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TODAY15° 27° late shower Chance of rain: 80% Likely amount: 1-5mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 6:36am EST 7:00am EST 5:59pm EST 6:23pm EST NOW22.4° Feels Like: 22.0° Relative Humidity: 60% Dew: 14.3° Wind: SW 9km/h Gust: 11km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1018.6hPa -
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LongreachNow19.1°cFeels Like:18.5°Wind:SW 11km/hGusts:13km/hHumidity:76%15°Min27°MaxToday in LongreachPartly cloudy. High chance of showers S of Longreach, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm S of Longreach. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon then tending S/SE in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.Tomorrow11°Min25°MaxSlight chance of a shower in the early morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Winds S 15 to 20 km/h turning SE 25 to 35 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 26. -
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Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers S of Longreach, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm S of Longreach. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon then tending S/SE in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.
Forecast for Longreach (23.4405°S, 144.2503°E, 189m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary Minimum 15° 11° 6° 3° 3° 5° 6° Maximum 27° 25° 24° 25° 24° 24° 25° Chance of rain 80% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate High High High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Moderate Moderate Slight Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 17
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(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNW S S SE SSE ESE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE E E Relative humidity 68% 51% 51% 21% 41% 12% 40% 10% 36% 13% 36% 14% 40% 16% Dew point 14°C 13°C 6°C 1°C 0°C -7°C -3°C -9°C -4°C -7°C -2°C -5°C 1°C -3°C -
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Longreach 12-month Rainfall ForecastJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun20242025977777766719105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Jul 25
ENSO status: La Niña Watch. IOD status: Neutral. Negative possible. SAM status: 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. Some ocean cooling is occurring in the eastern Pacific, with 3 out of 7 global models forecasting a La Niña to develop in 2024. However, the Nino3.4 region is still warm from last years El Niño, meaning if La Niña were to develop, it would likely be declared no earlier than October. Warmer than normal waters are situated in the Coral Sea, providing moisture and humidity to the east coast. The atmosphere continues to be neutral. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over central Australia, Qld and NSW, but has little effect on southern WA, SA, Vic and Tas during winter. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase. Ocean warming has been occurring near Indonesia, with far more modest warming near Africa, lowering the IOD index. Northerly winds have weakened off theAustralian continent, but cloud patterns are more inline with a positive phase. All this indicates that a negative IOD could be developing, but the atmosphere and oceans are currently decoupled. 4 out of 5 of the international models (all except BoMs model) are forecasting a negative IOD by October. A negative IOD increases the number of northwest cloudbands that cross Australia during winter and spring, increasing rainfall across central and southeastern parts of Australia. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is negative after a Sudden Stratospheric Warming event over Antartica in mid-July. This event has significantly altered the shape of the polar vortex, and directly leads to a negative SAM phase. Given the magnitude of this change, weather in Australia (and the rest of the southern hemisphere) will likely go through periods of wetter (trough) and drier (ridge) patterns every 2-4 weeks during winter and spring. A negative SAM increases the frequency of cold fronts. During the cool months, this increasesrainfall through southwest WA, SA, inland and southern NSW, Vic and Tas, and dries out eastern Qld and NSW. Rainfall outlooks are showing above average rainfall for southwest WA, southern SA, inland and southern NSW, Vic and Tas in August and September. From October, wetter than average conditions are expected for eastern Australia, and drier for inland parts of WA.
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Past 5 Days
Longreach Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Tuesday
Jul 235.0 °C 26.2 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Jul 246.6 °C 27.1 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Jul 2514.3 °C 28.5 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Jul 2616.9 °C 25.0 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Jul 2717.5 °C 24.7 °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 28.5° 25/07/2024 Coldest this month 0.7° 20/07/2024 Hottest on record 34.0 19/07/1996 Coldest on record -2.9 06/07/1982 Hottest this year 44.8° 23/01/2024 Coldest this year 0.7° 20/07/2024 Long term average 23.7° Long term average 7.2° Average this month 24.2° Average this month 8.7° Hottest July On Record Avg. max. temp. 26.2° 1975 Coldest July on record Avg. min. temp. 3.8° 1974 Longreach rainfall history (23.4405°S, 144.2503°E, 189m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 6.0mm 02/07/2024 Total This Month 7.4mm
4.0 daysLong Term Average 18.6mm 2.3 days Wettest July on record 112.0mm 1978 Driest on record 0.0mm 2020 -
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Longreach Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Jul 303.7mm 29.1 day(s) Total For 2024 198.0mm 34.0 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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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 7.2 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 18.6 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 2.3 2.0 2.3 3.8 4.6 6.2 47.4