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Post by greysrigging on Aug 22, 2022 1:55:39 GMT -5
Another spectacular Darwin sunset over Fannie Bay. ( Pic by Andy )  |
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Post by greysrigging on Aug 23, 2022 3:00:45 GMT -5
Another glorious Top End day....34.5c  You can clearly see when the sea breeze comes in, raising dp's and lowering the max temp.  |
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Post by greysrigging on Aug 24, 2022 15:58:52 GMT -5
Very rare to have DP's below zero before dawn in Darwin !   |
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Post by greysrigging on Aug 24, 2022 16:32:23 GMT -5
Frosty in Alice Springs this morning  |
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Post by greysrigging on Aug 25, 2022 0:06:05 GMT -5
Dry as dead dingo's donger.....sub zero dp's since 3.00am this morning !  |
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Post by greysrigging on Aug 25, 2022 18:09:29 GMT -5
Good evening troops. Ya just gotta love a forecast when there is rain mentioned. And the forecast does in fact mention rain, well a few showers from next week it does. It’s not the start of the wet season tho so keep the party hats and poppers in the cupboard for the time, but it’s a great indication of a season ahead that should see plenty of wet stuff. A few dry and windy days to punch thru first tho with tomorrow looking as miserable as today. Continuing fire weather warnings so no playing with matches. Probably a good time to check your guttering and get the leaves out of them I guess and for me, time to get a bigger bucket to measure all that rain that falls here in the wetlands of Upper Gray 😇 It’s nearly my favourite time of year 😍😝 Have a great night.. Chat soon with an update 👍 ( Source: PCOW FB group, Darwin )    |
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Post by greysrigging on Aug 26, 2022 2:52:20 GMT -5
One can clearly see the change in wind direction, drop in temp and rise in dew points as the sea breeze comes in.   |
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Post by greysrigging on Aug 27, 2022 3:32:52 GMT -5
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Post by greysrigging on Aug 27, 2022 21:52:10 GMT -5
Early sea breeze today....max temp 32.7c at 11.42am   |
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Post by greysrigging on Sept 3, 2022 16:24:18 GMT -5
Coldest 'winter' for more than 8 years over central tropics  Winter is over. Wet sums it up over the east of the country, though it was still warmer than the long-term average. Up north, it was a cool one. Darwin and Kununurra both recorded their coldest 'winter' in over 8 years. Four seasons and a June-to-August winter are concepts based on a temperate climate and don't make a lot of sense in the tropics. Indigenous locals recognise 6 seasons, with the coldest or 'winter' season being July and August, termed Wurrkeng over the Top End. Based on this definition of 'winter,' Darwin averaged a minimum of 18.9°C and maximum of 31.3°C and Kununurra a minimum of 12.3°C and a maximum 31.6°C over the season. The coldest month by far was July, clocking in at the coldest since 1965 for Darwin and since 1985 for Kununurra. The three-week stretch of days below 30°C between late June and mid-July was unprecedented for both towns. Kununurra's 6.0°C minimum on both the 8th and 12th July was the coldest on record (records back to 1972). Darwin's 14.1°C on the morning of 24th July was the coldest since 2019. The cause was easterly winds. Easterlies dominated winter both up north and down south and their predominant (and unseasonal) presence was a large driver of the wet winter over Queensland and NSW. Easterlies dry out as they cross the interior then, when they reach the tropics, replace more humid air. This drier air then allows the atmosphere to cool more than it otherwise would. Frequent southeasterly wind surges this past winter prevented intrusions of more humid northerlies that often intermittently affect the tropics, even during the winter dry season. After the tropical cold spell ended late July, it has steadily become warmer and more humid. With a La Niña looming and a negative IOD declared, an early monsoon onset could be imminent. Regardless, 'winter' up north is giving way to the much warmer and more humid pre-Build-Up or Kurrung.  |
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