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Overnight temps
15.2c overnight for Darwin, but this was registered at 10.28pm. Interestingly, Thursday nearly broke the daily record for lowest maximum, but couldn't beat 26.5c from 2006 (waiting for yesterdays official figure)
12.1c Palmerston Weather
8.5c Noonamah 7.20am
7.7c Middle Point 6.23am
TGIF!
Cool for rural but Darwin not up to the forecast.
14.8c for Darwin on a 13c forecast. Only makes the coolest for this month. Last month had 14.7c.
11.5c in Palmerston at 7am.
8.3c Noonamah
6.8c Middle Point
11.8c Jabiru
6.8c Tindal
5.9c Ngukurr
5.0c Borroloola
-0.5 Alice Springs
Have a great Thursday!
This is going to be great.
Be aware that the car park will close early (4.00pm if I'm correct). So get in early. People have flown in (bahahah) for this from interstate (and I don't mean the pilots), so there will be thousands in attendance.
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A cool day today!
28.7c Max in Darwin, its no daily record but the coolest dry season day since 26c last July.
These cool days can often lead into cool over night temps, so here are the forecasts-
13c Darwin. 13.8c is the daily record from 2016.
12c Palmerston/Howard Springs
11c Noonamah/Humpty Doo/Jabiru
This will make an awesome day for the largest flying display that Darwin has ever had (less the cars exploding like in the 80's) at Mindle Beach from 5.00pm.
Daily Record
What a cool day! I got up early for a run here in Palmerston at 13.6c! It went to single figures as close as Noonamah. Darwin hit 14.7c (a good 6c under average and 0.1c off the daily record from 1967) and only got to 28c at 3.58pm. This becomes the new Daily record beating 28.2c from 1985.
13.6c Palmerston Weather
14.7c - 28c Darwin
9.9c - 28.5c Middle Point
9.3c- 28.9c Noonamah
4.7c-26.7c Borroloola
7.3c-27c Tindal
2.1c-19.1c Alice Springs
28.1c was as warm as it got today in Darwin at 4.25pm. As I write this my toes are feeling it on the varandah. This is cooler than last June's lowest max of 31.1c and it is the coolest day since 25th July last year when it only got ti 26c (only 2 days last July were cooler than today). So yeah, it much cooler than average but it is no daily record (27.4c in 1985) or close to the June record (22.7c in 20th June 2007). But hey, much better than the record heat of last month.
Its going ti be cool in the morning! It's Friday, let's celebrate! 😀
Vote in comments for how cool do think it will get in the morning (Darwin ap).
Dry Season - go home your drunk!
The only "dry season" part about this morning is that it didn't rain and hasn't done so at the airport since 0.4mm 13th April (46 days ago).
26.2c this morning in Darwin is a new Daily minimum Heat record, beating 25.8c on this day in 2015. It isn't the warmest morning this month (26.5c on the 19th. PS, also a Daily Heat Record), but when it's the 2nd last day of May into the dry season you'd normally be expecting the temps to drop.
And it isn't just a warm morning. Humidity up to 87% and dew point up to Wet Season figures of 24.1c.
Good news is that cooler weather will return by the middle of next week. But for now, look how cloudy it is outside! It might even get a sprinkle!
Darwin's 1st sub 20c morning for this year.
And while we still wake up in minimal clothing to feel the freshness of the outside air, my smile turns to a slight chuckle at the other capital cities. 😉
19.1c at 6.51am. Quite late really for a sub 20, where last year was 19th April (32 days earlier). The latest on records was in the last decade. Was it July? 🤔 I might update this post with the date later.
This may be the coolest it gets this month and we may have to wait for June for more sub 20s. Would be nice if we could have a repeat tomorrow 'cause I wasn't ready? Hahaha.
Flyover for ANZAC Day whilst you looking up in the sky.
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Knock-em downs incoming from the east.
Would be nice if it hits but descent north easterlies will chop its legs off as it nears the coastal areas.
It looked fairly decent driving home tonight. If it hits, it will be before 10pm.
Loving this rain. Palmerston and Batchelor already over the 50mm mark at 7.15am. Sorry northern suburbs. Darwin is at 16.2mm.
71mm Moulden north.
TC Megan breaks 24hr rain record at Groote Eylandt. And this is now the 2nd month in a row.
24hrs to 9am with 431mm breaks the previous record of 313mm, which was also their all-rime record from 2/3/2004. This site has only been operational for 25 years, but good totals in any case. Last month they also broke the Feb 24hr rain record with 119mm on 15th Feb.
So TC Megan is Cat 2 as of 10pm Saturday (981hpa/Cat 2 as of 7am Sun) and on its way south towards Boroloola which is expected to cross the coast Monday night (Cyclone track map) or as early as Sunday night (model outlooks) as a Cat 3. Good luck.
TC Megan as of 4.29pm.
Cyclone Watch issued this morning for Groote Eylandt and Borroloolla. #2 issued 10.34am has the low expected to go to Cat 1 by Saturday morning in the GOC on its way south.
The numbers-
Friday 7.18am 104kmhr on Elcho Island as the low headed toward Gove.
9am 122mm @ Elcho
160mm at Oenpelli with a further 9 stations above 100mm.
11.16am 996.4hPa at Gove
1.34pm this radar
Its a spinny boi!
Some rotation, although not very organised, located between Darwin and Cape Fourcroy on the Tiwi Islands.
At 3.30pm the BOM MSLP map had a 1001hPa tropical low situated west of the Tiwis and north of the WA boarder. The 4 day outlook expects the low to move west by 10am Thursday to be of the coast of central Top End. So looks like we caught it on radar about to skirt across the north of Darwin Harbour. Woo wee.
In the last 24hrs Darwin has recorded a 2.6hPa drop to indeed confirm the low on approach. I'll expect to be woken by rain overnight because that's what the frogs are singing.
How's that rain in Palmerston and surrounds today! Bit of Low trough action with the hint of circulation on the WA/NT boarder.
The action may ramp up next week north of WA with the MJO showing good signs for increased wet weather in the next 2 weeks for our last good chance of monsoonal activity for this Wet Season.
As of 9am Thursday 29/2/24, here is what the rainfall totals are for Darwin Airport, just above the median but below last year.
Those also above the median but below last year-
-McMinns Lagoon
-Darwin River Dam
Those below the median and below last year-
Leanyer
Those above the median and better than last year-
- Middle Point
-Batchelor
Tindal was at the median (average).
Pic from BOM
A couple of strikes ro the north and rumbles heard from Palmwrston. Rain headed Soith the SSE.
Talk about rainfall variance. I was quite shocked to see 68mm in the gauge in Moulden north this morning, particularly since Pinelands got just 1.8mm, but if Darwin got 62.2mm then it's all good.
I've put the radar in comments which shows I got about 2 hours of rain, so that would explain it. 😀
Nice bit of rain that came in after 3am.
19mm Darwin Airport
27mm Karama
31mm Pinelands
49mm McMinns Lagoon
How's the rain! Batchelor and Moulden north around the 25mm mark at 5.40pm. Very heavy on the drive home too.
Started breaking up just before 7.20pm but not before rural got some action.
Some action on its way north and due in the area after 7pm. This will have a clockwise turn due to the low intensifying in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
No flooding this morning for the Rapid Creek area. Yet. If rain continues hard, it could by 8am
As of 7am 99mm for Moulden whilst Darwin is on 83.6mm and Marrara 98mm.
Here are the rainfall totals. Very rare for the airport to get the highest in this region-
164.6mm - Darwin Airport. Resulting in Rapid Creek reaching moderate flood level (peaking 7:30am-8:30am) affecting surrounding suburbs and streets. FYI - tide was at 7.3m at 7:35am and will reach 8.1m at 8:30pm tonight.
154mm - Marrara
145mm - Leanyer
140mm - Nightcliff
136mm - Pinelands
80mm - Moulden (north) Palmerston Weather
82mm - Howard Springs
65mm - Noonamah
Pic 2 - Rain totals for the end of January showing that we are on an average for the Wet Season to date, with the latest rain likely to put us in the above average region as we are now at 215mm for the month which is above half of the 370.6mm monthly long-term average. More rain to come for the next couple of days.
How's this rain! Beautiful. Seeing some.big totals with Darwin airport just cracking the 160mm mark and Rapid Creek on the brink of hitting minor flood level (pic in comments).
**update - streets underwater on Bagot Rd with Rapid Creek at Moderate Flood level and rising. Cars are now breaking down.
Some great rain early this morning and late the morning too.
Darwin picked up 42mm to 9am with the majority of that just after 4am.(pic 1).with the northern suburbs picking up higher rainfall totals.
42mm Darin airport
41mm Moulden
97mm Nightcliff
77mm Mararra
As of 930am, the MSLP map shows that the low trough over northern Australia has come up and to meet Darwins latitude creating this lovely rain coming in from the west. This is helped along my westerly winds, and even though no monsoon trough exists, this will drift ocross Top End waters and by the 2nd half of next week could have a tropical low developing in the Gulf of Carpentaria. At this stage it will just mean a slight increase in winds during the middle of the week with rain increasing leading up to it. With the MJO currently in phase 7 and moving towards Africa, don't expect any sudden developments with a low in the Gulf as it likely drag all the rain away. Our last hurray for a monsoon burst may not come until March. Until then, enjoy this bout of rain, because after 8 days straight of no rain, and a third through the month, we are now only on 50.4mm. In 5 days time will be the anniversary of when TC Carlos dumped 367.6mm in 1 day for Darwins all-time-record. That day was hectic. That whole week was. Good times.
Ooooh!
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Loving this rain. Palmerston and Batchelor already over the 50mm mark at 7.15am. Sorry northern suburbs. Darwin is at 16.2mm. 71mm Moulden north.
TC Megan as of 4.29pm.
Cyclone Watch issued this morning for Groote Eylandt and Borroloolla. #2 issued 10.34am has the low expected to go to Cat 1 by Saturday morning in the GOC on its way south. The numbers- Friday 7.18am 104kmhr on Elcho Island as the low headed toward Gove. 9am 122mm @ Elcho 160mm at Oenpelli with a further 9 stations above 100mm. 11.16am 996.4hPa at Gove 1.34pm this radar
Its a spinny boi! Some rotation, although not very organised, located between Darwin and Cape Fourcroy on the Tiwi Islands. At 3.30pm the BOM MSLP map had a 1001hPa tropical low situated west of the Tiwis and north of the WA boarder. The 4 day outlook expects the low to move west by 10am Thursday to be of the coast of central Top End. So looks like we caught it on radar about to skirt across the north of Darwin Harbour. Woo wee. In the last 24hrs Darwin has recorded a 2.6hPa drop to indeed confirm the low on approach. I'll expect to be woken by rain overnight because that's what the frogs are singing.
How's that rain in Palmerston and surrounds today! Bit of Low trough action with the hint of circulation on the WA/NT boarder. The action may ramp up next week north of WA with the MJO showing good signs for increased wet weather in the next 2 weeks for our last good chance of monsoonal activity for this Wet Season.
Nice bit of rain that came in after 3am. 19mm Darwin Airport 27mm Karama 31mm Pinelands 49mm McMinns Lagoon
How's the rain! Batchelor and Moulden north around the 25mm mark at 5.40pm. Very heavy on the drive home too.
How's this rain! Beautiful. Seeing some.big totals with Darwin airport just cracking the 160mm mark and Rapid Creek on the brink of hitting minor flood level (pic in comments). **update - streets underwater on Bagot Rd with Rapid Creek at Moderate Flood level and rising. Cars are now breaking down.
Incoming. Last 8hrs of 512km radar. Will mainly hit the Noonamah area from 11.20am but the back end may come around for the n'burbs.
Last 8hrs of 512km radar to 8.06am. Marker represents location of low from 3.30am MSLP map and best guess from radar at 8.06am. Please see previous post this morning for more info on the low. If your good at your pause game, you'll notice very little rain for Darwin when the gusts hit at 4.33am and 5.17am.
The Low Intensifies Last 8 hours of 512km radar to 7.31am. Marker represents best guess of location of low. This matches BOMs MSLP map issued at 3.30am which shows a 3hPa drop in 24hrs to 997hPa. Peak.gusts today- 78kmhr 12.06am Darwin wharf 76kmhr 7.14am Darwin Airport. 78kmhr 1:06pm Charles Point 87kmhr 1:42pm Middle Point 80kmhr 3:21pm Point Stuart 1 flight to Cairns for 7.30am delayed to this afternoon whilst other flights request you to check. All flights prior to 7am departed on time. Winds are expected to slightly increase for Monday and Tuesday so with heavy rain expect gusts in excess of 70kmhr but less than 90kmhr. Winds will then reduce through to Friday but still enough to be enjoyable. During this period be aware that the ground will be water soaked and tree root systems fragile, so stay away from large trees during periods of rain/wind for your safety.
On set of the Monsoon ramps up. Here is the last 8hrs of radar to 7.41am from theweatherchaser. The marker represents my best guess of the low, however it is currently a broad area of low so there is no "centre". This marker also correlates to the latest BOM MSLP map issued at 3.30am indicating it is now at 1004hPa, meaning that it is still another 7hPa off for consideration of a cyclone (note- pressure isn't what defines a cyclone, but is closely correlated). Interesting to note that with the current models this morning, those that have the best hold on matching what the radar "actual" conditions are, IMHO, is the GFS with the ECMWF model a close match also. The ACCESS model is pitching it too far north currently. So at this time, best to follow the GFS and ECMWF. Of those 2 models, they push the low over the Top End while the Australian ACCESS model likes to to push the low WSW over the Kimberlies and progress into a cyclone whilst the 1st two have the low meander into the Gulf of Carpentaria. Even though this may be the most likely destination, it is too much variability to even say what will happen outside of 3 days. Safe to say, there will be no cyclone by Saturday for Darwin (ie shop normal people). However, it is likely that Darin will go from the current still conditions to more windy conditions Saturday night into Monday purely because if the surrounding monsoon conditions that surround the Top End waters with BOMs 4 day outlook still anticipating the monsoon trough to be on our doorstep as of Thursday. Given the wet conditions Wednesday morning, I say it's about time.
As of 2.10pm CST (Qld 30min in front of Darwin), Cat 2 (as at 2pm) TC Jasper is already hitting with Cat 1 strength winds to Low Isles (34km south of Cape Tribulation) with gusts to 113kmhr at 2.01pm EST and 999hPa. Looks to be a direct hit in Cape Tribulation in the comming minutes and hours. 3.28pm est 115kmhr at Low Isles 4pm est Low Isles 998.2hPa and dropping 9am 14/12/23 Yandill (north of Cairns) 624mm - now the 2nd highest December rainfall for any place in December on record (beating 593.1mm 7/12/1964 at Macknade Sugar Mill).
2pm and heavy rain for the top 1/2 of Palmerston with a couple of close lightning strikes near Gateway.
Well this was exciting to see this morning. 4hr radar image to 7.30am. It's moving really slow but it is heading in our direction.
I got rain in Moulden. Yay!
Hope everyone out at Fly Creek are being safe. This fire south of Old Bynoe Rd since just before 10.20am this morning and still going strong with the south easterlies. Some relief will come once the sea breeze hits and the easterlies die down, which may not occur until after 6 pm.
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