Australia is bracing for more late-season cyclone activity as two tropical lows hover off the northern coast.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, there is a high risk that a tropical low currently in the Arafura Sea will develop into a cyclone as it moves southwest into the Timor Sea over the weekend. By Tuesday evening, there is a 60% chance of a cyclone forming off the coast of Western Australia.
This system is expected to bring heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to northern parts of the country, including between 100mm and 200mm of rain across the Top End and Cape York Peninsula.
A second tropical low is forecast to form in the eastern Arafura Sea or Gulf of Carpentaria, though it has a lower chance of developing into a cyclone by Wednesday next week.
If either system becomes a cyclone, it could mark the most active cyclone season Australia has seen in six years, according to Weatherzone. So far, the 2024-25 season has produced at least seven tropical cyclones, including Cyclone Sean, Cyclone Zelia, and Cyclone Alfred.
