Unsettled with a series of troughs: April 14 to 18

Post by **hillybilly** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:06 pm

Progs firming on a couple of troughs affecting the southeast for the coming week. First trough Tues/Wednesday is a decaying front. An upper feature then persists for a couple of days with a deepening trough at the surface. This second feature could be quite productive, but models are jumpy so uncertain at this stage.

StratoBendigo · Post by **StratoBendigo** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:01 am

We managed 4mm overnight which just settled the dust. Welcome nonetheless.

Most forecast models have a trough and rainband entering the Northern border/Murray River parts of the State on Friday. Hopefully it drifts further South a little and we cop a good soaking. It's desperately needed....

Gordon · Post by **Gordon** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:01 am

3 mm here so a start. A bit more approaching on the radar - hoping that cumulatively, totals may add up over a few days.

droughtbreaker · Post by **droughtbreaker** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:14 am

Thunder!!

A little bit unexpected although I guess it's in the forecast.

Madmel · Post by **Madmel** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:42 am

Just incase you all have been sleeping whilst I have been working...wicked show over the bay looking south. Loads of touch downs and fingers in the sky

WeatherViewer · Post by **WeatherViewer** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:45 am

Woken by the loudest thunder I've heard all year. The whole house vibrated and car alarms were set off in the street. Short but heavy rain just smashed us here in Wyndham Vale. Exciting stuff and very unexpected.

Madmel · Post by **Madmel** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:50 am

Pretty much much over the bay and heading eastwards? Eastern subrbs heads up

nafets · Post by **nafets** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:26 am

Nice surprise to be woken to thunder and heavy rain!

mad*moo73 · Post by **mad*moo73** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:49 am

Unlike others I was not so appreciative of the thunder as I was enjoying my slumber! More thunder now as I type this.

Geoff · Post by **Geoff** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:02 am

Lots of noise out there but hardly any rain for us, seems to be going all around us.
Our rain will come at the weekend with the cold front surging up from the deep south, just coming into the far S/W corner of the satellite image.

Rhino · Post by **Rhino** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:09 am

A lot of thunder and lightning last night, from about 2am, had 3 storms move through with some great cg's and 6mm in the gauge so washes the dust off the plants.

Rhino.

Gordon · Post by **Gordon** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:12 am

A mighty 1 mm here

to add to 3 mm yesterday. Guess it all adds up...

Dane · Post by **Dane** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:22 am

Nice surprise this morning, plenty of thunder and a few flangs scored 7.9mm's up to 9am, Melbourne Water Cranbourne South had 8.4mm's. MTD now 40mm's (ave 74mm's)

StratoBendigo · Post by **StratoBendigo** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:56 am

Another 4mm here overnight. It's adding up. Perhaps another 12mm on Friday?

Sunday's cold outbreak looks pretty decent. I can imagine a bit of snow will fall on the Alps.

stevco123 · Post by **stevco123** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:30 am

Me thinks this morning's weather is a bit unseasonal??

More like summer high-based storms. I suppose that's what Autumn is all about.

A fight between Summer and Winter.

Skywalker · Post by **Skywalker** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 1:04 pm

It was certainly a more interesting trip on the bike this morning and a bit scary. Saw one bolt strike 100 metres away when I was crossing the overpass at Mt Derrimut Road.

Post by **hillybilly** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:32 pm

3mm back home from this mornings storms. Adds to the one mm yesterday. First part of this system was always going to be pretty sparse so no surprises.

Still struggle to know what to make of the second part. Main rainband to our north (perhaps dipping into northern Vic) but progs showing a secondary area of rain developing further south and then the front proper. Front is going increasingly southeasterly which will increase the rain, but decrease the showers. EC and GFS both showing about 10-20mm for central areas.

MTD just shy of 40mm.

Unseasonal temps out there few 30s in northern Vic (shy of record territory but not by a lot). NSW, QLD, SA and NT are seeing local late season heat records, with the warm air peaking to our north.

SC. · Post by **SC.** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:08 pm

Best drive to work I've had in years. The light show had everything driving down the Monash at 5.30am

Wilko · Post by **Wilko** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:42 pm

Nice storms overnight
Went outside at around 5 o'clock and it was good viewing for an hour
8mm here

I_Love_Storms · Post by **I_Love_Storms** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:21 pm

A bit of rain tomorrow night into Saturday. On another note, Sydney looks to cop the brunt of a big ECL early next week.

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