Bureau issues Climate Outlook for October to December 2015

24/09/2015

The Bureau of Meteorology today issued its monthly and seasonal climate outlooks for October to December 2015.

The outlook for the next three months indicates:

October to December likely to be wetter than average in southwestern and central Australia; drier than average in parts of the southeast and northeast.

Warmer nights are likely for most of Australia; warmer days along parts of the southern and eastern coasts.

A very warm Indian Ocean, and a mature El Niño in the Pacific are influencing this outlook.

Updated each month, Climate Outlooks provide a key service for many Australian sectors that need to look at the months and season ahead for their planning, such as the resources, agriculture and rural sectors, as well as emergency services.

Climate Outlooks indicate likely temperature and rainfall trends over monthly or seasonal timescales, and are driven by large-scale shifts in the climate such as El Niño or La Niña events. By contrast, weather forecasts are currently produced out to seven days, and are used in short-term planning.

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