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Looks like the central QLD trough has pushed South overnight. Will this add a bit of extra spice once the cold pool moves through?

Regular short sharp showers here. I don't have a rain gauge but the paving was dry this morning. At best about 1mm so far. Got to lol about media reports saying we are very unlikely to have a bad heat wave again this Summer/Autumn, all based on the unlikeliness of another 40 degree day (latest ever ...

Really smoky here in Cranbourne and no doubt most of Melbourne as that bushfire smoke is right over shining weakly through it. looking at ARPANSA, given a clear sky the smoke effect is huge, about 30% less UV then forecast. http://www.arpansa.gov.au/uvindex/realtime/mel_rt.htm" onclick="w...

Just saw a flash and heard a few rumbles over the Warburton ranges area.

Currently at Yellingbo for the weekend.

No rain as yet but still warm.

Mikew » Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:29 pm wrote:

Mikew wrote:Gutters now overflowing !

not here.....only about 5 k's away but perhaps 2 or 3 mm at best so far

started heavily raining here in McKinnon a minute ago. No hail as yet very dark

Dark as all crap hear at McKinnon.

Check out the 512K radar from Bairnsdale and Melbourne from the City to here and to the South East is about to get smashed!

Those radars are working.

Very light drizzle here in McKinnon at the moment.

Just got a big gumtree chopped down yesterday and have about 5 cubic metres of mulch ready to go on the garden, might
wait until tomorrow now!

schitzengiggles wrote:Based on what I see at the minute, I think the S/SE 'burbs are where it's going to happen if it's going to happen this arvo/tonight.

In McKinnon it's very grey at the moment, but not enough above yet to indicate storms soon.....heard a few rumbles but no lightning as yet.

Literally just a few large drops here in McKinnon, lasted about 5 minutes, not enough to register any interest.

At least the evap cooler can handle temps of 20 degree even if it's a tad humid!

HI all, First post on here......my name is Darren, 40 years young, married with 2 beautiful girls aged 6 and 4 and live in sleepy McKinnon. Been a weather nut since a kid - my fav weather experience is seeing a waterspout in the South Pacific whilst on our yacht aged about 10, and seeing the windspe...