Top End Wet Season 2021-2022

Round 2 screaming in from the East....


From Nikko, via 'Pilkos Chat On Weather' FB page.
"Good evening Ladies, Gents and transgender individuals.
Been holding off this post, waiting for the latest EC Thundercast to come out but it's late and the radar is showing me what I need to know lol. Anyone that's ask me today would have seen me mention storms tonight, look to our east in the radar and along comes potential Number Uno. EC for the last few days has been keen on late evening storms for us in the NW Darwin region and it would appear that the weather Gods are providing. Only issue we have is Darwin's ex storm and it's exhaust floating above us. This should disappear soon enough to allow this beaut to provide those that missed the rain earlier a second chance. However all is not lost, if Numero Uno doesn't make it then we have Numero dos (oh however it's spelt lol). Which is a little further out but has the potential of making it all the way too. However at this stage I'm pretty confident on Numero Uno making it. Rain dance everyone.":

The first storms of the season as drawn by the local newspaper cartoonist

Looks like a high degree of shittiness is about to return on the weekend and into next week. The forecast is showing a surge of drier air combined with a moderate heatwave across the Top End. I can't recall ever seeing a pair of consecutive 37c temps in a November forecast previously.
Having said that, Nov 2020 was a record breaker with six days +36c and one +37c day, The mean max for the month was 35c, also a record. The record max for November is 37.3c in 2018, so next week may well give that record a bit of a shake.

After a 35.8c day a ball tearer of a storm blew in from the east, dropping the temp by 8c in a matter of minuites and deliverig me a paltry 5mm of rain..
Still, it was Mother Nature at her finest here in Darwin !

Naturally the bloody thing split at about my street !

But it looked promising there for a while








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This last pic, I'm trying to capture the steam rising off the hot bitumen road outside my house.

While the south east of the Continent is experiencing flooding rains and well below average November temperatures, spare a thought for those of us in the deep deep North, enduring a significant and prolonged November heatwave. Coastal Top End including Darwin have a week of 37c's in the forecast, north west inlabd sites are forcast to reach low to mid 40c's.



Darwin the next 7 days

As I predicted, the BOM has revised the suss 38.3c reading from yesterday down to 36.0c.
The Airport AWS has suffered a few glitches in the last 36 hours, fixed now.

What an amazing weather system we are experiencing atm. A severe heatwave impacting the Top End of the Territory with a chance of new November heat records being set. AND record cold as well ! Very dry air has caused overnight mins tp plummet to record levels in the Darwin rural areas.
And near 20c diurnals are just about unheard of this deep into the Aussie Tropics

We still get a bit of raised humidity on the coast so dropped to 23.7c this morning at the Airport. Rural and inland suburbs are sub 20c this morning.

Northern Australia To Face A Weeklong Heatwave
( Source: Weatherzone )

Image: Forecast maximum temperature on Monday, November 22, according to the ECMWF-HRES model

Heatwave conditions ranging from low to extreme are expected for the northern WA, much of the NT, and northern QLD between today (Saturday 20th) and Thursday 25th. Troughs are maintaining heat over the interior bringing clear skies and increasing the temperature for the northern parts of Australia.
It is important to remember that heatwaves represent more than a high maximum temperature on a given day. They are a combination of unusually hot maximum and minimum temperatures over three consecutive days in relation to local weather climate.


Without lower temperatures at night to recover, heatwaves impact the population's health and infrastructure. There are three levels of heatwave: low (most people can cope), severe (challenging for vulnerable populations), and extreme (dangerous for anyone who doesn’t take protective action).


Knowing there is a high probability of a coming heatwave, it is crucial to prepare yourself. Doctors and local health authorities understand the impact of heat on each communities' health. They can provide advice on how to prepare and cope with heatwave conditions. You can also look at your State/Territory website for information.