Current Weather Conditions - March 2012

10.30pm Tropical Queensland

Cyclone failed to form but tropical low gave some places 200mm of rain.
Currently 22.6C
Humidity 93%
17kmph winds gusting to 28kmph.

"Mild" day here temps maxed at 28c. V. Humid. No sunshine today, thick low cloud instead brought intermittent rain. Windy too. This less intense rain is very different to the rain that came earlier in the wet season. The sun will cross back into the Northern hemisphere on the 21st of June. The Earth also moves further away from the sun at this time of year meaning the engine that drives the epic thunderstorms here is fading (not yet further north in places like Darwin, Arnhem land and sometimes the Kimberley in WA)



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Tropical Outback Queensland
7pm
25.6c
Humidity 71%
Southerly Wind gusting to 30kmph

Winds gusted up to 40kmph today, dull grey low clouds. Intermittent rain.
Definitely chilly this morning by tropical standards had goosebumps when i went outside this morning. At the time it was 21c but dull and very windy. In the afternoon you could feel weak humid heat in the air. Wet season and living in the tropics is an experience.

I`ve been here over 6 months and spent sometime in the horrifically hot top end during the hottest season - the buildup. It was 10 - 12 hour days outdoors in the heat so I have acclimatised.

Tropical Outback Queensland 1pm local time on Saturday

28c, blue skies & breezy

Glorious day in the outback, the monsoon trough has broken here - it is at that time of the year now where we might not see a drop of rain until next November possibly even as late as January. Of course the trough might come back for one last blast but its getting very late in the season for here (far inland tropics). Coastal Queensland is still getting rain but can get rain all year round. The coastal North can get rain until June.

28c at the moment but the apparent temperature is 24c on account of the low humidity of 30% and the wind gusting to 28kmph. Pure blue sky, a real dry season day.


This is how Australia calculates the apparent temperature


http://www.bom.gov.au/info/thermal_stress/

I used to use the conversions back home, hope you find it useful
Notice how a 23/24c summers day in Ireland with humidity 60 - 70% can feel more like 26c+ i.e same relative feeling as the day here now. Here today feels just like a good summers day back home.

ps alpine snow in Tasmania and the Snowy Mountains around Victoria and Canberra areas

Dont know the temp, but its a gloriously warm and sunny day here in Lucan area.