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TODAY16° 25° mostly cloudy Chance of rain: 10% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 6:17am WST 6:42am WST 5:42pm WST 6:07pm WST NOW18.1° Feels Like: 14.4° Relative Humidity: 46% Dew: 6.3° Wind: E 15km/h Gust: 20km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1020.6hPa -
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Old PlainsNow18.8°cFeels Like:13.1°Wind:E 24km/hGusts:35km/hHumidity:41%16°Min25°MaxToday in Old PlainsMostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the E in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Winds E/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 15 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.Tomorrow12°Min27°MaxSunny. Light winds becoming SW 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending S in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. -
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Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the E in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Winds E/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 15 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Old Plains (31.1247°S, 116.3461°E, 253m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 16° 12° 11° 13° 17° 16° 16° Maximum 25° 27° 24° 25° 25° 24° 24° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 30% 50% 60% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index High High High Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate High - - - 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 18
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(km/h)Wind direction ENE NE N W SE SSE ESE E ENE NE NE NNE NE NNE Relative humidity 61% 37% 62% 28% 70% 31% 68% 39% 57% 45% 65% 46% 60% 42% Dew point 11°C 9°C 11°C 7°C 10°C 6°C 10°C 10°C 11°C 13°C 12°C 12°C 10°C 10°C -
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Old Plains Rain Forecast
Old Plains 12-month Rainfall ForecastAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar202420251655667108677105012 - 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
Old Plains Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Sunday
Apr 21- 30.7 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Apr 2212.1 °C 25.2 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Apr 239.4 °C 20.8 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Apr 2411.7 °C 21.4 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Apr 2510.8 °C - 0.0 mmLegend -
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Old Plains minimum temp history (31.1247°S, 116.3461°E, 253m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 35.9° 07/04/2024 Coldest this month 9.4° 23/04/2024 Hottest on record 39.2 02/04/1972 Coldest on record 2.8 27/04/1968 Hottest this year 46.3° 20/02/2024 Coldest this year 9.4° 23/04/2024 Long term average 26.5° Long term average 13.4° Average this month 29.0° Average this month 14.1° Hottest April On Record Avg. max. temp. 29.5° 2013 Coldest April on record Avg. min. temp. 10.7° 1968 Old Plains rainfall history (31.1247°S, 116.3461°E, 253m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 0.0mm 01/04/2024 Total This Month 0.0mm
0.0 daysLong Term Average 22.0mm 4.9 days Wettest April on record 81.3mm 1961 Driest on record 0.0mm 1950 -
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Old Plains Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Apr 74.1mm 12.3 day(s) Total For 2024 40.2mm 6.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 45.0mm 12.0 day(s) Wettest Day 18.2mm Feb25 Lowest Temperature 9.4°C Apr23 Highest Temperature 46.3°C Feb20 -
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Old Plains Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 34.7 34.2 31.0 26.5 21.6 18.2 17.1 18.0 20.9 25.2 29.3 32.6 25.7 Mean Min (°C) 17.8 18.2 16.4 13.4 9.9 7.7 6.6 6.6 7.7 10.0 13.2 15.8 11.9 Mean Rain (mm) 14.9 16.2 21.0 22.0 50.8 68.6 69.0 52.1 29.2 19.7 13.1 9.7 386.6 Mean Rain Days 2.1 2.4 2.9 4.9 8.8 12.4 13.8 12.3 8.6 5.9 3.4 2.0 79.4