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he weather affects everyone’s way of life, whether it’s a holiday, a day at the beach or looking for that perfect rainy day on the couch. We all love talking about it and we are constantly checking it. Have you ever wanted to learn about how the weather works and ways to forecast your perfect weekend away? Look no further than The Weather Guru podcast. We delve deep into the hard-hitting weather issues that are faced across Australia and the world. With expert guests, forecasting hints and tips, the current climate, understanding thunderstorms, storm chasing stories and discussions, volcanoes, fires, floods, drought and many more. This exciting podcast series will go through all of the wonders Mother Nature can provide.

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    Latest episodes from The Weather Guru podcast - with Justin Noonan

    Josh Holt Part 2 - Channel 10 Climate Specialist & Meteorologist.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 42:50


    In part two of my chat with Channel 10 Climate Specialist & Meteorologist Josh Holt, we discuss his daily forecasting routine, tropical cyclone adventures, live crosses, and a few of the exploits Josh loves to do away from TV presenting.

    Josh Holt Part 1 - Channel 10 Climate Specialist & Meteorologist.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 38:06


    Channel 10 Climate Specialist, Meteorologist, and Weather Presenter Josh Holt joins the podcast for this exciting two-part episode. Josh helps break down the climate drivers across Australia, including ENSO, IOD, SAM, Rossby Waves, the MJO and how they affect the mainland.  We also delve into climate change and what it means moving forward with ocean temperatures on the increase, and the impacts that we can expect to see. We also discuss a little-known driver that impacts other parts of the globe. Throw in some sports and weather stories too!

    Storm Chasing Part 2 - with Daniel Saltwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 21:42


    Welcome to part 2 of my chat with storm chaser Daniel Saltwell. In this episode, we discuss close calls with Lightning and the demands of running sizeable social media pages, and we also chat about some of Daniel's other hobbies.

    Storm Chasing Part 1 - with Daniel Saltwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 20:38


    I chat with South East Queensland storm chaser Daniel Saltwell in this two-part episode. We discuss Daniel's storm-chasing adventures, specific ingredients he looks for when chasing, close calls with severe weather and much more!

    Aurora Australis. Part 2 - with David Metcalf

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 29:02


    Part 2 of my chat with aurora specialist, David Metcalf has dropped. In this episode, David discusses all-things auroras, including his Iceland adventures, storm chasing in Australia, and much more!

    Aurora Australis. Part 1 - with David Metcalf

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 32:39


    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!

    Australian Volcanoes. Part 2 - with Dr Heather Handley.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 29:58


    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?

    Australian Volcanoes. Part 1 – with Dr Heather Handley.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 38:05


    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.

    Jon Bilger - PredictWind founder & owner - part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 27:48


    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.

    **Special AFL and NRL Grand Final forecasts - with Tony Auden**

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 7:45


    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.

    Jon Bilger - PredictWind founder & owner

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 30:04


    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.

    Peter Fegan - Channel 9 Journalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 50:02


    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.

    Jane Bunn, 7 News Meteorologist - part2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 36:16


    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.

    Jane Bunn, 7 News Meteorologist - part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 34:28


    What a joy it was for me to interview 7 News meteorologist Jane Bunn. In part 1 of this two-part 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. 

    Atmospheric Rivers, part 2 - with Dr Kimberley Reid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 17:25


    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.

    Atmospheric Rivers, part 1 - with Dr Kimberley Reid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 21:32


    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.

    Tropical Cyclones part 2 - with Chris Nitsopoulos (Oz Cyclone Chasers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 35:34


    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!

    Tropical Cyclones part 1 - with Chris Nitsopoulos (Oz Cyclone Chasers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 30:28


    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!

    Hail, part 2 - with Joshua Soderholm

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 20:55


    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.

    Hail, part 1 - with Joshua Soderholm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 25:35


    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.  

    Lightning expert Mike O'Neill - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 38:58


    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.

    Lightning expert Mike O'Neill - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 32:46


    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.

    **Special edition Weather Guru podcast** NRL Grand Final forecast & week ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 9:46


    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.

    7 News Meteorologist Tony Auden - part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022 20:08


    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.

    7 News Meteorologist Tony Auden - part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 34:25


    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.

    Meteorologist Anthony Cornelius - part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 21:39


    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.

    Meteorologist Anthony Cornelius - part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 23:43


    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.

    Thunderstorm types and ingredients

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 8:29


    In this episode, we discuss the ingredients required for the development of severe thunderstorms and the different types of thunderstorms, including supercells.

    Welcome to The Weather Guru podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2022 8:00


    Have you ever wanted to learn about how the weather works and ways to forecast your perfect weekend away? Look no further than The Weather Guru podcast. We delve deep into the hard-hitting weather issues that are faced across Australia and the world. With expert guests, forecasting hints and tips, the current climate, understanding thunderstorms, storm chasing stories and discussions, volcanoes, fires, floods, drought and many more. 

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