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Offline Paul Atkins  
#1 Posted : Sunday, 25 August 2019 7:37:49 AM(UTC)
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What is the weather like?
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#2 Posted : Tuesday, 3 September 2019 3:32:33 PM(UTC)
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Howdy. It looks all brand new in here. Thought l might have a go at a weather forum. I have an interest in general science actually. Some background knowledge in mereorology.I don't work in the field anymore but now and again try and keep up my reading.

BOM forecast says a max of 30 deg c today and the next few days. We reached 29.5deg at 1.00pm with a dew point of a low 2.7
The temperature has dropped to 24.4 at 3pm with dew point rising to 12.7 deg c .
Can anyone fill me in on why as temperature has gone down and dew point has gone up?
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#3 Posted : Wednesday, 4 September 2019 5:14:35 PM(UTC)
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Hi allBigGrin
Max temperature at mid-day today. 30.2 deg c

I had a look at your site today and found something that interested me. The sea temperatures off the coast of Gladstone. About 21deg here.

This BOM graphic shows some interesting eddies .Surface mixing perhaps

I wondered what this graphic will look like in one month? How far the warm stuff comes down south etc.

3rd september 2019 sst tasman.jpg

http://www.bom.gov.au/oc...n=SEQLD&forecast=SST
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#4 Posted : Thursday, 5 September 2019 5:36:55 PM(UTC)
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Gladstone max temperature peaked at 32.5 c at 1pm today. Dry air again. V High fire danger day for many l expect.

Biloela dew point down to minus 10 at 5pm., Biloela is about 120km SW of Gladstone.( west of ranges)
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#5 Posted : Friday, 6 September 2019 4:01:55 PM(UTC)
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Temperature maxed at 31.8 today at 1pm.Gladstone.

Biloel winds have ramped up with a gust of 48km/hr at 3.45pm


For those who are following bush fires in QLD . This is a good link

https://www.ruralfire.ql...u/map/Pages/default.aspx

6th Sept 2019 current fires

No time stamp?
current bushfires 6th sept 2019 qld.jpg

This link is better
https://publicsafetyqld....082849fd8cd128e242090fa7
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#6 Posted : Saturday, 7 September 2019 6:23:24 PM(UTC)
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A max of 27.7 deg c peaked at 12 lunchtime today
The winds picked up with an onshore during the day and have subsided tonight.
Dew points have risen with that onshore flow today. At 9.00this morning they were only 3.5
They steadily increased during the day. Now we have a NE and dew points are up to 13.5 at6pm


Fire risk
Something useful for your readers

7th sept 2019 fire risk QLD.jpg
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#7 Posted : Sunday, 8 September 2019 3:50:59 PM(UTC)
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A few fires have popped up on Sholewater.

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#8 Posted : Monday, 9 September 2019 3:44:49 PM(UTC)
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Thanks for your post satmam. BigGrin I have been listening to the media suggesting fires are ravaging Queensland.
From your picture that is clearly not the case. The adjectives allude to an apocalypse at times
Ravaging parts of QLD perhaps
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Max temperature at 2 pm today 27.9. An hour later later today.
Temp this morning 6am was 15.4. So that is a climb of about 12.5 deg c

Dew points still very dry a decent minus 7.6 on the coast from an inland SW currently at 3.20pm

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#9 Posted : Tuesday, 10 September 2019 3:47:32 PM(UTC)
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Gladstone maxed out at 12.30pm today 23.4 deg c with a S Easterly.

Dew points were in the neg 3-4 range today and have climbed in to the postives with a NE onshore around 2 pm

Our highest wind gust around 50km/hr last night at about 2am


Sunshine coast fire is regularly on the news. I think this picture shows how close to the burbs'

Is that a town water supply tank on that hill they are defending?

10 sep 2019 sunshine coast fire.jpg
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#10 Posted : Wednesday, 11 September 2019 5:25:20 PM(UTC)
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Max temp at 24.4deg c at 12pm.

The dew points have been higher today. Some Easterly onshore bringing DP up to 13.2

Winds have been increasing this afternoon .5pm obs 35km/hr and gust to 46.
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#11 Posted : Thursday, 12 September 2019 4:56:07 PM(UTC)
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Gladstone
Max temperature at 12.00pm with a top of 25.4

Onshore SE E all day and finally some increasing dew points, moisture. 4pm obs for dew point is 13.7

Cooktown dp is up around 17 today so hopefully some moist onshore wet stuff not far away?Bored

Mount Isa hit a top of 29.7 today around 3pm. That daytime max is 3hrs later than at Gladstone.

I gather the sea breeze and possibly afternoon cloud make our max peak much earlier?




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#12 Posted : Sunday, 15 September 2019 4:41:36 PM(UTC)
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Things are starting to warm. The forecast for the next few days is between 27-29.

Dew points have increased as winds are coming in off the coral sea NE E

Mackay had a dew point of 17 today and Gladstone a dp of 15.8 this morning.

The tropical trend only just edging in.

Negative dew points still holding stage in the outback QLD

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#13 Posted : Tuesday, 17 September 2019 6:26:31 PM(UTC)
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Maxed out to 28 today . A lot later today at 1.30 pm with a N NW . Dew point about 15deg so moisture finally building

Then wind change to NE this afternoon

Lowest dew point l could find out west today was Thargomindah at minus 12.3 in channel country or Birdsville land

Highest dewpoint in the SE l could find was Brisbane airport 16.9 at around 6pm. (possibly after a storm)

Its no surprise the Nth Peninsula scored a 19.5 dew point at Weipa

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#14 Posted : Tuesday, 17 September 2019 6:32:47 PM(UTC)
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Great to hear that the "tinder box" conditions are easing there.
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#15 Posted : Tuesday, 17 September 2019 7:05:35 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Pabloako Go to Quoted Post
Great to hear that the "tinder box" conditions are easing there.


Hi Pabloaka

Dew points still continue to be low west of the divide in the short time l have been watching

I am not really sure what is the normal rainfall here or even what is normal dew point for this time of the year?.
I might make an effort to investigate this week.

the BOM climate data below l found shows the SE of the state have been doing it much harder in regard to rain deficits.

I might check out what is normal for here in the coming daysBlushing

http://www.bom.gov.au/js...riod=3month&area=nat

june_aug_2019 rain anomaly OZ.jpg







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#16 Posted : Saturday, 21 September 2019 6:54:39 PM(UTC)
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Has it really been 4days since l posted here. My time flys.

Noticing a bit of colder maximums around parts of Australia on the TV forecazt. So l wondered where is it going to be over 30 at 1pm tomorrow.

The answer is . Only the top end of town.

Why are the New Guinea mountain regions so cool ?

This capture is the 1pm forecast for tomorrow

22nd sept 2019 temps.jpg

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#17 Posted : Monday, 23 September 2019 12:39:03 PM(UTC)
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Reached the max of 28 at 12.10 today.

The forecast looks the same for the next 6days. Between 25and 29,and sunny. Little chance at all for rain so says the forecast


Currently no negative dew points in our region. Capricornia.


A few districts out west still,have negative dew points.
Maranoa, warrego, chanel countryand North west regions .

Highest neg dew point l can find at 12.00pm is Windorah in the channel country at minus 598.
So things have improved moisture wise even in the interior.

Highest dew point l can find at 12pm is 20.9 Innisfail.
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#18 Posted : Wednesday, 25 September 2019 5:06:14 PM(UTC)
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Max temp here tomorrow 26and a comfortable minimum of 19 over night.

Biloela inland of here max 29

No rain on the forecast for the rest of the month

Was wondering how the rest of the mainland is fairing. Here is the temperature for the Australian mainland tomorrow at 1pm

The northern end very hot.

25th sept19 temp map Oz.jpg
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#19 Posted : Friday, 27 September 2019 7:12:52 PM(UTC)
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This forecast from ACC r should be welcome for some. It is only a weak troughing signal but looks to run from Emerald region in a

NW/SE line to Gympie region.

The picture below is for 1pm and should continue through the afternoon to about 5pm

May be a storm in there?


28th sept 19 mid qld  trough.jpg
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#20 Posted : Friday, 27 September 2019 7:26:57 PM(UTC)
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Thanks for that tip crikey. Goooood. Something to look in to. BOM has 30% chance of 2mm tomorrow. I can't remember the last time Gladstone had rain ?

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