Day to Day Tasmania and the deep south weather

Fixed!!

 

I've created Day to Day and set that as the prefix.

 

As small and remote (from NSW!) the Tassie fields are, I still want to have a look and ski.
Any slide is a good slide

Good luck with this thread, I'll be checking in!

 

@PK Sawd

 

Noted

 

I do of course expect to see your daily backyard rain gauge readings.

 

It's been pretty bloody dry to be honest so not much action to report there. There is however something in the forecast for the back half of this week which will almost certainly provide some snow for Mt Field. It doesn't look much at this stage but we'll see. Last year in late July we had a lovely dump. Fingers are crossed.

 

Occasional lurker around the weather forum here, former posting pest, currently living in Westbury. Nice to see some Tas content now that weatherzone is going. Has been wet through the north recently, most of the rivers are 'flooded' (up near minor flood levels). Some light snow on the Western Tiers this morning. Reports of upwards of 10cm around Miena. Some moderate to heavy snow forecast for the central highlands on Sunday, especially around Lake St Clair and the Walls of Jerusalem.

 

Difference between the Meander River at Deloraine on the 9th of June (top) and yesterday (below).

 

Quite a lot of snow over the highlands (75cm at Mount Mawson), but temps today (and last night) well above 0 above 1000m (Liawenee nearing 5), so snow melt will be pretty high until it cools again tomorrow. Quite a few bushwalkers etc have gone missing, most of whom have been found, choppers checking in on walkers in the Cradle Mountain/Lake St Clair region (overland track). A friend reported more than 30cm on the eastern (drier) side of Great Lake yesterday morning.

 

Yes, very mild in Hobart as well. Last nights minimum was 10.9, and it has been above 0 on Mt Wellington since 1pm yeserday. I expect there is rapid snow melt going on at present across the state.

 

Obvious from the cams that Mt Mawson lost a bit in the past 24hrs or so, particularly after such a good dump

 

I'll be keeping an on this thread, snow or not. I have two Grandsons and family in Launceston. Will see if I can find some flood pics of The Gorge from a couple of years ago, was truly "awesome"

 

No, not enough for the caravan to go under.

More light snow over the highlands last night, Western Tiers had another dusting to 800 or 900m.

Bits 'n' pieces forecast over the next week, scattered showers/rain with the odd front pushing through, but nothing stands out as substancial at this stage. Even the frosts have been held in check of late (was a lot through June, at least a lot in land where I am).

 

June 2016 flood, The Gorge and First Basin.
Before and after.
Those pics of the river at Deloraine got me going.

 

Serious angry the gorge in flood!!

Makes me feel like a movement the thought of paddling that.

 

heavy snow for Benlomond yesterday and overnight has things looking great maybe 25-35cm+ in total . ski lifts opening from today , weekend should be great with more snow on the way on friday

 

Can see why its a gorge the erosion must be quick with flows like that.

 

Think I'll finish July with 112mm, been a relatively mild month, less frost than normal, but more wind and cloud. Rain a bit above average, but 40mm less than 2018. Looks like a week of frosty weather, but with the odd bit of cloud and wind at times (as cold fronts try and break through the ridge) which may stop any really hard frosts from occurring.

The snow Ben Lomond scored last week was washed away last Friday, but there is still some patchy snow, Mount Mawson fairing a bit better.

Not much else to write home about, a lot of the online stuff over hypes the potential for snow (like today was meant to snow to 700m, might have been cold enough, but very little moisture in it as far as I can tell)

 

Incredible!!
Brilliant footage

 

Quite impressive that one, specially as most of that high country is only in the 1,000 to 1,200 metre elevation range. Space satellite movies, just incredble really.

 

Pretty quite in here, for somewhere that should break records tonight...

 

What records are expected to fall?

 

Gray, Tas has had 152mm of rain since 9am yesterday. It's wettest September day on record.
Eclipsing the 1959 record of 143mm.

 

It did look like there was going to be a little more in the tanks this AM, but a solid drop nonetheless.

 

Flooding?

 

Was looking at the sat pic yesterday, heaps coming in from the NE.
Hope there's not a repeat in a couple of weeks, am planning to fish the upper South Esk.
Cool temps, OK.
Saturation, not OK.

 

Not that I've come across.

St Helens also had it's wettest September Day in over 19 years.

 

Check some of the plots on this page, https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/water/water-data/river-flow-plots-(sites-m-z)
Some serious spikes !

 

Ben Lommond picked up 20-30cm overnight. Could be the Aus winner in the last 24.

 

Some fascinating rock strata down there just above the falls in the creek, looks tiles had been laid to make the creek bed.

 

A couple of good pics there, ta.
My "return to Liffey Falls" not far away now, we'll be on the Spirit next week and looking for some spring weather this trip.
Have flogged my data allowance pretty hard lately with google earth, finding more places to see (and fish).