WA shivers through wet, cold July with more chills on the way
By Tabarak Al Jrood
WA has just endured one of its coldest and wettest months in recent memory, and the Bureau of Meteorology says there is more wild weather on the way.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-01/western-australia-weather-records-july/105595290
Weekend rainbands soak Australia, weather bureau doubles down on wet spring
By Tom Saunders
There are multiple indications the record drought across southern Australia is finally loosening its grip.
Rain and strong winds sweep across SA, with record in Coober Pedy
A wave of wintry weather is causing downpours, chilly temperatures and potentially damaging winds across parts of South Australia — and has also brought record rainfall to one outback township.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/sa-rain-and-strong-winds-as-coober-pedy-hits-record/105572160
Unseasonal rain, damaging winds ahead for parts of Queensland
By Julia André
A cold front moving across Queensland is expected to bring a mixed bag of weather for the Sunshine State.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/queensland-weather-weekend-forecast/105567458
Triplet of lows to bring best rain and snow in years
By Tom Saunders
The wait for significant drought relief is finally over, and for once the best falls will reach all the right places.
Fog, frost and showers to start the week in Qld
By Vicki Thompson
Unsettled is how Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Felim Hanniffy describes this week's weather for Queensland.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/queensland-weather-forecast-for-week-ahead/105552348
Town sick of unreliable forecasts installs weather station
By Coco Veldkamp and Callum Marshall
A new weather station at Mansfield in north-east Victoria could close a critical forecasting gap, offering residents more accurate data for the first time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/mansfield-installs-local-weather-station/105534874
Winter rains on horizon offer hope of drought relief across southern Australia
By Tom Saunders
Despite hopeful forecasts in autumn, widespread rains have so far failed to materialise across much of southern Australia. But there is hope on the horizon.
Wet start to weekend after cold week in Qld, says weather bureau
By Georgia Loney
It will be a wet start to the weekend in much of Queensland, but sunny days are not far away — except in the north where showers are expected.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-18/qld-weather-weekend-forecast-wet-start-cold-frost/105542924
Driving down a winding road in the dark, the US government decided it would be a good idea to turn off the headlights.
This is absolutely NUTS! What is wrong with these people??
Trump administration's NOAA is terminating operations of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites that provide real-time data to hurricane researchers across the country, including National Hurricane Center forecasters. These satellites allow scientists to see through clouds and inside tropical storms and hurricanes, even in the dark.
"The immediate discontinuation of data from 3 weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond.” https://www.nola.com/news/hurricane/hurricane-forecast-data-cut-noaa/article_c2f5c5c9-4451-4818-b60f-bc1d81f0c706.html #NOAA #Satellites #Hurricane2025 #HurricaneSeason #WeatherForecasts #Hurricanes #Fail #Trump
@GottaLaff Call your reps and senators! I’m calling about this and also the Great Lakes Observing System today. #NOAA #GreatLakesObservingSystem #weatherforecasts #GreatLakes #NOAAbudgetcuts https://news.jrn.msu.edu/2025/05/budget-cuts-threaten-great-lakes-weather-forecasting/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaeU7Nk7lyi5UJcL1D8aShCsj_EEIcepkqf9RgVm6YJxZhLN8i1LKAZh2nYhLA_aem_YgHSXbg_WexLROSVz6Yzqw
Weather balloon cuts raise forecast accuracy concerns #noaacuts #NOAA #weatherballoons #WeatherForecasts #weatherforecastingthreatened #wisconsin https://www.wisn.com/article/weather-balloon-cuts-raise-forecast-accuracy-concerns/64674114 @ai6yr
More notes from the live chat by Weather West (Dr. Daniel Swain) on the chaos being wrought upon the National Weather Service:
Dept of Commerce terminated an agreement with a university regarding weather/climate research stated "this cooperative agreement promotes exaggerated climate threats...promoting anxiety..."
A doc from the White House states that the proposed close the NOAA office that does and funds research on weather and oceanographic. NASA is targeted for larger cuts regarding planetary research. Many cooperative research centers will be closed. Proposed is the canceling the partnership between NASA and NOAA, which would end weather satellite updates.
A list of notes on the chaos in the NOAA from the Live Chat by Weather West (Dr. Daniel Swain):
Staff in the Sacramento NWS office is critically understaffed. Monterey office has lost people and are understaffed. Weather balloons to gather vital info twice a day are not being launched due to understaffing, which will degrade weather forecasting. In Canduca (sp?) Kentucky the building of the weather office cannot pay for backed up toilets and all maintenance has been fired. Plus, it forced staff to use an outside porta potty in an active hurricane warning. Hazardous wastes trained staff have been fired and now offices have been shut down due to no one being able to safely dispose of the waste. Some staff have been fired 3x with the firings and rehiring. US global change research program on observed and expected impact of climate change report--the company doing the report were fired, even though it was congressionally mandated.
At 4 PM (on 4/14/25) Weather West (Dr. Daniel Swain) is discussing the impacts of the destruction of the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Association and the National Weather Service.
#CAwx #CaliforniaWeather #NOAA #NWW #WeatherForecasts #ExtremeWeather #NorCalWx #Weather
Ok - does anyone have one of these NOAA weather radios? If so- how the heck do you turn down the volume on the SOS alarm??? Omg it’s heart attack inducing!!!
Firings at US #weather and #oceans agency risk lives and economy, former agency heads warn
By SETH BORENSTEIN
Updated 9:48 AM EST, March 1, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — "The federal weather and oceans agency touches people’s daily lives in unnoticed ways, so massive firings there will likely cause needless deaths and a big hit to America’s economy, according to the people who ran it.
"The first round of firings started Thursday at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a government agency that monitors the oceans, the atmosphere where storms roam and space, and puts out hundreds of 'products' daily. Those products generally save lives and money, experts say.
"#NOAA’s 301 billion weather forecasts every year reach 96% of American households.
The firings are 'going to affect safety of flight, safety of shipping, safety of everyday Americans,' Admiral Tim Gallaudet told The Associated Press Friday. President Donald Trump appointed Gallaudet as acting NOAA chief during his last administration. 'Lives are at risk for sure.'
"Former NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad agreed.
"'We’re getting into prime #tornado time. We’re getting into #planting season for the agricultural season for the bread belt,' Spinrad said. 'It’s going to affect safety. It’s going to affect the economy.'"
https://apnews.com/article/noaa-doge-federal-cuts-musk-weather-danger-6f60e7c511989aeff8930ae87c9a5ee8
#USPol #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #PolyCrisis #HungerGames #FoodInsecurity #WeatherForecasts #ExtremeWeather #Safety #Spaceweather #SolarFlares #ClimateScientists #OceanWarming #Oceanographers #BadDOGE
Some warnings about weather data when using -->
https://earth.nullschool.net
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#Weather and #climate data shown on this website and countless others are at risk.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (#NOAA) is the U.S. agency responsible for global weather #forecasting, #hurricane #prediction, #ocean #observation, and many other services vital to public safety. Its #satellites, #supercomputers, and research teams provide essential #data that help us understand our #planet and #protect #lives.
On February 27, the new U.S. administration initiated mass firings at NOAA. These actions are #unethical and deeply #disruptive to the talented #scientists and #engineers who dedicate themselves to the public good. The firings, along with expected budget cuts, have serious implications for the availability and #quality of #WeatherForecasts produced by the #UnitedStates. They must be reversed immediately.
Much of the data on this website is downloaded directly from NOAA's servers. In this environment of uncertainty, access could be #disrupted at any time. While I'll strive to keep all features on this website functional and switch to alternative data sources if necessary, some datasets have no substitute if they go offline.
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