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TOMORROW13° 31° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 5% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:54am EST 6:16am EST 6:18pm EST 6:40pm EST NOW20.6° Feels Like: 15.9° Relative Humidity: 27% Dew: 1.0° Wind: NE 15km/h Gust: 15km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1020.8hPa -
Today Weather
LongreachNow20.0°cFeels Like:15.7°Wind:N 9km/hGusts:15km/hHumidity:19%13°Min31°MaxToday in LongreachMostly sunny. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/NE 20 to 30 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.Tomorrow13°Min31°MaxMostly sunny. Winds N/NE 15 to 25 km/h shifting S/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. -
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Today: Mostly sunny. Winds E/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/NE 20 to 30 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Longreach (23.4405°S, 144.2503°E, 189m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary Minimum 13° 14° 15° 12° 12° 13° 15° Maximum 31° 33° 34° 33° 35° 35° 36° Chance of rain 5% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High 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 23
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(km/h)29
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(km/h)Wind direction ENE ENE NNE W SE WSW SE WSW SE WSW E ENE NE NNE Relative humidity 38% 16% 43% 21% 9% 6% 13% 9% 13% 11% 12% 10% 31% 16% Dew point 7°C 2°C 11°C 7°C -9°C -9°C -6°C -4°C -5°C -1°C -6°C -1°C 6°C 6°C -
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Longreach Rain Forecast
Longreach 12-month Rainfall ForecastSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug20242025888787676887105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Sep 9
ENSO status: La Niña Watch. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Neutral. Favouring negative. 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. Overall, models are now starting to look more like La Niña, with more widespread ocean cooling occurring in the South Pacific, and the 30-day SOI now above +7. While these are good signs that La Nina is starting to develop, a declaration would likely happen no earlier than November, meaning this is more likely to be a late and weaker event if it does eventuate. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and southeastern Australia during spring, but has little effect for southwestern WA. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase and is now unlikely to develop into either phase this spring. Conditions are closer to a positive IOD than to a negative phase, so there may be some minor reductions in the frequency of northwest cloudbands impacting Australia. A neutral IOD tends to bring a small increase in spring rainfall for southwest WA, but has little effect elsewhere. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is now neutral, having recovered from the initial sudden Stratospheric Warming (SW) event over Antarctica in mid-July. However, another SW event is occurring in mid September that may further dampen the polar vortex. These events increase the chances of negative SAM events during September and October. A negative SAM increases the frequency of cold fronts. During spring, this increases rainfall over western Tas and southern Vic, but decreases rainfall over eastern Australia. Rainfall outlooks are showing close to average for most of the country during September and October, with a higher chance of above average rainfall for northern and eastern Australia from November. Models are also hinting that rainfall is more likely to arrive in the form of showers and thunderstorms, rather than broad rainbands, meaning rainfall in practice will likely be hit-and-missfor most of Australia this spring.
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Past 5 Days
Longreach Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Friday
Sep 1315.8 °C 29.2 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Sep 1414.2 °C 31.4 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Sep 1514.2 °C 31.4 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Sep 1614.6 °C 30.0 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Sep 1716.2 °C 25.2 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Longreach minimum temp history (23.4405°S, 144.2503°E, 189m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 37.0° 02/09/2024 Coldest this month 10.9° 04/09/2024 Hottest on record 40.8 26/09/2013 Coldest on record 2.0 10/09/1976 Hottest this year 44.8° 23/01/2024 Coldest this year 0.7° 20/07/2024 Long term average 30.4° Long term average 12.7° Average this month 32.5° Average this month 15.6° Hottest September On Record Avg. max. temp. 34.4° 2013 Coldest September on record Avg. min. temp. 9.3° 1984 Longreach rainfall history (23.4405°S, 144.2503°E, 189m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 0.0mm 01/09/2024 Total This Month 0.0mm
0.0 daysLong Term Average 12.0mm 2.3 days Wettest September on record 130.8mm 2016 Driest on record 0.0mm 2023 -
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Longreach Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Sep 326.5mm 33.5 day(s) Total For 2024 215.6mm 38.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 460.0mm 38.0 day(s) Wettest Day 37.2mm Mar25 Lowest Temperature 0.7°C Jul20 Highest Temperature 44.8°C Jan23 -
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Longreach Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 37.3 36.0 34.8 31.6 27.1 23.9 23.7 26.2 30.4 34.1 36.3 37.6 31.5 Mean Min (°C) 23.4 22.6 20.7 16.6 12.1 8.4 7.3 8.6 12.7 17.1 20.2 22.4 15.9 Mean Rain (mm) 77.9 75.1 57.0 34.0 23.2 17.9 18.5 10.9 12.0 23.2 29.9 52.7 428.1 Mean Rain Days 7.2 6.8 5.0 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.3 3.8 4.6 6.2 47.4