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Current condition
TODAY13° 24° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 10% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:26am CDT 5:55am CDT 8:23pm CDT 8:53pm CDT NOW16.1° Feels Like: 13.4° Relative Humidity: 64% Dew: 9.3° Wind: S 13km/h Gust: 17km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1020.7hPa -
Today Weather
West LakesNow15.7°cFeels Like:13.8°Wind:S 9km/hGusts:17km/hHumidity:65%13°Min24°MaxToday in West LakesPartly cloudy morning clearing to a sunny afternoon. Winds S 20 to 30 km/h, tending S/SW in the afternoon and reaching around 40 km/h about the N beaches.Tomorrow12°Min22°MaxPartly cloudy. Light winds becoming SW 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. -
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy morning clearing to a sunny afternoon. Winds S 20 to 30 km/h, tending S/SW in the afternoon and reaching around 40 km/h about the N beaches.
Forecast for West Lakes (34.877°S, 138.4933°E, 1m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary Minimum 13° 12° 12° 14° 16° 21° 21° Maximum 24° 22° 24° 28° 31° 38° 35° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 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 22
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(km/h)Wind direction SSW SW SSW SW SW SW NE WSW ENE WSW NE W E SW Relative humidity 60% 44% 61% 51% 66% 45% 48% 31% 35% 25% 21% 19% 27% 20% Dew point 11°C 11°C 9°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 9°C 9°C 7°C 8°C 5°C 11°C 8°C 9°C -
28 Day Rainfall forecast
West Lakes Rain Forecast
West Lakes 28-day Rainfall ForecastSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT12
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CHANCE OF RAINFALL WITHIN DISTRICTNIL < 25%LOW 25% to 50%MEDIUM 50% to 75%HIGH ≥ 75%Issued Dec11Issue 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 southwest Indian Ocean, Western Australia, eastern Australia, 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 29 December to 2 January, 2 January to 6 January, and 11 January to 15 January. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 27 December to 31 December, and 1 January to 5 January. Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 2 January to 6 January, 6 January to 10 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
West Lakes Rain Forecast
West Lakes 12-month Rainfall ForecastDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov20192020336753656666105012 - 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
West Lakes Rain Forecast
West Lakes 28-day Rainfall ForecastSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT12
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CHANCE OF RAINFALL WITHIN DISTRICTNIL < 25%LOW 25% to 50%MEDIUM 50% to 75%HIGH ≥ 75%Issued Dec11Issue 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 southwest Indian Ocean, Western Australia, eastern Australia, 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 29 December to 2 January, 2 January to 6 January, and 11 January to 15 January. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 27 December to 31 December, and 1 January to 5 January. Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 2 January to 6 January, 6 January to 10 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
West Lakes Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Saturday
Dec 079.3 °C 28.0 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Dec 0812.7 °C 37.6 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Dec 0920.1 °C 22.8 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Dec 1014.4 °C 25.6 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Dec 1113.0 °C 25 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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West Lakes minimum temp history (34.877°S, 138.4933°E, 1m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 37.6° 08/12/2019 Coldest this month 9.3° 07/12/2019 Hottest on record 42.4 30/12/2005 Coldest on record 5.9 01/12/1968 Hottest this year 45.8° 24/01/2019 Coldest this year -0.2° 24/06/2019 Long term average 25.8° Long term average 14.6° Average this month 23.4° Average this month 13.4° Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 30.3° 2015 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 11.2° 1958 West Lakes rainfall history (34.877°S, 138.4933°E, 1m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 2.0mm 02/12/2019 Total This Month 3.0mm
2.0 daysLong Term Average 24.0mm 6.8 days Wettest December on record 90.4mm 2015 -
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Year to Date
West Lakes Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Dec 444.4mm 118.9 day(s) Total For 2019 308.4mm 95.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2018 281.4mm 102.0 day(s) Wettest Day 38.6mm Jun12 Lowest Temperature -0.2°C Jun24 Highest Temperature 45.8°C Jan24 -
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Climatology
West Lakes Climatology
West Lakes Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 28.1 28.1 25.5 22.2 18.6 15.9 15.0 16.0 18.2 21.1 24.0 25.8 21.5 Mean Min (°C) 16.1 16.2 14.5 11.8 9.6 7.7 7.0 7.6 9.0 10.7 12.8 14.6 11.4 Mean Rain (mm) 18.2 19.0 21.8 34.7 53.8 56.5 60.0 49.7 45.5 36.5 24.7 24.0 444.5 Mean Rain Days 4.7 3.8 5.5 8.5 13.0 13.9 16.1 15.7 13.0 10.3 7.6 6.8 117.3