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TODAY10° 19° mostly cloudy Chance of rain: 60% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 6:30am CST 6:56am CST 5:38pm CST 6:04pm CST NOW16.6° Feels Like: 10.5° Relative Humidity: 64% Dew: 9.8° Wind: SE 32km/h Gust: 37km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1026.5hPa -
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Ballast HeadNow15.2°cFeels Like:11.2°Wind:S 22km/hGusts:24km/hHumidity:75%10°Min19°MaxToday in Ballast HeadCloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the S, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds S 20 to 30 km/h turning SE 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 18.Tomorrow8°Min17°MaxCloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds SE 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 10 with daytime temperatures reaching around 16. -
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Today: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the S, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds S 20 to 30 km/h turning SE 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 18.
Forecast for Ballast Head (35.7573°S, 137.7983°E, 42m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary Minimum 10° 8° 8° 9° 8° 7° 8° Maximum 19° 17° 18° 19° 19° 19° 18° Chance of rain 60% 40% 20% 5% 5% 20% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 20
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(km/h)Wind direction S S SE SE ESE SSE SE SE SE SSE SSE SE SSE SE Relative humidity 68% 53% 71% 56% 70% 59% 78% 61% 78% 57% 78% 54% 82% 55% Dew point 10°C 8°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 9°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 10°C 9°C 12°C 9°C -
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Ballast Head Rain Forecast
Ballast Head 12-month Rainfall ForecastAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar20242025546555677788105012 - 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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Ballast Head Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Thursday
Apr 256.1 °C 20.3 °C 0.2 mmFriday
Apr 269.9 °C 19.3 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Apr 274.0 °C 19.2 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Apr 282.0 °C 24.3 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Apr 2912.7 °C 19.4 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Ballast Head minimum temp history (35.7573°S, 137.7983°E, 42m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 25.4° 22/04/2024 Coldest this month 1.4° 22/04/2024 Hottest on record 33.9 09/04/2005 Coldest on record -0.4 24/04/1999 Hottest this year 40.1° 23/01/2024 Coldest this year 1.4° 22/04/2024 Long term average 21.9° Long term average 9.0° Average this month 20.7° Average this month 8.0° Hottest April On Record Avg. max. temp. 24.1° 2005 Coldest April on record Avg. min. temp. 6.9° 2001 Ballast Head rainfall history (35.7573°S, 137.7983°E, 42m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 3.4mm 02/04/2024 Total This Month 8.6mm
9.0 daysLong Term Average 27.3mm 9.4 days Wettest April on record 80.4mm 2000 Driest on record 1.2mm 1999 -
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Ballast Head Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Apr 82.2mm 24.8 day(s) Total For 2024 25.8mm 18.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 109.6mm 33.0 day(s) Wettest Day 6.6mm Jan 8 Lowest Temperature 1.4°C Apr22 Highest Temperature 40.1°C Jan23 -
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Ballast Head Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 26.7 26.4 24.6 21.9 18.5 16.1 15.4 16.0 17.9 20.2 23.0 25.0 21.0 Mean Min (°C) 13.4 13.5 11.5 9.0 7.9 6.6 6.0 5.8 6.4 7.3 9.7 11.1 9.0 Mean Rain (mm) 14.6 18.2 22.1 27.3 49.0 69.6 67.7 58.5 47.8 30.1 22.8 19.9 450.0 Mean Rain Days 4.4 4.5 6.5 9.4 15.6 19.4 20.2 19.5 15.5 10.6 7.8 6.8 140.8