Bureau of Meteorology climate services manager Dr Karl Braganza said unusually warm days are likely for almost all areas over spring, especially Western Australia and parts of the south-east.
Australia’s fire agencies have identified an increased risk of fire this spring for regions in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory as part of their Spring 2023 Bushfire Outlook.
Climate influences on the spring long-range forecast include the possibility of an El Niño forming this year, with the Bureau currently at El Niño Alert.
Bureau of Meteorology senior climatologist Catherine Ganter said climate models also showed a positive Indian Ocean Dipole event is likely to form during spring.
“Our climate forecast model is consistent with the international climate forecasts that show Australia is trending dry and warm for the coming season, particularly in the south-west and much of south-eastern Australia.”
I’m dreading summer. Our last or second last day of winter got up to 32. I foresee a lot of my free time in the library or bottle shop fridge
Yikes. Where are you (general area)? We topped at 29 or 30.
Perth, BoM topped out at 29 when I was checking, but some people said their thermometers hit 32
This has been alluded to in several articles and I was slack about bringing it across. Nothing new here but this is the official stance.
