Great just as it gets close it dissipates and begins moving SSW .. Anyways development now strong on the eastern side which may push into the inner suburbs if it can get past the shield ...
Absolutely torrential rain from the storm near Sunbury that I just passed through on the train and is now heading towards the CBD. Day turned to night, visibiity went down to almost zero and it sounded like someh hail in among it as well. GFS indicates that the storms should really take off into the evening and overnight but as we know storms are always hard to predict. I am seeing some very active convection out there to the north and overhead.
GFS has the instability hanging around all night in the Central Parts of the state, so there is the chance of storms forming later and moving further south as the SE winds drop out, saying that though, if I could chase I would be heading for the northern suburbs, looks like storms are just going to reform out that way for hours.
Clearing up here, its over for me I think. Im watching 2 DJ flights from Sydney trying to get in to Tulla, been doing laps for nearly an hour, I wish I was on those flights, the view must be amazing and if you like flying, yure getting your moneys worth.
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Wow, lots of aicraft now be diverted to either Canberra or Sydney. Go to http://www.flightradar24.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and click on some of the aircraft around Melbourne to see what's happening.
mick wrote:Clearing up here, its over for me I think. Im watching 2 DJ flights from Sydney trying to get in to Tulla, been doing laps for nearly an hour, I wish I was on those flights, the view must be amazing and if you like flying, yure getting your moneys worth.
Too bad if you hate flying or if you're in a hurry, Mick. Storms have all gone to mush here in Camberwell East.
It's trying really hard to build up over this side of town. Lots of low, heavy cloud and the odd rumble but unfortunately no wet stuff yet. Fingers crossed for later on
Best hailstorm we've had in years here around 5.30, admittedly we don't get that many , but got some good video and marble sized hail for 5 mins. Only got 4mm but was no thunder just came down in a big heap. Kids loved it bouncing off the ground and the sound on the tin roof, not as much as their dad though...
Sitting out on the back deck of our new place in Croydon South and there's been black skies, lightning and thunder sitting to our north for an hour now...barely moving but now seems to be getting louder so hopefully it's crawling closer. It's as still as anything, the birds have all gone quiet all you can hear are the crickets and the thunder!