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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:01 PM EST on Saturday 07 December 2024
Valid for Saturday 07 December 2024 to Tuesday 10 December 2024
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Capricornia, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, North West and Channel Country
Safety Advice::
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, tending low to mid thirties along the east coast. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties, tending mid teens to low twenties in the eastern districts.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to peak over the weekend and extend further east early next week, before easing in the east later in the week while persisting in the central and western districts. Locations likely to be impacted include Biloela, Barcaldine, Clermont, Hughenden, Isisford, Longreach, Rolleston, Springsure, Winton and Windorah.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EST on Sunday 08 December 2024
Forecast
Emerald (23.5269°S, 148.1611°E, 175m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current condition
TODAY22° 37° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 5% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 4:48am EST 5:13am EST 6:45pm EST 7:10pm EST NOW35.7° Feels Like: 34.2° Relative Humidity: 30% Dew: 15.9° Wind: E 17km/h Gust: 19km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1009.9hPa -
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EmeraldNow35.3°cFeels Like:34.2°Wind:NE 13km/hGusts:15km/hHumidity:29%22°Min37°MaxToday in EmeraldClear. Winds E/NE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late evening.Tomorrow22°Min39°MaxMostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower about the Carnarvon Ranges in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe in the S. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the high 30s. -
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Today: Clear. Winds E/NE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late evening.
Forecast for Emerald (23.5269°S, 148.1611°E, 175m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary Minimum 22° 22° 25° 24° 24° 23° 22° Maximum 37° 39° 40° 39° 35° 31° 31° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 50% 80% 70% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 20-40mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High 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 19
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(km/h)Wind direction E ENE NNE SE NNE E NE NE NNE SSE NE ENE ENE E Relative humidity 56% 31% 56% 29% 42% 28% 51% 29% 61% 46% 77% 55% 75% 55% Dew point 20°C 17°C 19°C 17°C 18°C 17°C 19°C 17°C 21°C 21°C 22°C 20°C 21°C 20°C -
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
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Emerald 12-month Rainfall ForecastDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov20242025878877717676105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Nov 18
ENSO status: La Niña Watch. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Positive. Trending positive. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña Watch, meaning there is approximately a 50% chance of a La Niña developing this year. The current technical definition of a La Niña is only a small chance to be met, although ocean and atmospheric conditions do resemble a La Niña pattern. Trade winds are still stronger than average along the western equatorial Pacific, and the Nino3.4 is low, but is above the threshold of -0.8C. However, the Relative-Nino Index (factors in equatorial ocean temperatures elsewhere around the world, compensating for the background warming signal) is below the threshold. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and eastern Australia (especially eastern Qld) during summer, but has little effect for WA and SA. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase. Recent conditions have been similar to a negative IOD, but this has likely been heavily affected by veryactive bursts of tropical weather in mid-October and mid-late November. Regardless if these conditions continue, the arrival of the monsoon over northern Australia overwrites any IOD effects, so this driver is unlikely to significantly affect Australia this year. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is in a positive phase, having switched from the negative phase that persisted from July to October. This positive event is expected to persist through summer as a result of stratospheric moisture from the 2022 Tongan volcanic eruption (similar to the past two summers). A positive SAM decreases the frequency of cold fronts, with more regular high pressure systems and easterly winds. During summer, this increases rainfall over eastern Australia, and reduces rainfall over southeastern SA, western Vic and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing above average rainfall over western, northern and eastern Australia, with strong signals over the Kimberley, Top End and Cape York Peninsula (likely related to forecastmonsoon activity). Drier conditions are expected for western Tas, with average conditions for SA and western Vic.
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Emerald Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Tuesday
Dec 0323.1 °C 33.2 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Dec 0422.9 °C 35.5 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Dec 0521.7 °C 36.2 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Dec 0622.0 °C 36.1 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
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Emerald minimum temp history (23.5269°S, 148.1611°E, 175m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 36.5° 02/12/2024 Coldest this month 21.7° 07/12/2024 Hottest on record 43.0 25/12/2001 Coldest on record 12.3 27/12/2006 Hottest this year 41.9° 08/11/2024 Coldest this year 1.4° 20/07/2024 Long term average 34.4° Long term average 21.4° Average this month 35.6° Average this month 22.2° Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 38.0° 2005 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 19.7° 1999 Emerald rainfall history (23.5269°S, 148.1611°E, 175m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 14.4mm 01/12/2024 Total This Month 14.4mm
1.0 daysLong Term Average 81.1mm 7.8 days Wettest December on record 263.8mm 2010 Driest on record 0.0mm 2019 -
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Average Rainfall To Dec 557.3mm 64.5 day(s) Total For 2024 362.0mm 67.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 569.4mm 60.0 day(s) Wettest Day 33.6mm Jan30 Lowest Temperature 1.4°C Jul20 Highest Temperature 41.9°C Nov 8 -
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Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 34.6 33.9 32.9 30.0 26.4 23.5 23.4 25.6 29.1 32.0 33.4 34.4 29.9 Mean Min (°C) 22.3 22.1 20.6 17.1 13.1 10.3 9.1 10.2 13.6 17.2 19.5 21.4 16.4 Mean Rain (mm) 83.1 83.7 58.1 31.4 21.0 28.5 19.2 21.2 24.7 46.8 58.5 81.1 563.1 Mean Rain Days 7.8 8.6 6.0 4.3 3.5 4.3 3.2 3.0 3.2 5.5 7.3 7.8 64.3