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.

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  

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.

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  

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.

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.

RustyD wrote:

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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.

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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. 

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.

Get your chainsaw out Jack,   You'll make a killing selling firewood when winter arrives LOL

K.J.

matildatraveller wrote:

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Hi guys Having experienced a few 'Big Blows'    in my fifteen years in Darwin I know that Territorians are a resilient lot.  Have family and friends still enjoying the lifestyle up there.   They were not that concerned about 'Marcus', battened down the hatches for 'just a storm in a teacup' as one family member told me yesterday!!! 

Everyone was more concerned about missing the footy (Tiwi Island Grand final) after driving into town just for it.  Thinks maybe a few downed trees to move away out at their block at Dundee will be all.   

K.J -  Darwin does not have a winter, so the idea of a 'firewood killing'  was rather a hilarious suggestion by their standards.  Gwynnie   

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 G'day Gwynnie,  I thought my comment about collecting firewood in Darwin might get a bite,  LOL

K.J.

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING

Severe Tropical Cyclone Nora, Category 3, is moving southeast across the northern Gulf of Carpentaria. The Tropical Cyclone is expected to reach Category 4 strength in the next 6-12 hours while over the northeast Gulf of Carpentaria. The Tropical Cyclone is expected to take a more southerly track tonight or early Sunday and move towards the southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. A coastal crossing anywhere along the western Cape York Peninsula south of Weipa this afternoon or Sunday is also possible. From later Sunday, the Tropical Cyclone is expected to become slow moving over the southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria or over land along the southern Gulf coast.

If any of you Grey Nomads plan to head North in the near future, check with the local Authorities regarding flooded roads, many may be cut during and after this Cyclone comes ashore.

K.J.