The forecast through November indicates that widespread exceptional water deficits will retreat. Surpluses are forecast in Australia between the Macquarie and Lachlan Rivers in the Murray-Darling Basin and from Sydney to Victoria’s border. Deficits in New Caledonia will be severe.
Australia & New Zealand: Water surplus forecast in Murray-Darling
Australia & New Zealand: Water deficits to persist in Victoria & Tasmania
The forecast through April indicates that water deficits will shrink and downgrade considerably. Deficits will be exceptional at the confluence of the Murray and Darling Rivers, moderate to severe from Canberra to Melbourne, and intense in Tasmania. Deficits are also forecast in northern New Zealand and in New Caledonia.
Australia & New Zealand: Intense water deficits will persist in Tasmania
Water deficits will shrink and downgrade considerably in Australia through March 2020. Moderate deficits are expected in the southeast from Brisbane, growing more intense as they reach into southern Victoria and Tasmania. Surpluses are forecast in northwestern Western Australia. Deficits will downgrade in New Caledonia.
Australia & New Zealand: Severe deficits will persist from Brisbane to Melbourne
Through January 2020 deficits will shrink and downgrade considerably. Severe to extreme deficits are, however, forecast for Tasmania and eastern Australia from Melbourne north through Canberra, moderating near Gold Coast in Queensland and continuing past Brisbane. Deficits in New Caledonia will downgrade from exceptional but will be severe to extreme.