Maleny Weather

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The first part of the week’s weather on the Range was influenced by a large slow moving high in the Tasman Sea bringing south-westerly winds and temperatures in the mid-twenties. On Wednesday a surface trough moved in over the Ranges. This brought atmospheric instability and a thunderstorm at 2.30 pm.  The 8mm of rainfall was heavy, and at one time measured a fall-rate of 182 mm per hour.  During the thunderstorm there were wind gusts of 20 knot winds.  On Sunday a new high moved in to the southern Tasman Sea bringing south-easterly winds and some maritime showers over the coast and into the hinterland.

8.10.09 Japan braces for Typhoon Melor. A strong typhoon with wind gusts of more than 210 kilometres per hour is forecast to hit the main Japanese island of Honshu this morning. Typhoon Melor has caused the cancellation of more than 200 flights in western Japan and knocked out power to more than 10,000 homes in the southern islands.

6.10.09. India has Worse Floods in History. While the world’s attention is focused on the disaster zones of Samoa and Sumatra, India has been gripped by the worst floods on record. The Indian authorities are continuing relief efforts in the country’s south where about 250 people have died as a result of the flooding.  Some areas have been hit by the highest water levels in more than 100 years.

8.10.09 Work to begin on weather radar. Work will start next month on a multi-million dollar weather radar near Tamworth. The Weather Bureau says it will fill a gap in its network for forecasting severe weather between Moree and Wagga Wagga. The New South Wales regional director, Barry Hanstrum, says the radar will help track thunderstorms within a 250 kilometre radius6.10.09.

 Sydney Hospital damaged By Hail. A hailstorm has caused several ceilings to collapse at a private hospital in Sydney’s north. The Mount Wilga Private Hospital says it has moved a number of patients after water started leaking into the hospital.  Emergency crews have set up a temporary power supply for the affected part of the hospital