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Why Australia can expect more wetter than usual weather, even though La Niña is over

Tom Elliott
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La Niña is officially over, but we’re not in for clear skies yet.

The Bureau of Meteorology says there’s a 50 per cent chance of another La Niña pattern forming this year — that’s double the usual likelihood.

On top of that, meteorologist at Sky News Weather, Rob Sharp, says the end of La Niña means “the influence of the Pacific Ocean on Australia is reducing, however it’s not our only climate driver”.

“We’re also driven by the Indian Ocean on the other side of Australia — to our west — and that is moving to the equivalent wet phase, which is the Indian Ocean Dipole,” he told Neil Mitchell.

“That’s likely to deliver more rain across Australia over the coming season.”

Mr Sharp says there’s about a 70 per cent chance Melbourne will be wetter than usual over the coming season.

Press PLAY below to hear why it’s likely to remain wetter than usual

Tom Elliott
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