‘Lacklustre’ snow season ahead thanks to ‘unfavourable combination’ of climate drivers

“Unlike the atmosphere, which changes a lot from week to week, the ocean takes a long time to warm up and cool down. This makes ocean temperatures more predictable weeks to months in advance,” the climate authority defined.

This implies that ocean temperatures could give a sign of how a lot snowfall we are able to anticipate on Australian alps.

The “worst combination of Pacific and Indian Ocean climate drivers” for Aussie peak snow depth is “El Niño and positive IOD”.

“While this combination has only happened eight times since 1960, it was responsible for the only two years that saw less than 100 cm of snow at Spencers Creek (1982 and 2006),” Weatherzone stated.

“Unfortunately for Australian snow-lovers and industries that rely on the winter snowpack, both El Niño and a positive IOD are predicted to occur in 2023.

“If they do materialise, the Australian alps could have a poor snow season.

“However, it is important to reiterate that while El Niño and a positive IOD increase the likelihood of a below-average snow season, they don’t guarantee it.”

The news comes as officers put together to formally announce an El Niño occasion – set to convey dyer, hotter situations all through winter – which has all however been assured by meteorologists, who say it is “likely to very likely”.

Though which will imply above-average temperatures within the pipeline, Aussies have shivered by means of a cold-snap this week, with Friday bearing no exception.

Across the capital cities at the moment, Sydney will see blue skies and attain a high of 17 levels with a low of seven, in Melbourne it’s going to be wet with a high of simply 14 and lows of seven.

In the nation’s capital it’s going to attain 13 levels with Canberrans shivering by means of a low of -3, tops of 16 in Adelaide with scattered showers, whereas in Brisbane, it’s going to be 22 and sunny.

In the nation’s west, Perth will attain 25 levels at the moment with partly cloudy situations.