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by Gordon
Thu Feb 06, 2025 2:24 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Very hot start to February: Feb 1-
Replies: 85
Views: 3844

Very hot start to February: Feb 1-


Guess new thread time. Quite a long live trough, so hot in the north, warm in the south and some showers. Maybe a proper break in the pattern in about a week.

Can we have a new thread/ title hillybilly (or anyone else?) Would be good to discuss some potentially interesting upcoming weather, but ...
by Gordon
Mon Feb 03, 2025 9:11 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Very hot start to February: Feb 1-
Replies: 85
Views: 3844

Very hot start to February: Feb 1-


We ended up with a round two last night that took our total to 45mm.
Ecstatically happy with that! I was not expecting anything.

Excellent news Macedonian. 44mm here (and spot falls nearby to 66mm). I'll have to check records later but that would be our highest daily total for ages, for any ...
by Gordon
Sun Feb 02, 2025 11:33 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Very hot start to February: Feb 1-
Replies: 85
Views: 3844

Very hot start to February: Feb 1-

Non-stop light show has certainly been a feature - it's been going for hours now.

Up to 28mm here, very happy with that. Should be in the 30s soon.
by Gordon
Sun Feb 02, 2025 9:11 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Very hot start to February: Feb 1-
Replies: 85
Views: 3844

Very hot start to February: Feb 1-

Absolutely belting down here - would check the Nylex but too dangerous, it's nonstop lightning. Could read a book by it!

Edit: 15mm so far.
by Gordon
Sun Feb 02, 2025 7:20 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Very hot start to February: Feb 1-
Replies: 85
Views: 3844

Very hot start to February: Feb 1-

stevco123 wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 7:16 pm The Geelong storm, viewed from across the road from my house, Cranbourne. Quite a structure. Looks violent. Definite green tinge
Great pic! Vic Emergency app is lighting up for building damage and flooding in parts of Geelong.
by Gordon
Sun Feb 02, 2025 2:13 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Very hot start to February: Feb 1-
Replies: 85
Views: 3844

Very hot start to February: Feb 1-


Todays storm fcast :D Click the link :D

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by Gordon
Sun Feb 02, 2025 12:04 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Very hot start to February: Feb 1-
Replies: 85
Views: 3844

Very hot start to February: Feb 1-

Anyone know how to access BOM's thunderstorm forecast charts? I note they're sometimes published on BOM's Facebook page, but there's no pattern to if or when?

For example, I saw today's chart on another weather site (forecast issued at 1.59am this morning - shows a large area of 'likely ...
by Gordon
Sat Feb 01, 2025 4:49 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Very hot start to February: Feb 1-
Replies: 85
Views: 3844

Very hot start to February: Feb 1-

43.5mm for us for January (average 63.5mm) most of which fell in the first 13 days - only 1mm since. Lovely cool week apart from the spike day on Australia Day holiday (when I was nice and cool in the Tassie highlands) but heating up fast now.

Crossing everything for a storm tomorrow...

(PS: BOM ...
by Gordon
Thu Jan 30, 2025 9:02 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Very hot start to February: Feb 1-
Replies: 85
Views: 3844

Very hot start to February: Feb 1-

Perhaps some rain for us starting to showing up on the models to take the edge off this freakin' upcoming heat...
I certainly hope so :o .
by Gordon
Sun Jan 19, 2025 9:57 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Warm ahead of a trough with showers and possible storms: January 20-25
Replies: 16
Views: 1054

Warm ahead of a trough with showers and possible storms: January 20-25

Nice to have at least something on the horizon again. Even a dust-settler would be welcome here.
by Gordon
Wed Jan 15, 2025 6:33 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12
Replies: 73
Views: 4355

Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12

If ever there was an argument for BOM to split Central into two forecast districts: East Central and West Central, today provides it! :(
by Gordon
Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:14 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12
Replies: 73
Views: 4355

Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12

That late afternoon cell can't have missed you by much Didjman? Frustrating! Barracking for you today.
by Gordon
Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:08 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12
Replies: 73
Views: 4355

Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12


Only 8 mm at Mansfield. I was expecting more than that.

At least the Eildon catchment overall got good rain yesterday, with inflows today at 5000 ML/d - not bad for mid-January, even if they don't last.

We finished with 18mm, at the high end for the district (for once)! Heard of one 20mm. Most ...
by Gordon
Sun Jan 12, 2025 2:30 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12
Replies: 73
Views: 4355

Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12

Round 2: thunder and lightning are back, but only moderate rain with it so far.

Hopefully there's something for you at the back end of this Strato?
by Gordon
Sun Jan 12, 2025 12:39 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12
Replies: 73
Views: 4355

Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12

dazrain wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2025 12:22 pm hammering in Brighton East.

No thunderstorm warning from BOM.

Work experience kids running it.
They must have heard you - STW issued 3 minutes later :)
by Gordon
Sun Jan 12, 2025 12:02 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12
Replies: 73
Views: 4355

Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12

Ballarat forecast just updated: 'The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon, possibly severe, with damaging winds, large hail and heavy falls in the afternoon and early evening.'

The last bit is new - so seems BOM think the worst (best?) is yet to come?


So basically the usual ...
by Gordon
Sun Jan 12, 2025 10:57 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12
Replies: 73
Views: 4355

Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12

Thanks for all that Didjman.
Well the storm part is certainly happening - non-stop rumbles getting very close, and rain just starting. Guess severity will be revealed in the coming hours!

Edit: Rain very heavy now* (Just checked - 12mm in about as many minutes). Full force lightening right ...
by Gordon
Sun Jan 12, 2025 10:11 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12
Replies: 73
Views: 4355

Vic Trough with possible showers and storms Jan 9-12

Surprised to see the radar to our west fill in so early?

Suspect the full cloud might suppress severe storms for west central at least? (Thoughts please Didjman? hillybilly?) But I'll take the rain however it comes!
by Gordon
Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:20 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Becoming hot then a low developing with possible showers and storms: January 3-
Replies: 52
Views: 4070

Becoming hot then a low developing with possible showers and storms: January 3-

Can't help with ABC... except to make the generalisation that reporting quality of all sorts (across all media) tends to decline over the Christmas/ New Year period - fewer staff on duty and less experienced. Saw an ABC report a few days ago about that poor bugger lost near Geehi, and it talked ...