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Our weekly @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social weather discussion for the week post TC-Alfred is now available. www.weathermanbarnes.com/blog/2025/20...

Spectacular RADAR imagery of the eye of TC Zelia as it makes its way onshore to the east of Port Hedland, Western Australia. Credit: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

A potentially extreme heatwave on cards for Victoria to start off Feruary with some simuations indicating stretches of 40C for Melbourne. ECMWF eIFS Maximum Temperature forecasts for all 50 membes for Melbourne below.

Another bout of explosive cyclogenesis over the North Atlantic with "Storm Eowyn" bearing down on the UK, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rainfall. Here is ECMWF's few of the system.

Tropical vortices play a larger role in the weather over the Australian continent than strong wind and heavy rain. Despite only a glancing impact on rainfall over northern Western Australia, Tropical Cyclone Sean has and will have an impact on many region this week, but not in the way you may expect

Weak tropical vortices can pack a punch!! 100s of mm of rain falling over the QLD coast today. Rain will continue tomorrow and cease by Sunday as the vortex is moved offshore.

The fires in The Grampians in western Vic are making themselves known over Melbourne.

The accuracy of the forecasts for the extreme heat currently hitting much of Australia has been exceptional. In some areas, the forecast bounced around, but for good reason that @weathermanbarnes.bsky.social and I explained for The Conversation. The reality is weather forecasts are better than ever!

Weather nerds: We did a thing and bought a house and now we OBVIOUSLY need to install a weather station. Any recommendations for a good home system? There are so many out there now!

The impact of a summertime front - a 20-degree Celsius drop in just a matter of hours here in Melbourne!

A beautiful example of anticyclonic Rossby wave breaking that will bring heat to the southeast tomorrow. The cyclonic feature (cut-off) over QLD also brought heavy rainfall that region yesterday.

Hot weather is possible for early next week over SE Australia. Still uncertainty however with only a few members of the ECMWF ensemble (including the deterministic forecast) reaching into the 40s for Melbourne. Expecting a lot of bouncing around for the next few days. A forecast to watch!

A classic example of early Christmas day "Forecast". It is sad to see reputable news agencies like @9news.bsky.social with broadcast meteorologists on staff and Bureau forecasters only a phone call away spew this garbage to the community. www.9news.com.au/national/chr...

Potential for Australia's first landfalling tropical cyclone of the 2024/2025 season next week over the northern WA coast. Models showing remarkable consistency in the development of a tropical vortex in the area given it is 7-10 days out. An interesting forecast to follow over the coming few days!

Spectacular springtime cut-off low affecting the eastern parts of Australia today, with its associated front and warm conveyor belt bringing widespread showers to many. Image source: Bureau of Meteorology

The details of a forecast matter greatly to the detail of the impact. Despite fairly certain synoptics for late this week over Australia, precipitation forecasts can range by over 100mm depending on your location in eastern Australia. Deterministic forecasts are not enough to assess risk.

It's been a year for awards! Latest is the Vice Chancellor's Award for "Research Team of the Year" for the Weather & Climate Group @monashuniversity.bsky.social. This inclusive, kind and clever bunch of people are a joy to work with.

Incredible satellite imagery to start your Wednesday!! Explosive cyclogenesis off the west coast of North America Credit: Colorado State (rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu)

Remarkable explosive cyclogenesis off of the west coast of North America in the forecast, with a predicted drop of over 50hPa in just 12 hours!!! I wonder if this is a record intensification for an extratropical low?

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