(from U.S Climate Prediction Center)

NCEP TC watch is showing very little going on in the Australian region out to 18 May, consistent with MJO Phase being in 2 and 3 - over the Indian Ocean while multi-week models calling for fine weather over much of the continent in at least the next couple of weeks. A useful model to see how quickly and where the MJO is predicted to be in the coming fortnight in terms of broad-scale convection.