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TOMORROW14° 29° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 5% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:45am WST 6:09am WST 5:22pm WST 5:46pm WST NOW23.1° Feels Like: 18.9° Relative Humidity: 33% Dew: 6.0° Wind: E 17km/h Gust: 20km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1020.8hPa -
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Little Sandy DesertNow20.2°cFeels Like:17.2°Wind:E 11km/hGusts:13km/hHumidity:41%14°Min29°MaxToday in Little Sandy DesertMostly sunny. Winds E 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 30.Tomorrow14°Min29°MaxMostly sunny. Winds E/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending N/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. -
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Today: Mostly sunny. Winds E 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 30.
Forecast for Little Sandy Desert (25.2658°S, 122.0571°E, 544m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 14° 16° 18° 20° 17° 16° 15° Maximum 29° 28° 30° 30° 28° 27° 26° Chance of rain 5% 10% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High Very High Very High High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate No Rating No Rating 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 21
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(km/h)Wind direction ENE ENE ENE NNE NE NNE E ESE E ESE E ESE ESE SE Relative humidity 31% 22% 31% 26% 30% 21% 29% 19% 35% 20% 35% 20% 29% 17% Dew point 2°C 5°C 3°C 7°C 6°C 6°C 5°C 4°C 5°C 4°C 4°C 2°C 0°C -1°C -
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Little Sandy Desert Rain Forecast
Little Sandy Desert 12-month Rainfall ForecastAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar202420254467778910899105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Apr 23
ENSO status: Inactive/Neutral. El Niño ended. IOD status: Neutral, becoming strongly positive. SAM status: Leading to neutral and returning positive. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is presently in an inactive phase, for the first time since August 2021. Ocean cooling continues over the eastern Pacific Ocean as sea surface temperatures approach near-normal conditions. Warmer than normal waters are present across the western Pacific Ocean, including the Coral Sea with added moisture and humidity to influence weather conditions in the eastern regions of Australia. The atmosphere continues to be firmly neutral after weakening early in the year with 3 out of 7 global models forecasting a La Niña to develop this coming winter season. A neutral ENSO typically has no significant impact on Australian rainfall during winter. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase, although record-high ocean temperatures across the northwest Indian Ocean have the IOD index just tipping into a positivethreshold value. Persistent southeasterly winds over the eastern Indian Ocean during the previous month are forecast to ease with below-average wind speeds to develop off northwest Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean during the winter season. All international models are suggesting the IOD will strengthen into a strong positive phase over the next 2-3 months, with significant upwelling to start near Indonesia possibly following May. A positive IOD reduces the number of northwest cloudbands that cross Australia during winter and spring, thus reducing rainfall across central and southeastern parts of Australia. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is currently positive (mid-April) with the outlook favouring a neutral phase forecast in May and then the likelihood of returning to a positive phase during winter. A positive SAM increases easterly winds, increasing rainfall and thunderstorm activity in the east. A positive SAM also reduces the impact of cold fronts and decreases the rainfall over southernAustralia. Rainfall outlooks are showing above-average rainfall over winter for WA and central and northern SA, and eastern regions of QLD and NSW. Conversely, below-average rainfall is expected for western TAS, southern SA, and most of VIC.
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Past 5 Days
Little Sandy Desert Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Sunday
Apr 2114.9 °C 27.5 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Apr 229.0 °C 28.5 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Apr 2312.5 °C 26.0 °C -Wednesday
Apr 2413.0 °C 24.0 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Apr 2515.0 °C - 0.0 mmLegend -
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Little Sandy Desert minimum temp history (25.2658°S, 122.0571°E, 544m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 34.7° 15/04/2024 Coldest this month 9.0° 22/04/2024 Hottest on record 40.5 12/04/2005 Coldest on record 5.2 30/04/1989 Hottest this year 46.5° 22/02/2024 Coldest this year 9.0° 22/04/2024 Long term average 30.4° Long term average 16.2° Average this month 29.0° Average this month 14.4° Hottest April On Record Avg. max. temp. 34.5° 2005 Coldest April on record Avg. min. temp. 13.7° 1994 Little Sandy Desert rainfall history (25.2658°S, 122.0571°E, 544m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 0.5mm 11/04/2024 Total This Month 0.5mm
1.0 daysLong Term Average 23.5mm 3.6 days Wettest April on record 148.0mm 2003 Driest on record 0.0mm 2013 -
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Little Sandy Desert Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Apr 148.6mm 16.6 day(s) Total For 2024 265.9mm 15.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 205.3mm 24.0 day(s) Wettest Day 85.4mm Mar 9 Lowest Temperature 9.0°C Apr22 Highest Temperature 46.5°C Feb22 -
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Little Sandy Desert Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 38.6 37.2 34.4 30.4 25.3 21.1 21.6 24.3 28.9 33.0 35.7 37.8 30.6 Mean Min (°C) 23.9 23.0 20.4 16.2 10.7 7.1 5.9 7.6 11.7 16.4 19.5 22.3 15.4 Mean Rain (mm) 38.1 51.6 35.4 23.5 16.4 14.1 11.1 7.0 4.1 6.9 13.5 24.5 244.7 Mean Rain Days 4.3 4.9 3.8 3.6 2.7 3.1 2.1 1.4 1.0 1.6 3.1 3.7 35.5