Warm or cold, snow or no: What can Australians expect this winter?

Warm or cold, snow or no: What can Australians expect this winter?

But to get a greater understanding of what your complete season will appear to be, 9news.com.au spoke to Brad Jackson, a senior climatologist with the BoM.

Scenes like this may occasionally quickly turn out to be reminiscences – not less than as over winter. (Peter Rae)

He stated the prospect of one other winter marked by floods is slim. 

“The chance of exceeding medium rainfall is low,” Jackson stated.

“There will still be some rain, but it will probably just be lower than average.

“The solely areas more likely to obtain common, or above common rainfall, is round north-west Western Australia.”

Surfers content with large waves at Bronte beach, Sydney, 10 April 2023.
Surfers brave the cold to make the most of large waves at Bronte Beach in Sydney. (Jessica Hromas)

For those that fear the cold, Jackson also had some good news.

He said much of Australia can expect “above-average temperatures”.

”It relies upon the place you are situated inside Australia,” he said.

“(But) in areas the place you’ve got a mean most temperature of say 10 levels it may be a bit extra, so 12, 13 or 14 levels.

“I’ll add that minimum temperatures around Australia are looking still above average throughout eastern New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia, the northern Northern Territory.

“Around central components of Australia, you are trying round common.

“So you’re still looking at some slightly warmer nights probably as well.”

Around 15cm of snow was recorded at the Falls Creek resort on Sunday.
It’s too early to say if Australia will probably be remodeled right into a frozen winter wonderland. (Chris Hocking)

When it involves winter, there is no business like snow business, so are we more likely to get a bumper dusting of the white stuff?

Jackson stated chances are you’ll wish to maintain off reserving the ski vacation simply but.

“It’s a bit too far out to really say what it is going to be like, but depending on what happens with the climate drivers and if we end up say, in an El Niño with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), these years usually deliver the least amount of snow,” he stated.

“Once we get through Autumn we will be able to firm up that outlook a bit more.”

Waterspout spotted off Bondi Beach

Big waterspout noticed off iconic Sydney seashore

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