A tropical low north of Darwin could affect WA's top end and could develop into a cyclone this week.....

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

RE: What's the weather like where you are?

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Monday 29th Janruary 2018 - beautiful blue sky this morning, with a prediction of 37 - it was very steamy, we had to go to the shops - left the hatch up in the motorhome, door open, then one of the windows of the car won't go up - yep - the 70% likelihood of a storm came through - by the time we got back in the car, and home with the driver getting drenched, was pelting down. Now changed, dried off and dried the floor, put a garbage bag over the window, but the seats are wet anyway. Not to worry.

We are near Avoca in NW Victoria, just off the Sunraysia Highway. Ground is that dry the water is not soaking in very well., so quite a few puddles and slippery spots around.

Bushbaby · Member

Bit coolish here in Kiama this am, had some rain last night and the sky is still a bit hung over,should clear though!

silverfox1964 · Newbie

A bit cloudy and a fresh 19Deg C, cry at 1.45am.

Sat 2nd Feb-Carseldine QLD

Regards

silverfox

BE SAFE OUT THERE AND PLAY NICE

-- Edited by silverfox1964 on Sunday 4th of February 2018 02:58:31 AM

the rocket · Guru

jules47 wrote:
Monday 29th Janruary 2018 - beautiful blue sky this morning, with a prediction of 37 - it was very steamy, we had to go to the shops - left the hatch up in the motorhome, door open, then one of the windows of the car won't go up - yep - the 70% likelihood of a storm came through - by the time we got back in the car, and home with the driver getting drenched, was pelting down. Now changed, dried off and dried the floor, put a garbage bag over the window, but the seats are wet anyway. Not to worry.

We are near Avoca in NW Victoria, just off the Sunraysia Highway. Ground is that dry the water is not soaking in very well., so quite a few puddles and slippery spots around.

Hi jules n billeee, feel ya pain. Rocket n strop

the rocket · Guru

Hi, it has been raining the last 3 days. we r in a caravan park paying a fortune n all we can do is read or use the internet. Tv works but the rain is too loud on the roof to hear it. Went to monrepoe to see the turtles. No rain until we got to the beach. Just as well we had tracksuits n raincoats. But all things considered, we had 3 grandies sleep over one night. we had an amazing night seeing a turtle laying eggs, n were woken next morning with a grandie at my head saying nanny, mummy n daddy r here .Precious. Rain or shine, Love life.

-- Edited by the rocket on Sunday 4th of February 2018 10:55:43 AM

matildatraveller · Guru

HI guys, the temperature here in Tassi is a lovely 24 degrees with sunshine and beaches.... I am at the North West corner on the coast road doing it tough Got a little sunburnt yesterday...but nothing a quick beer won't fix.. wink biggrin ! See some nice photos of the area. Gwynnie

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the rocket · Guru

matildatraveller wrote:
HI guys, the temperature here in Tassi is a lovely 24 degrees with sunshine and beaches.... I am at the North West corner on the coast road doing it tough Got a little sunburnt yesterday...but nothing a quick beer won't fix.. ! See some nice photos of the area. Gwynnie

Hi, they r beautiful photos

matildatraveller · Guru

Thanks guys,

Having a ball over here and will continue (with any luck) to see some more of this lovely country over the next 8 weeks. Have some travel buddies turning up on 'the boat' in a couple of days. May even get some fishing in too!! Gwynnie

the rocket · Guru

Gympie qld. Beautiful blue sky day. Slight breeze. Life is good.

kiwijims · Guru

A tropical low north of Darwin could affect WA's top end and could develop into a cyclone this week.....

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-13/tropical-low-to-affect-kimberley/5196996

K.J.

kiwijims · Guru

Heatwave to hit Queensland with temperatures tipped to reach up to 46C

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-10/heatwave-to-hit-queensland-with-temperatures-as-high-as-46c/9417732

K.J.

matildatraveller · Guru

Hello fellow travellers- It a bit windy down here in STANLEY on the far NW side of Tassie! Beautiful if I could only get outside without being blowin' away!! Gwynnie

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RosieW · Guru

I do believe it was described by my husband, speaking to a friend in Nevada (where it had just snowed) as 'sweaty butt crack hot' the other day. I'd say it has been more 'rivers of sweat all over, then no sweat due to dehydration' hot. We're between Mitchell & Bollon QLD.

kiwijims · Guru

Extreme heat and severe storms in Queensland.....

Monday February 12, 2018 - 16:30 EDT

Some places in Queensland had their hottest day in four years on Monday as heatwave conditions intensify across the state.

As of 3pm EST, the highest temperature in the state was 45.4 degrees at Thargomindah. Rolleston (42.7C) and Rockhampton (41.0C) were both having their hottest day since 2014. This is also Rockhampton's hottest February day in 46 years.

Brisbane's apparent temperature at 3pm was 36 degrees, which was three degrees higher than the actual temperature due to humidity.

The heat will linger over Queensland for most of this week, producing a severe to extreme heatwave across most of the state.

Today's heat is also helping trigger thunderstorms in the southeast and warnings were issued shortly after 3pm for damaging winds in parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett District.

Visit http://www.weatherzone.com.au/warnings.jsp for the latest storm warnings.

K.J.

kiwijims · Guru

Tropical Cyclone Kelvin's arrival preceded by strong winds and heavy rain in Kimberley....

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-15/system-forming-tropical-cyclone-kelvin-brings-heavy-rains-to-wa/9451194

K.J.

-- Edited by kiwijims on Thursday 15th of February 2018 07:24:27 PM

matildatraveller · Guru

Hi guys,

Down at ****le Bay at this time in the WET & WILD stage with wind gusts at 65 knots. The rain has not let up all though the West Coast including Strahan, Queenstown and Deven Bridge where the daytime temperature was a cool 9 degrees...Brrrrrrrr. Heading off tomorrow due "North East of Tassie" near St. Helens where the wind is only 16 knots and a sunny warm a 23 degrees. Gwynnie

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Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Sunny with light breeze down here in Port Elliott SA .

kiwijims · Guru

The following alert has been issued by the Department of Fire andEmergency Services (DFES).

Time of issue: 12:50 PM
Date of issue: 02 March 2018

If you live in or travelling in parts of the Goldfields and Eucla districts you should take action and stay safe with thunderstorms to come.

Locations which may be affected include Kalgoorlie, Balladonia, Kambalda and Menzies.

The overall weather pattern is not unusual for this time of year but severe weather may occur in some parts of the warning area.

IF DRIVING:

Do not drive into water of unknown depth and current.

Slow down, turn your lights on and keep a safe distance from other drivers.

Be alert and watch for hazards on the road such as fallen powerlines and loose debris.

If it is raining heavily and you cannot see, pull over and park with your hazard lights on until the rain clears.

Take care in areas that have been flooded and be careful driving on gravel roads as surfaces will be slippery and muddy, and vehicles could become bogged.

K.J.

Warren-Pat_01 · Guru

Gee Gwynnie, that rig looks good!

Here in Townsville, it's magic! As a lot of members may have seen, it has rained!!
And the dam is just over 80% full (a lot better than 14%) which means hopefully that L3 water restrictions will be lifted soon! At home, we received 413mm in the last 10 days; the northern suburbs got a LOT more.

So it's just "a bit humid" at the moment - especially when I was out mowing the rice paddy this afternoon!

RustyD · Guru

In Ballarat, just wish we could get a share of the rain falling over the rest of the country. Growing dried fruit here.

February 2018 Total 6.8mm 8 day(s)
February 1909-2017 Average Total 44.1 7.2 day(s)
February 1909-2017 Wettest Total 240.3 1973
February 1909-2017 Wettest 24hr Total 121.9 6th 1973
February 1909-2017 Driest Total 0.0 1983

RosieW · Guru

It's RAINING!!!! We are on a station between Bollon and Mitchell (QLD) and it is bucketing down

matildatraveller · Guru

Hi Warren & Pat, it has been a while since we chatted. Thanks guys and yes I am very happy with my rig(finally) it suits my old ToJo perfectly I am back from Tassie and on the main land again at Kangaroo Island in SA. The weather here is a mixture of sunny,cloudy, windy and rainy!! Think it must be too close to Melbourne as it gets 4 seasons in the once day. Will be here house sitting until first week in December!!!! A beautiful part of Australia too! Gwynnie Take care.

Kaid · Guru

Perfect weather here on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria

RustyD · Guru

30-32C and dry in Ballarat. Again. A bit of rain overnight would be good. Given up on the from lawn / nature strip. The crushed rock goes down late this month.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Not a cloud in the brilliant blue sky - hot, but not too hot - barely a breath of breeze - the wonderful area of the Pyrenees Vic. - Homebush.

aussie_paul · Guru

RustyD wrote:
30-32C and dry in Ballarat. Again. A bit of rain overnight would be good. Given up on the from lawn / nature strip. The crushed rock goes down late this month.

Yes Rusty, lovely day although a little warm for me. Our son is with Ballarat City Council in events management so it bodes well for him to have nice weather for a successful Begonia long weekend.

Aussie Paul. smile

JA2340 · Senior Member

Quite simply hot and dry! 4mm rain so far this month, and not looking good for a while!

Greedy Queenslanders hogging all the moisture! ;)

kiwijims · Guru

CYCLONE BLUE ALERT...... for the NT border to Mitchell Plateau in the Kimberley,

A BLUE ALERT is current for people from the NT border to Mitchell Plateau, including Kununurra and Wyndham in the Kimberley.
Although there is no immediate danger you need to start preparing for dangerous weather and keep up to date,

CYCLONE DETAILS:
As at 16 March 2018 09:34 AM:
The Bureau of Meteorology advises category 1 Tropical Cyclone Marcus is estimated to be 95 kilometres north of Croker Island and 310 kilometres northeast of Darwin.

It is moving southeast at 13 kilometres per hour.

K.J.

ballast2 · Guru

Was windy amd wet earlier today in the top end. Darwin and surrounds copped a bit of a floging. Marcus has now left us and heading towards the top of WA. Trees down all over the place Power out in some areas, Lots of cleaning up to come, Cheers.