We have had a light but insistent NW to W breeze over the past 2 days, and since Sunday, high cloud and overcast conditions with a little rain. From about lunchtime yesterday, the rain started. Around 70mm [ 3 inches] since then overnight.
And it is still raining gently, but VERY insistently. I was going to do some serious flying today in a light aircraft, but only got as far as a flight around the airport before the weather closed in, earlier today. And it was very wet below.
The monsoon is HERE.
Overcast, cool [25C] - compared to the past few weeks of 33 - 36C, and a welcome change. Rain brings life and didn't the green frogs have a great time last night and today as well, singing very loudly about how great the rain is.
Current weather map :
The dense cloud across northern Australia is the monsoonal front.
photo off the national radar image from www.bom.gov.au at 1200 local time Darwin.
3 comments:
I hate monsoon season! We flew from Delhi to Sri Lanka during the height of hte season and i had never felt such horrible turbulence like that before or since.
Batten down the hatches the rainy season is upon us. :)
Monsoon season is great.....the part before hand about 1-2 months, is the "crappy" season!
Most people see it as wet and dry....the local aborigines actually describe 6 seasons in their calendar, and that is actually reasonably accurate if you live here. You notice the subtle differences of each part of the season.
Thanks for commenting!
And rain it has....70mm today and about another 50mm since this afternoon
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