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Image: Himawari Infrared imagery of Severe Tropical Cyclone Olga just after 11:30am local time on Sunday, April 7th.  


Western Australia has managed to steer clear of a time change back to standard time on Sunday morning, unlike the country's southeastern states. But daylight savings isn't the only thing the state will miss out on. 


Severe Tropical Cyclone Olga, a Category 3 System centred about 450km northwest of Broome, has picked up sustained winds of 130km/h towards the eye of the storm, gusting at 185km/h on Sunday morning. In terms of wind speed, this already puts Olga as stronger than both Kirrily and Lincoln, which occurred earlier in the season.





Figure: Track map of Olga issued on the morning of Sunday, April 7th. A more recent track map may be available, check here.


However, due to enhanced wind shear towards the Pilbara coast and a mid-level subtropical high-pressure ridge over WA' ....

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