Episodes
Season 3 of The Weather Guru podcast is here!
To kick off the third season, well-known aurora and storm chaser David Metcalf joins me to discuss the recent string of incredible auroras across Australia and the world. He’ll answer some burning questions regarding what causes auroras, why their colours appear the way they do, solar flares and many more!
Published 11/18/24
Dr Heather Handley joins the podcast to discuss volcanoes both in Australia and abroad. In part 2, we discuss some of the largest historical eruptions, including Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption from 2022. Do volcanoes emit smoke, and what is the greatest volcano movie of all-time?
Published 03/05/24
Dr Heather Handley joins the podcast to discuss volcanoes both in Australia and abroad. In part 1 of our chat on Volcanoes, Heather covers the different types of volcanoes, lava flows, and pyroclastic flows. Heather also helps to break down two specific volcanic fields considered active on mainland Australia, including when they last erupted and when they may erupt again.
Published 11/20/23
In part two of my chat with former Olympian and 2x America’s Cup winner, Jon Bilger discusses the operations behind the juggernaut that is PredictWind, thresholds for sailing safely in open waters and much more.
Published 11/05/23
On this special episode of the Weather Guru podcast, Channel 7 meteorologist Tony Auden joins me to run through the all-important forecasts for both the AFL and NRL Grand Finals. We will check out the weather for the weekend across the other capital cities across Australia too.
Published 09/29/23
In this two-part episode, founder and owner of PredictWind, Jon Bilger joins the show. Jon is also an Olympian, 2 x America’s Cup winner, and New Zealand National Champion. We discuss the amazing product PredictWind offers for its customers, model data, sailing, what is takes to compete in the Olympics, and much more.
Published 09/17/23
On this episode, award winning Channel 9 journalist Peter Fegan joins this show to discuss some of the incredible severe weather events he has documented throughout his career. These range from bushfires, tropical cyclones, severe thunderstorms and severe floods, including the horrific Brisbane floods of 2022. Peter also tells us what it is like to be on the other side of a severe weather event, with his parents losing everything during the 2022 flood.
Published 08/27/23
In part 2 of my chat with Jane Bunn, Jane breaks down what a Spillane Eddy is and how it affects Melbourne’s weather. How the SAM (Southern Annular Mode) influences southeastern Australia’s weather, Jane’s private weather forecasting business, and her beloved St Kilda footy team.
Published 08/05/23
What a joy it was for me to interview Jane Bunn from 7 News Melbourne. In this episode we chat about her fascination for weather, thunderstorm development across Victoria, and just how hard it is to articulate a forecast for Melbourne’s 4 seasons in a day weather.
Published 07/02/23
On this episode of The Weather Guru podcast, I chat to Dr Kimberley Reid about atmospheric rivers. She helps us unlock the mystery and how these rivers transport moisture in the lower troposphere helping to generate rainfall, including extreme rainfall and flooding for Australia.
Published 06/12/23
On this episode of The Weather Guru podcast, I chat to Dr Kimberley Reid about atmospheric rivers. She helps us unlock the mystery and how these rivers transport moisture in the lower troposphere helping to generate rainfall, including extreme rainfall and flooding for Australia.
Published 05/15/23
Part 2 of my chat with Chris Nitsopoulos, we discuss thunderstorms within tropical cyclone, including tornadoes, eye wall replacement, the declining trends of tropical cyclone and much more!
Published 04/21/23
Welcome to season 2 of The Weather Guru podcast.
To kick off season 2, Chris Nitsopoulos joins me in part 1 of this 2-part episode.
We discuss how Tropical Cyclones develop, inhibiting factors, the Australian TC scale (how our system differs from the Saffir Simpson Scale), Madden Julian Oscillation, and how it influences TC’s across northern Australia and much more!
Published 04/06/23
In part two of my chat with hail scientist Joshua Soderholm he discusses how computer models simulate hail stones and unlocking the secrets of how hail develops. Are there distinct differences in hail between northern and southern hemispheres.
Published 12/04/22
On this episode of The Weather Guru podcast, I chat with hail scientist Joshua Soderholm. He explains the fascinating process of how hail forms, the ingredients required for large to giant hail and does green within a thunderstorm mean hail is imminent.
Published 11/12/22
In this episode, Mike and I discuss how far lightning can travel, what to do in the event you get caught out in a lightning event, bolts from the blue, and the age of myth...can lightning strike the same place twice.
Published 10/24/22
In this week’s two part episode, I chat to lightning expert Mike O’neill about his lightning studies, the danger that lightning possesses and how lightning forms.
Published 10/08/22
In this special edition of The Weather Guru podcast, Meteorologist Anthony Cornelius and I discuss the weather conditions for tonight’s NRL Grand Final, as well as the large rain-bearing system set to impact central and eastern Australia.
Published 10/01/22
This week, 7 News Meteorologist Tony Auden discusses the pressure of on air forecasting, a few big sports events he has had the pleasure to forecast for and the potential for flooding over the coming months.
Published 09/24/22
My special guest this week is Channel 7 Meteorologist Tony Auden.
In part one of this two-part episode Tony discusses his career path, wave forecasting in conjunction with tropical cyclones & lows pressure systems, a few of the bigger weather events Tony has forecast on air with Channel 7 as well as a few stories from his Bureau of Meteorology days.
Published 09/18/22
This is part two of my chat with meteorologist Anthony Cornelius. This week we discuss thunderstorm potential during a potential La Nina, relive a couple of Anthony’s favourite storm chases in Australia and the USA and AC’s favourite weather phenomenon.
Published 09/11/22
In this week’s episode I chat with one of the best forecasters in the country, Anthony Cornelius from Weatherwatch. In part one of this two part episode, we delve into the mechanics behind record flooding across eastern Australia from February 2022, the day in the life of a meteorologist, the difference between climate and weather, how to forecast and what to expect across the country for the next 3-6 months as we move into severe weather season.
Published 09/04/22
In this episode, we discuss the ingredients required for the development of severe thunderstorms and the different types of thunderstorms, including supercells.
Published 08/27/22
Welcome to the introduction episode of The Weather Guru podcast - with Justin Noonan. Join me for an indepth look into the weather and how it works.
Published 08/20/22