The Bureau has released its 2024 Summer Long-Range Forecast, which shows that summer is likely to be warmer than average across most of the country.
The forecast also reports more than usual summer rainfall is likely for many parts of the country, particularly in December while most of the country is more likely to have a typical range of January rainfall, although parts of eastern New South Wales and south-east Queensland may see above average rainfall.
October to April is Australia’s peak time for severe thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, flooding, heatwaves and bushfires with severe thunderstorms bringing heavy rainfall, damaging winds, large hail and the risk of flooding anywhere in Australia.
Meantime, large parts of New South Wales are likely to have warmer than usual temperatures this summer, however, some parts around the Northern Tablelands could have more milder temperatures.
