11 days into March and Autumn and we are still stuck in the same rut of high temperatures and some showers. The same pattern is set to continue this week although the overnights are a little better heat wise. The Coastal areas over the last few days have really coped some very strong winds which as set to prevail over the next few days as they ease.

Australia's most dominant climate driver, La Niña, has a strong chance of reforming sometime in 2024, which once again would favour a wet year.

The prediction of La Niña's possible return comes as global weather models forecast a rapid cooling of sea surface temperatures(SST’s) across the equatorial Pacific during the coming months. NOAA has detected small pockets of cold water in the Coral sea in the last week or so.

It is not a foregone conclusion that it will occur but one that we will have to watch and see what eventuates.