Got a couple of showers this arvo, but didn’t trouble the rain gauge
28C for a max with a DP trying to pass 20C. Quite incredible conditions post a cool change. Must be in part due to the exceptionally hot Tasman Sea plus the intense upper heat keeping a cap on things.
Looks like Mildura tops today with 44.2C. Also multiple 43s in the northeast. This is becoming a major event up in northern parts and has eight days still to run at least before a proper cool down
Must be having some pretty significant impacts - my berries which looked fantastic a few days back have struggled with many ripening in a hurry leaving them discoloured. Makes me wonder about the impacts people are starting to feel on the land etc.
All progs have heat and humidity through til Tuesday in nine days time. Gfs and CMC keeps on a lot of storms. EC keeps the storms mainly out east but has the heat and humidity
I tend to find GFS and CMC are better for storm set-ups so hopefully they pick this one.
Will start a thread for the continuing hot, humid and possibly thundery weather that will just roll on...