Weekly Update: 17th January 2025

Published on
January 17, 2025
Jane's Update
In this series I'll take you through the drivers of our weather, highlighting any changes over time and things to watch out for (generally every Friday).It covers weather elements like temperature and rainfall, and how they are driven by moisture from the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as bursts of energy from low pressure (SAM and MJO).

Highlights:

It's a new year and my videos are back! In my first proper weekly update I have quite a big one for you today.

It runs for about 24 minutes but we have a look at everything that's happening, from the low that is off the east coast, to the potential cyclone that is up near the Pilbara as we go through the week... and what that pattern means for everyone else as well.

We have a look at the oceans.. see what changes have occurred since late last year, we have a look at the indexes, and the longer term forecast: next week, the week after and then in the months ahead.

So, strap in! If you're ready for a big weather update to get you up to speed for 2025, definitely don't miss my video this week.

In this series I'll take you through the drivers of our weather, highlighting any changes over time and things to watch out for (generally every Friday). It covers weather elements like temperature and rainfall, and how they are driven by moisture from the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as bursts of energy from low pressure (SAM and MJO).

See and hear my commentary as I take you through the weather pattern's effects on our rain and temperatures in detail over the next week, with a brief look at week 2 and beyond as well.

Plus what is driving our weather in the weeks and months ahead, with the latest on El Nino/La Nina, the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), the Southern Annular Mode (SAM controls our weather systems), and the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO connects tropical moisture to our weather systems).

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As always, you can see each of these graphics as soon as they update, as well as more information about them under our Rain Outlook and Seasonal Outlook pages within Jane's Update, along with our Snow Forecast in the snow season.

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