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TODAY5° 24° mostly cloudy Chance of rain: 5% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 6:30am CST 6:53am CST 6:10pm CST 6:34pm CST NOW22.5° Feels Like: 18.0° Relative Humidity: 23% Dew: 0.4° Wind: SE 13km/h Gust: 17km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1019.6hPa -
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Desert SpringsNow25.3°cFeels Like:20.3°Wind:SE 15km/hGusts:20km/hHumidity:18%5°Min24°MaxToday in Desert SpringsMostly clear. Light to moderate E/SE winds.Tomorrow6°Min25°MaxA slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms across the E Arnhem District. Sunny elsewhere, with cloud developing in the Carpentaria and E Barkly Districts during the afternoon. Light to moderate E/SE winds, fresh and gusty in the Barkly District during the morning. -
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Today: Mostly clear. Light to moderate E/SE winds.
Forecast for Desert Springs (23.7095°S, 133.881°E, 566m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary Minimum 5° 6° 6° 7° 9° 6° 5° Maximum 24° 25° 26° 26° 24° 23° 22° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating Moderate Moderate - - Frost risk Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 7
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(km/h)Wind direction SE ESE SE SE SSW SE SE SE SSE SE SE SE SE SSE Relative humidity 48% 22% 42% 18% 35% 16% 33% 20% 51% 26% 47% 27% 45% 24% Dew point 3°C 1°C 3°C -1°C 1°C -1°C 1°C 2°C 6°C 4°C 4°C 3°C 2°C 1°C -
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Desert Springs Rain Forecast
Desert Springs 12-month Rainfall ForecastAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar20242025766868799888105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Apr 23
ENSO status: Inactive/Neutral. El Niño ended. IOD status: Neutral, becoming strongly positive. SAM status: Leading to neutral and returning positive. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is presently in an inactive phase, for the first time since August 2021. Ocean cooling continues over the eastern Pacific Ocean as sea surface temperatures approach near-normal conditions. Warmer than normal waters are present across the western Pacific Ocean, including the Coral Sea with added moisture and humidity to influence weather conditions in the eastern regions of Australia. The atmosphere continues to be firmly neutral after weakening early in the year with 3 out of 7 global models forecasting a La Niña to develop this coming winter season. A neutral ENSO typically has no significant impact on Australian rainfall during winter. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase, although record-high ocean temperatures across the northwest Indian Ocean have the IOD index just tipping into a positivethreshold value. Persistent southeasterly winds over the eastern Indian Ocean during the previous month are forecast to ease with below-average wind speeds to develop off northwest Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean during the winter season. All international models are suggesting the IOD will strengthen into a strong positive phase over the next 2-3 months, with significant upwelling to start near Indonesia possibly following May. A positive IOD reduces the number of northwest cloudbands that cross Australia during winter and spring, thus reducing rainfall across central and southeastern parts of Australia. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is currently positive (mid-April) with the outlook favouring a neutral phase forecast in May and then the likelihood of returning to a positive phase during winter. A positive SAM increases easterly winds, increasing rainfall and thunderstorm activity in the east. A positive SAM also reduces the impact of cold fronts and decreases the rainfall over southernAustralia. Rainfall outlooks are showing above-average rainfall over winter for WA and central and northern SA, and eastern regions of QLD and NSW. Conversely, below-average rainfall is expected for western TAS, southern SA, and most of VIC.
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Past 5 Days
Desert Springs Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Tuesday
Apr 239.3 °C 28.0 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Apr 2412.8 °C 25.3 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Apr 258.1 °C 22.9 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Apr 264.3 °C 21.9 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Apr 272.9 °C 23.2 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Desert Springs minimum temp history (23.7095°S, 133.881°E, 566m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 31.9° 01/04/2024 Coldest this month 2.9° 27/04/2024 Hottest on record 39.9 02/04/2005 Coldest on record 1.4 23/04/2001 Hottest this year 43.4° 05/02/2024 Coldest this year 2.9° 27/04/2024 Long term average 28.4° Long term average 12.6° Average this month 25.9° Average this month 9.3° Hottest April On Record Avg. max. temp. 33.5° 2002 Coldest April on record Avg. min. temp. 8.3° 1978 Desert Springs rainfall history (23.7095°S, 133.881°E, 566m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 0.0mm 01/04/2024 Total This Month 0.0mm
0.0 daysLong Term Average 16.4mm 2.2 days Wettest April on record 269.2mm 2000 Driest on record 0.0mm 2021 -
Year to Date
Desert Springs Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Apr 133.7mm 14.9 day(s) Total For 2024 278.6mm 20.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 255.2mm 22.0 day(s) Wettest Day 63.8mm Mar24 Lowest Temperature 2.9°C Apr27 Highest Temperature 43.4°C Feb 5 -
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Desert Springs Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 36.5 35.2 32.9 28.4 23.2 19.9 19.9 22.8 27.5 31.2 33.7 35.5 28.9 Mean Min (°C) 21.6 20.7 17.6 12.6 8.1 4.9 4.0 5.9 10.3 14.8 17.9 20.3 13.2 Mean Rain (mm) 42.8 41.2 33.3 16.4 17.7 13.0 14.0 8.2 8.7 19.8 32.3 38.5 283.1 Mean Rain Days 5.0 4.4 3.3 2.2 2.9 2.7 2.5 1.8 2.3 4.4 5.6 6.0 42.9