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Impact of Australia’s Severe Weather Events from 19 to 24 High Energy Period November 2025

25 November 2025


At Oz Industries Forecasting, our High Energy Periods are founded on long term atmospheric analysis, energy loading behaviour and repeatable environmental triggers that we have tracked, refined and validated over many years. These windows are released well in advance to our members and consistently align with periods where weather becomes more volatile, more responsive and more capable of producing rapid shifts.


Dramatic lightning strikes under dark storm clouds over a green field. The sky is a mix of deep blue and purple, creating a tense atmosphere.

For those working the land, these windows provide a level of forward clarity that traditional forecasting cannot offer. Farmers rely on timing. They need to know when storms are more likely to fire, when heat pulses may intensify and when fast moving troughs or cyclones may develop. High Energy Periods identify when conditions are primed for activity, allowing planning decisions to be made weeks to months before model guidance detects a shift.


For businesses, logistics operators, emergency planners, insurers and event organisers, these timing windows offer an advance signal that conditions may become unstable or disruptive. For the general public, they help explain why weather can change suddenly, why storms form quickly and why certain weeks produce noticeably higher activity than others.


The High Energy Period from 19 to 24 November 2025 was identified months ago. As expected, the atmosphere responded on cue. Cyclone development, extreme inland heat, giant hail, destructive thunderstorms and widespread electrical activity all peaked inside the forecast window. This article outlines those Australian events first, followed by a global overview of some additional significant occurrences recorded during the same timing window.


These global inclusions demonstrate that the same energetic pattern detected at the Australian level was also visible internationally across seismic, volcanic and severe weather markers. This further validates the strength of the period and the value of the timing framework behind Oz Industries Forecasting.


Australian Events


Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina - High Energy Period 19th - 24th November 2025

Weather map showing a green cyclone swath over Northern Australia. Colored bands indicate rain intensity. Labels denote locations and data.

Cyclone Fina was the dominant feature of this High Energy Period. The system intensified rapidly over the Timor Sea and the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, where satellite derived wind analysis indicates it briefly reached Category 4 intensity over open water.

As the cyclone approached the coast and interacted with increasing shear, it weakened to a confirmed Category 3 system, which is the official Bureau of Meteorology classification at coastal impact.


Verified sources:

• Bureau of Meteorology Cyclone Tracking: https://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone


Key impacts:

• More than nineteen thousand power outages across Darwin

• Roof and infrastructure damage

• Fallen trees and road disruption

• Heavy coastal rainfall

• Gale to destructive wind gusts


Cyclone Fina activated inside the exact timing window released to members months earlier.


Extreme Inland Heat Across NT, SA, QLD and NSW


Heat map of Australia displays intense reds and oranges indicating high temperatures. The surrounding ocean is dark blue, creating contrast.

The broader circulation around Fina delivered a deep heat pulse through central and eastern Australia. This pattern was expected under the High Energy Period timing, with inland trough placement and cyclone driven airflow combining to increase temperatures sharply.


BoM issued Severe Heatwave Warnings for:

• Barkly

• Simpson

• Lasseter

• Tanami

• Western QLD corridors

• North west NSW


Temperatures climbed into the low to mid forties, reinforcing how tropical systems can amplify inland heat when positioned in the right quadrant.

Sources:

• Weatherzone heat analysis: https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news


Giant Hail and Dangerous Thunderstorms in South East Queensland

Hand holding three large hailstones indoors, with a doormat and wooden deck outside the door. Bits of leaves and dirt on the hailstones.

From 22 to 23 November, southeast Queensland experienced some of the most violent storm activity of the month.


The High Energy Period peak coincided with:

• Giant hail

• Rapid supercell development

• Destructive wind signatures

• Sudden updraft intensification

• Sharp boundaries forming across Logan, Beenleigh and the Gold Coast hinterland


These storms caused widespread property damage, smashed solar panels, dented vehicles and produced multiple emergency alerts.

Sources:

• BoM Queensland Warnings: https://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings


Severe Storms in Northern New South Wales

Lightning illuminates dark, dramatic clouds over a cityscape at night, casting a purple hue. Small city lights twinkle below.

New South Wales was also impacted, particularly on 23 November, when thunderstorms extended south from Queensland and interacted with a pre existing trough.


Affected districts included:

• Northern Rivers

• Northern Tablelands

• North West Slopes and Plains

• Mid North Coast


Storms produced damaging winds, large hail and intense rainfall bursts.


Source:• BoM NSW Warnings: https://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings

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Out of Interest: Global Events Recorded During the Same High Energy Period


While Oz Industries Forecasting predominately focuses on Australia, global observation helps validate the broader energetic behaviour that often accompanies our High Energy Periods. From 19 to 24 November, several significant events were recorded internationally that align with the same atmospheric and geophysical shift.


Global Volcanic Activity


Hayli Gubbi Volcanic Eruption, Ethiopia

A volcanic system in Ethiopia has just produced its first recorded eruption in more than 12,000 years. The Hayli Gubbi field released ash across nearby communities on Sunday 23 November, with satellite imagery showing the plume drifting over the Red Sea. No casualties have been reported, though officials warn that ash settling on pastureland may affect livestock and grazing access in the coming days.



Satellite image of a vast brown dust cloud spreading over Yemen, showing varied terrain and coastline. Dust moves across land into the sea.
Volcano eruption with dark ash plume under cloudy skies, set against green hills; dramatic and intense atmosphere.

Mount Semeru, Indonesia

A major eruption occurred on 19 November with a two kilometre ash plume and local evacuations.

Sources:• MAGMA Indonesia: https://magma.esdm.go.id• Relie



Kilauea, Hawaii

Increased eruptive behaviour was recorded between 22 and 24 November, with rising lava and elevated gas emissions.

Source:• USGS Kilauea Updates:


Erupting volcano with red lava flows against a dark sky; smoke rising, partially obscuring the moon. Dramatic and intense scene.
People in colorful garments walk through a rubble-strewn street between damaged buildings, under a gray, hazy sky. Mood is somber.

Global Seismic Activity

Bangladesh Earthquake

A magnitude 5 point 5 earthquake struck on 21 November, causing fatalities and more than three hundred injuries.

Sources:• BBC


Seram, Indonesia

A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred offshore on 20 November.


Severe Weather in Europe: Storm Claudia

Heavy rainfall and flooding affected Portugal, Wales, Ireland and parts of southern Europe.Monmouth in Wales recorded its worst flooding in approximately thirty years.

Sources:

• NASA Earth Observatory: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov

• BBC Weather: https://www.bbc.com/weather


Aerial view of flooded street between buildings; muddy water rushes across, partially submerging a dark car and crosswalk. Gloomy mood.

Extreme Heat in South Africa

The South African Weather Service reported very hot to extremely hot conditions across Northern and Western Cape on 20 and 21 November, with fire danger ratings elevated.

Source:• SA Weather Service: https://www.weathersa.co.za


The High Energy Period November 2025 (of 19 to 24) produced a clear, measurable alignment with long range timing. Cyclone Fina, extreme heat, giant hail, destructive thunderstorms and multiple storm outbreaks all activated within the window. Global volcanic, seismic and flood related signatures further supported the strength of the period.


For agriculture, insurance, risk management and general planning, High Energy Periods provide a unique early warning system that traditional short range models cannot offer.Understanding when the atmosphere is most likely to shift is often more valuable than knowing exactly what will occur.


For full long range forecasts, upcoming High Energy Period dates and national planning insights, visit:https://www.ozindustriesforecasting.com

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