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TODAY23° 30° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 20% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 4:37am EST 5:02am EST 6:36pm EST 7:01pm EST NOW37.0° Feels Like: 36.8° Relative Humidity: 25% Dew: 13.7° Wind: SW 7km/h Gust: 9km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1007.7hPa -
Today Weather
Port AlmaNow31.4°cFeels Like:29.0°Wind:NNE 32km/hGusts:39km/hHumidity:52%23°Min30°MaxToday in Port AlmaHot and mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming N 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 34 to 41.Tomorrow24°Min30°MaxHot and mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds N/NW 15 to 25 km/h tending N/NE 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 39. -
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7 day forecast
Today: Hot and mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming N 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 34 to 41.
Forecast for Port Alma (23.5853°S, 150.8569°E, 0m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 23° 24° 24° 23° 24° 22° 22° Maximum 30° 30° 29° 31° 28° 27° 27° Chance of rain 20% 40% 30% 40% 10% 40% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme - - 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 14
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW NNE N NE NNE NE N NNE E ESE SE SE SE ESE Relative humidity 71% 72% 75% 76% 73% 72% 69% 70% 74% 73% 66% 65% 68% 62% Dew point 22°C 24°C 23°C 25°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 25°C 22°C 23°C 18°C 20°C 19°C 19°C -
28 Day Rainfall forecast
Port Alma Rain Forecast
Port Alma 28-day Rainfall ForecastSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT13
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LOWCHANCE OF RAINFALL WITHIN DISTRICTNIL < 25%LOW 25% to 50%MEDIUM 50% to 75%HIGH ≥ 75%Issued Dec13Issue Notes
The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are six main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, the Indian Ocean, Western Australia, New Zealand, the southeast Pacific, and South America.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 24 December to 28 December, 30 December to 3 January, and 3 January to 7 January. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 22 December to 26 December, 26 December to 30 December, and 7 January to 11 January. Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 18 December to 22 December, 30 December to 3 January, and 8 January to 12 January.
Forecast ExplanationThis forecast is produced by a multi-model ensemble consisting of dynamical atmospheric models, which are forced by the latest observed atmosphere, ocean, land and ice conditions. The models are designed to simulate features of the real atmosphere, including the daily movement of long and short wave patterns in the Southern Hemisphere.
The future probability of rain in each district is estimated using output from the multi-model ensemble, combined with historical information about the difference between the model forecasts and observed rainfall.
In this deterministic framework the skill of the forecast tends to decrease with time, however the forecasts are updated daily to provide the latest estimates of rainfall probability out to 28 days.
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Port Alma Rain Forecast
Port Alma 12-month Rainfall ForecastDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov20192020336566787955105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Dec 11
ENSO status: Neutral IOD status: Positive SAM status: Negative Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) across the equatorial central Pacific continued to exhibit a slight warming during November. The Nino3.4 index lingered between 0.6 and 0.7 throughout the month of November. However, this has dropped to 0.4 since early December. On the other hand, the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) recorded a value of -9.3 in November. The current outlook continues to suggest warmer than average SSTs will persist across the equatorial Pacific Ocean through the coming months, but remaining within neutral values. Seven out of eight international models maintain a warmer than average equatorial Pacific Ocean through the first quarter of 2020, none of these reaching El Nino thresholds. The IRI ENSO forecast continues to suggest a less than 40% chance of another El Nino developing over the next 6 months, with a neutral ENSO the most likely outcome. To the west of Australia, the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) remains in the positive side of neutral, though it has significant strength after peaking in October . All six international models maintain a positive event until January. In terms of rainfall across Australia, there is little variation to the outlook issued last month across the west. However, the climate outlook for the eastern states has seen a significant drying over the past 2 months. The current outlook now favours a clearer below average rainfall signal for the eastern states. This however, excludes any extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones in Qld or East Coast Lows. For northern Australia, the current outlook favours a late onset of the North Australian Monsoon (NAM) across the Northern Territory and Queensland. Usually, Darwin tends to see the onset of NAM around christmas day. Further south, a negative trend in the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) continues to enhance frontal activity over southern SA, Victoria, Tasmania and southern NSW. This has offset the Positive IOD in far southern Victoria and western Tasmania, which continue to see average-to-above average rainfall odds through December and early January. Looking further ahead, with no significant signature from ENSO, there are no significant climate drivers tilting the balance towards a drier or wetter summer. The current outlook suggests neutral odds for the second half of summer.
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Long range rainfall forecast
Port Alma Rain Forecast
Port Alma 28-day Rainfall ForecastSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT13
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LOWCHANCE OF RAINFALL WITHIN DISTRICTNIL < 25%LOW 25% to 50%MEDIUM 50% to 75%HIGH ≥ 75%Issued Dec13Issue Notes
The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are six main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, the Indian Ocean, Western Australia, New Zealand, the southeast Pacific, and South America.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 24 December to 28 December, 30 December to 3 January, and 3 January to 7 January. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 22 December to 26 December, 26 December to 30 December, and 7 January to 11 January. Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 18 December to 22 December, 30 December to 3 January, and 8 January to 12 January.
Forecast ExplanationThis forecast is produced by a multi-model ensemble consisting of dynamical atmospheric models, which are forced by the latest observed atmosphere, ocean, land and ice conditions. The models are designed to simulate features of the real atmosphere, including the daily movement of long and short wave patterns in the Southern Hemisphere.
The future probability of rain in each district is estimated using output from the multi-model ensemble, combined with historical information about the difference between the model forecasts and observed rainfall.
In this deterministic framework the skill of the forecast tends to decrease with time, however the forecasts are updated daily to provide the latest estimates of rainfall probability out to 28 days.
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Past 5 Days
Port Alma Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Monday
Dec 0922.8 °C 32.4 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Dec 1022.4 °C 33.5 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Dec 1121.1 °C 35.0 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Dec 1223.4 °C 37.8 °C 0.0 mmFriday
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Port Alma minimum temp history (23.5853°S, 150.8569°E, 0m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 40.4° 02/12/2019 Coldest this month 20.3° 01/12/2019 Hottest on record 41.5 30/12/2013 Coldest on record 10.6 11/12/1964 Hottest this year 40.7° 08/10/2019 Coldest this year 4.4° 12/08/2019 Long term average 32.2° Long term average 21.2° Average this month 37.4° Average this month 22.8° Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 35.4° 2005 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 19.4° 1967 Port Alma rainfall history (23.5853°S, 150.8569°E, 0m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 0.0mm 01/12/2019 Total This Month 0.0mm
0.0 daysLong Term Average 105.0mm 9.6 days Wettest December on record 533.4mm 2005 -
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Year to Date
Port Alma Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Dec 816.1mm 91.3 day(s) Total For 2019 264.2mm 68.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2018 378.8mm 73.0 day(s) Wettest Day 44.8mm Jan 9 Lowest Temperature 4.4°C Aug12 Highest Temperature 40.7°C Oct 8 -
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Climatology
Port Alma Climatology
Port Alma Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 32.0 31.3 30.5 28.8 26.0 23.5 23.2 24.8 27.4 29.7 31.3 32.2 28.4 Mean Min (°C) 22.2 22.2 20.9 18.0 14.3 11.0 9.6 10.7 13.7 17.0 19.6 21.2 16.7 Mean Rain (mm) 131.1 145.8 106.4 43.3 46.3 38.6 31.9 27.8 25.0 47.7 67.2 105.0 815.9 Mean Rain Days 11.3 12.2 10.2 6.8 6.5 5.5 5.8 4.8 4.4 6.4 7.8 9.6 90.2