Welcome to The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century.
We research how Australia’s weather is being reshaped by climate change. Our Centre was announced by the Australian Research Council in November 2022 and commenced operations in early 2024.
Under the directorship of Professor Christian Jakob and his leadership team, 21st Century Weather is a consortium of 24 partners, led by Monash University in strong collaboration with the University of Melbourne, the University of New South Wales, the Australian National University, and the University of Tasmania.
Our Research
Read more about our transformative weather change research projects and activities
Study With Us
Find out about our comprehensive researcher development program and how to study with us
Engage
Discover how we work with partners to address weather change challenges & weather resource opportunities
Recent News
- Seasons & regions key to linking El Niño, La Niña & rainfall
New research conducted using machine learning has highlighted the importance of focusing on specific seasons and regions when using major modes of climate variability to predict rainfall. Large-scale modes of climate variability, such as the… Read More - Why was 2022 in Australia so wet, and will it happen again?
Slow-moving systems of low pressure, high levels of atmospheric moisture and a perfect storm of La Niña, the Indian Ocean Dipole and the Southern Annular Mode caused Australia’s devastating 2022 floods, but more research is… Read More - Humid heat is exceeding human tolerance & causing mass mortality
Critical physiological limits to human heat tolerance are drawing ever closer, highlighting the urgent need to limit further climate warming and emphasising the adaptation challenge ahead. Writing in the journal Nature Climate Change, 21st Century… Read More
Will changes in our weather enhance or limit Australia’s ability to sustain our economy and community?
Australian businesses and governments will have to answer such questions based on the best knowledge and technology available. This will require us to know the future of our weather. Achieving future climate resilience requires us to transform our thinking of climate change to one of weather change.
Leadership Team
Prof Christian Jakob
DIRECTOR
Prof Nerilie Abram
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Prof Sarah
Perkins-Kirkpatrick
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Stephen Gray
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Prof Melissa Hart
GRADUATE DIRECTOR
Iain Strachan
ENGAGEMENT & IMPACT
Our Partners
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional custodians of the lands where we work, study and live. They have been studying Australia’s weather for millenia. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and recognise their unique and continuing connection to the land, skies, waters, plants and animals.