On the first day of summer we had a thunderstorm at 4.00 pm with enough precipitation to freshen-up the gardens and some parched paddocks.   With just over 9 mm measurement in the gauges it was insufficient to make much difference to the flow in the OBI-Obi Creek.  A high in the Tasman has been controlling our weather pattern on the Ranges for most of the week. Although one or two troughs have moved through the area they were too weak, in a dry air mass, to upset the stable conditions prevailing up the east coast. Thunder was heard again on Sunday evening as a severe thunderstorm passed on its way to Jimna and Kenilworth and the number of raindrops that reached the ground could be counted on one hand. Weatherwatchers looking northwest will have seen a display of virga on the leading edge of a cumulonimbus cloud.

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Long Range forecast for the Sunshine Coast

On 3^rd of August 2009, on TV Channel 7 Ken Ring, long range New Zealand forecaster said the Sunshine Coast would have a very wet 3^rd week of December and we would have a very high temperature over Christmas.  The second half of January 2010 would also be very wet. On 3^rd April 2010 there will be a tropical cyclone, or remains of one, off Fraser Island. This will be the fourth cyclone of the TC season.

Better forecasting on Emerald’s radar

The weather bureau says a new radar station being built in Emerald, in central Queensland, will help forecasters provide more accurate warnings.

Queensland Towns run short of Water

Residents in several Queensland towns, including Maleny, are being asked to restrict their water use because reservoirs are extremely low, and creeks have dried up.

UK’s Wettest November on Record

 The UK Met Office has said last month was the wettest November on record, with an average of 217.4mm of rain across the UK. The previous recorded average of 193.6mm dates back to 1951. Meanwhile, for Scotland alone, average monthly rainfall was a record-breaking 256.7mm, passing the 244.8mm reached in November 1938.

Heat-wave puts Russian white Christmas on hold

There is no dreaming of a white Christmas in Russia yet, as record temperatures in Moscow ward off any sign of snow.

Toronto has its First Snow-free Record

Toronto (Canada) has experienced its first snow-free November in 162 years. Although it was initially reported that such a happening could only be confirmed as far back as 1937, David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, revealed the records of a University of Toronto weather station chart a much longer interval.