirds of the country.
With a 70 per cent chance of an El Nino developing this year, the Bureau of Meteorology says there is a higher chance of drier weather in eastern Australia and it’s more likely to be warmer than usual for the southern two-thirds of the country.
Bureau senior climatologist Catherine Ganter says El Nino causes changes in the tropical Pacific Ocean that affects global weather and occurs on average every 3-5 years.
“The bureau’s long-range winter forecast is for drier and warmer conditions across almost all of Australia and the climate conditions in the Pacific Ocean are already factored into our forecasts,” she said.
For Australia, changes during El Nino could include reduced rainfall for eastern Australia, warmer daytime temperatures for the southern two-third of Australia, increased risk of extreme heat, a later start to the northern wet season and a reduced number of tropical cyclones.
