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TODAY9° 31° Chance of rain: 5% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:26am CDT 5:56am CDT 8:22pm CDT 8:52pm CDT NOW7.9° Feels Like: 6.7° Relative Humidity: 81% Dew: 4.8° Wind: CAL 0km/h Gust: 0km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1014.2hPa -
Today Weather
TowittaNow14.4°cFeels Like:11.0°Wind:NW 13km/hGusts:15km/hHumidity:58%9°Min31°MaxToday in TowittaSunny. The chance of fog in the southwest in the early morning. Light winds becoming W 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day then tending SW in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.Tomorrow12°Min36°MaxSunny. Light winds becoming S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. -
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. The chance of fog in the southwest in the early morning. Light winds becoming W 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day then tending SW in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Towitta (34.5378°S, 139.2521°E, 155m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary Minimum 9° 12° 17° 23° 21° 24° 16° Maximum 31° 36° 40° 44° 44° 45° 29° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index 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 7
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW WSW ENE SW ENE NE NNE W ESE SSE NE NW S SSW Relative humidity 42% 19% 26% 9% 26% 10% 17% 7% 28% 11% 21% 9% 44% 24% Dew point 9°C 5°C 4°C -1°C 6°C 3°C 6°C 1°C 10°C 8°C 9°C 6°C 9°C 7°C -
28 Day Rainfall forecast
Towitta Rain Forecast
Towitta 28-day Rainfall ForecastSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT15
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CHANCE OF RAINFALL WITHIN DISTRICTNIL < 25%LOW 25% to 50%MEDIUM 50% to 75%HIGH ≥ 75%Issued Dec14Issue Notes
The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are five 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 23 December to 27 December, 30 December to 3 January, and 12 January to 16 January. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 26 December to 30 December, 31 December to 4 January, and 5 January to 9 January. Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 23 December to 27 December, 28 December to 1 January, and 11 January to 15 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
Towitta Rain Forecast
Towitta 12-month Rainfall ForecastDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov20192020467764756656105012 - 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
Towitta Rain Forecast
Towitta 28-day Rainfall ForecastSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT15
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CHANCE OF RAINFALL WITHIN DISTRICTNIL < 25%LOW 25% to 50%MEDIUM 50% to 75%HIGH ≥ 75%Issued Dec14Issue Notes
The hemispheric long wave pattern has remained stable in recent weeks. There are five 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 23 December to 27 December, 30 December to 3 January, and 12 January to 16 January. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 26 December to 30 December, 31 December to 4 January, and 5 January to 9 January. Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 23 December to 27 December, 28 December to 1 January, and 11 January to 15 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
Towitta Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Tuesday
Dec 1010.5 °C 27.7 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Dec 119.3 °C 27.2 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Dec 1210.5 °C 26.1 °C 0.0 mmFriday
Dec 134.0 °C 23.2 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
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Towitta minimum temp history (34.5378°S, 139.2521°E, 155m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 38.4° 08/12/2019 Coldest this month 4.0° 13/12/2019 Hottest on record 41.8 30/12/2005 Coldest on record 1.1 02/12/2015 Hottest this year 46.0° 24/01/2019 Coldest this year -2.4° 23/06/2019 Long term average 27.3° Long term average 12.4° Average this month 25.6° Average this month 9.9° Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 31.3° 2015 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 10.2° 2001 Towitta rainfall history (34.5378°S, 139.2521°E, 155m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 5.6mm 02/12/2019 Total This Month 7.2mm
2.0 daysLong Term Average 34.7mm 6.9 days Wettest December on record 134.5mm 2015 -
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Year to Date
Towitta Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Dec 489.0mm 122.6 day(s) Total For 2019 296.4mm 109.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2018 312.8mm 119.0 day(s) Wettest Day 26.4mm Jun12 Lowest Temperature -2.4°C Jun23 Highest Temperature 46.0°C Jan24 -
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Climatology
Towitta Climatology
Towitta Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 30.0 29.5 26.0 21.8 17.5 14.0 13.4 14.8 17.8 21.3 25.3 27.3 21.6 Mean Min (°C) 14.6 14.6 12.0 9.1 7.0 5.3 4.6 4.9 6.7 8.2 10.8 12.4 9.2 Mean Rain (mm) 17.7 27.0 27.5 35.3 47.3 57.3 56.8 57.1 61.6 35.4 31.3 34.7 486.9 Mean Rain Days 4.3 3.8 5.3 7.4 13.4 16.7 17.8 15.8 14.4 9.6 7.2 6.9 115.3