Maleny Weather

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The Range weather has been influenced by a large slow moving high in the Coral Sea bringing stable conditions and rising temperatures as winds backed to the northwest. Relative humidity around fifty per cent with strong winds have increased the risk of fire danger. Soil moisture content is now in the ‘very dry’ range.

The latest 30-day SOI value is −1, while the monthly value for August was −5.0. The SOI is neutral and does not show an El Niño trend simular to episodes of drought years of 1900, 1902 and 1957. Persistent SOI monthly values in excess of minus 7 are required for an El Niño event to be

 Glider and hang-glider pilots are heading to Burketown in Queensland’s Gulf of Carpentaria this week, seeking to experience one of the world’s rarest natural wonders.

For the past 20 years they have been making the annual trek to Burketown to fly on the Morning Glory cloud which appears every spring.

The cloud is a meteorological phenomenon featuring enormous waves of cloud, which can roll for hundreds of kilometres in length.

Glider pilots say flying the Morning Glory is exhilarating. Flying on the Morning Glory cloud is probably one of the most exciting and extraordinary experiences you could actually ever do in a glider. It can be awesome.  The cloud is beautiful and great fun to ride.