A major heat wave is emerging in the medium range across Australia. A high-pressure ridge amplifies across Western Australia into early next week causing the onset of the hot weather pattern. East-coastal Australia is cool into early next week. However, the upper ridge is progressive, and the heat wave advances across Australia in the 6-10-day period according to the latest AI model, EXCARTA.

A wet pattern has developed over the past week across the Brazil drought region. The outlooks maintain the wet pattern featuring some excessive rains in the 10-day outlook. The ECMWF "weeklies" maintain the wet pattern through the first third of November. Significant easing the drought conditions is likely!