Weekly ENSO Diagnostics Report

Neutral ENSO continues; monitoring the warming subsurface. Discussion: Neutral ENSO appears in the Nino SSTA regions for the middle of May (Fig. 1). In the sub-surface, warming spreads from the Dateline to northwest coast of South America (Fig. 2). Normally, this subsurface signature – if persistent – would trigger an El Nino development risk. Forecast…

Australia Needed Rainfall in the Forecast

Fig. 1: Current weather satellite view of Australia. Discussion: A cold front has moved across Western Australia bringing attendant rain showers (Fig. 1). Amounts are generally light except moderate in the vicinity of Adelaide. The incoming frontal system will deliver some much-needed rain to Southeast Australia over the next 30+ hours. GFS indicates 0.50 to…