Back at work today.... nice toasty 'welcome back' to Bradshaw.... Suss out the dew point and humidity.....
Nice out at work ( near Bradshaw ) Big bushfire came through today pushed along by gusty westerlies BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI PAST 8 DAYS This Month Minimum Maximum Rainfall Nov 20 - 27.9°C, 42.5°C, 0.0mm Wed Nov 19 - 27.1°C, 43.2°C, 0.0mm Tue Nov 18 - 25.9°C, 42.1°C, 0.0mm Mon Nov 17 - 23.8°C, 44.1°C, 0.0mm Sun Nov 16 - 24.3°C, 43.8°C, 0.0mm Sat Nov 15 - 25.7*C, 45.0*C, 0.0mm Fri Nov 14 - 26.0*C, 43.5*C, 0.0mm Thur Nov 13 - 26.7*C, 43.7*C, 0.0mm Wed
Big CAPE again today for storms forming on the sea breeze boundary to work with. Rural areas in particular should see something but steer looks alright to perhaps get something into Darwin too. Overall a big increase in storm activity over the coming days as instability steps up a notch to be more in line with what we should be seeing at this time of year.
I'm a bit late to this thread but I have fond memories of Timber Creek. I lived there for about a year all up. Great place, back when both pubs were open. The Wayside inn was a great place. I spent more than one dawn watching the blood red sun shine on the escarpment ... with my beer in hand still at the bar. Back then the Army had just bought Bradshaw from the McBeans, and I went over there a few times. Fantastic country, even better over the other side towards the Fitzmaurice River. Just stunning. Brutal time of year now though!
Bit of activity around the Top end today... I had to run over to Kununurra today to get a new hydraulic hose made up for our excavator...nice cool overcast day and raining when I got there, then a heavy rainstorm about 100klm east of the WA border.
Dad did have a small photo lab in Smith st later on but the main store was in Knuckey st opp, the post office.
The camera shop, which I worked in was in the Burnsphilp brick building on the corner of Smith st. Opp Woollies. His shop was just around the corner in Knuckey st.
thanks , I am all good now, should have chatted when i saw you in Myoko 2 years back , but i was too shy.
Check this out... ! https://www.abc.net.au/radio/darwin...inny/tales-from-the-tinny/waterspout/11746528
Massive storms all around Timber Creek last night....mostly to the south of us We had a bit of a light show in town but only a few mm of rain ..... ( sigh )
This morning was filthy ! Have a look at the DP's and humidity..... this was way more debilitating than yesterday's 45c Then this arvo it warmed up and dried out a bit....
Will it ever rain in Darwin again?We have had no rain in Coconut Grove for nearly two weeks.Starting to get to me.
Mango Madness... No rain anywhere else but at least were not suffering through the build up. .Here on the GC my lawn is crispy crunchy.
Noisy old storm banging away just off the coast at the moment, managed to skip right over Darwin and bomb in the harbour
Top End active this arvo... And Darwin has recorded its 10th straight day above 35c... a record for the Airport site. And we have a noisy storm over Timber Creek atm.
Nice one mate, been up to that lookout many times before. Rural storms going nuts again this afternoon.
That is a classic Top End cracker !! Noisy outside at Timber Creek atm.... The last 2 from my donga window....
Thunderstorms away early today, maybe even for the northern suburbs @Greysrigging Though Leanyer seems to be firmly under that dome again! Angry lightning out there
Fairly active inland at the moment, currently shooting lightning out on the AR floodplain and it's pretty non-stop but very messy. Linear rubbish.
Tough to get to any decent shots last night with smoke haze and low-level cloud junk ruining things. Floodplains mosquitoes the size of budgerigars always make for an enjoyable experience out there however Top End Lightning by Orebound Images, on Flickr
Another couple cells sliding in from the east this afternoon. Nothing to write home about though, small fast moving things.
Outflow boundary from inland storms forced up some nice coastal activity this evening. Decent light show out there. Nightcliff Bolts by Orebound Images, on Flickr Nightcliff Bolts by Orebound Images, on Flickr
To give some NT perspective to the unprecedented heat torturing Australia atm.... the AWS at Tindal is running at 5.1c above the monthly average at 40.7c This is an incredible reading for a station so deep in the tropics at 14.5S of latitude ! And the next 7 days show some 43's and a 44c on Boxing Day in the forecast ! Already exceeded the previous Dec maximum temp 7 times this month ! https://www.weatherzone.com.au/stat...YerD53j4CYT1NM6bDWccM11KJKFHCZRZwqDzXJDs11QYE
