Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
It looks like we have actually had something weatherwise go our way in central VIC with the strati-form rainfall DJ is talking about developing ahead of the main front coming up the southwest affecting the eastern suburbs giving an extra 2-3mm.
Looks like a wet night, sitting on about 7.6mm for the day and about 15mm for the event.
Looks like a wet night, sitting on about 7.6mm for the day and about 15mm for the event.
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Here are some pics I took of the cloud formations from the Eureka Skydeck on Sunday
http://www.redbubble.com/people/rivergirl/journal/3219278-the-skydeck-at-eureka-towers-this-weekend
Next up, snow I hope
http://www.redbubble.com/people/rivergirl/journal/3219278-the-skydeck-at-eureka-towers-this-weekend
Next up, snow I hope
Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Looking pretty good today for the works weatherwise. Already some rain developing from the west and hail and thunder to the southwest.
Wettest areas will be east central and west gippsland.
I would think 20-50mm out here.
Wettest areas will be east central and west gippsland.
I would think 20-50mm out here.
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Picked up a further 8mm from the "stratiform" rain so 14.0mm for th 24 hours and an event total of 24mm so far. Hoping for the same again in the next 24 hours. 4.5C overnight with a stiff NW wind (enhanced by Katabatics).
Will give my thoughts on today shortly.
Will give my thoughts on today shortly.
Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Progs still holding this system, but 850T differ by ~1C across the models which makes a big difference to snow levels - about 150m.
LAPS appears to be the coldest (down to -5 for near 12 hours which should translate into snow down to around 400m. At 100m the free air temperature drops to ~5C with a dp of ~2C which would again suggests snow to about 400m. EC has 850T of just less than -4C which would put the snow level in the 500-600m range.
Some amazing synoptics for this event - the 900hPa winds are strongly cyclonic at peak at near 40knots over Melbourne near the coldest air. This should set up some very strong showers with hail and thunder. Wouldn't be suprised to see 25-50mm falls in the Dandenongs in the next 24 hours.
LAPS appears to be the coldest (down to -5 for near 12 hours which should translate into snow down to around 400m. At 100m the free air temperature drops to ~5C with a dp of ~2C which would again suggests snow to about 400m. EC has 850T of just less than -4C which would put the snow level in the 500-600m range.
Some amazing synoptics for this event - the 900hPa winds are strongly cyclonic at peak at near 40knots over Melbourne near the coldest air. This should set up some very strong showers with hail and thunder. Wouldn't be suprised to see 25-50mm falls in the Dandenongs in the next 24 hours.
Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
I would think the corridor between Glen Waverley and Monbulk to be the wet spot for the next 36hrs. Showers tending to rain later today.
Hope your flight is not too bumpy DJ.
Hope your flight is not too bumpy DJ.
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
BTW up to 11.6mm here overnight.
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Had a first hand experience at the footy today of shower intensity...got absolutley soaked!
Amazing shower area developing over melbourne, barely moving and then its got a concave looking feature on its western flank...remarkable.
Looks like it will be a wet day..
Amazing shower area developing over melbourne, barely moving and then its got a concave looking feature on its western flank...remarkable.
Looks like it will be a wet day..
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Some decent showers through Melbourne already this morning with big icy drops. Temperatures suggest the snow level is already down below 1000m - probably around 900m.
Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Still got some steady rain here. Very useful ahead of heavier rain later. 2mm here.
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Latest LAPS is in and has the 850T dropping just below -5C in Melbourne overnight. It also has a local 30mm bulls eye in the rainfall just east of Melbourne for the 24 hours to 10am tomorrow. For a change the showers are intensifying as the move up from the SW so should be a very productive 24 hours ahead.
Shame I'm off to Sydney in 5 hours
Shame I'm off to Sydney in 5 hours
Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Up to 6mm here again today with a nice shower before with a little hail.
Things starting to tilt more SW-NE so showers will increase significantly after 6pm through Melbourne and particularly the east where it will tend to rain at times. Hopefully 20-40mm totals out this way. Would be a worthy result given the current setup.
LAPS looking keen for the weekend too!!!
Things starting to tilt more SW-NE so showers will increase significantly after 6pm through Melbourne and particularly the east where it will tend to rain at times. Hopefully 20-40mm totals out this way. Would be a worthy result given the current setup.
LAPS looking keen for the weekend too!!!
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Today is awesome as. To 9am this morning we have had 25mm of rainfall, and yesterday at 9am we recorded 19mm, so a handy system. I am just amazed considering that it has only stopped once or twice here, otherwise its been continous. Very windy and cold here today, just reaching 11 degrees, and we had several hail showers at school which was cool.
At the moment its very windy with persistent rainfall. An interesting thunderstorm forecast for today as well, mentioning tornadoes, though more likely waterspouts off the coast IMO. Here it is below:
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria Regional Office
THUNDERSTORM FORECAST
Issued at 11:27 am Tuesday, 9 June 2009,
Valid until midnight on Tuesday, 9 June 2009.
Cold airmass thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening, mainly along the Central and Gippsland coastal area. There is a chance of local severe wind due either to downbursts or small scale tornadoes, especially right on the coastal fringe, but the risk is considered fairly small thus no "severe thunderstorms likely" area has been denoted.
At the moment its very windy with persistent rainfall. An interesting thunderstorm forecast for today as well, mentioning tornadoes, though more likely waterspouts off the coast IMO. Here it is below:
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria Regional Office
THUNDERSTORM FORECAST
Issued at 11:27 am Tuesday, 9 June 2009,
Valid until midnight on Tuesday, 9 June 2009.
Cold airmass thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening, mainly along the Central and Gippsland coastal area. There is a chance of local severe wind due either to downbursts or small scale tornadoes, especially right on the coastal fringe, but the risk is considered fairly small thus no "severe thunderstorms likely" area has been denoted.
Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Nowhere near as active today as I was expecting with only a few showers in Melbourne. Haven't checked the gauge yet but apparently we got a few half decent showers. Absolutely zero chance of any further precipitation here overnight and therefore no snow with the dreaded and unwelcome SW winds ruining everything for us. I thought it might have gone a touch more southerly tonight squeezing us into the picture re. showers but I was wrong.
2.8C atm. i know it's supposed to get a few degrees colder tonight but nothing spectacular I must say. I remember in previous years seeing it snow here with -1C at around 10pm. This event pales in comparison.
2.8C atm. i know it's supposed to get a few degrees colder tonight but nothing spectacular I must say. I remember in previous years seeing it snow here with -1C at around 10pm. This event pales in comparison.
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Been a very good system for us here, 28mm so far. looks like the snow is beginning in elevated areas, lets hope it sneaks down a bit lower than forecast..
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
OK, initial frustration over for me. It does look like shower activity may increase here overnight, all be it relatively light compared to the coldies expected on the 'right' side of the bay. With the temp down to 2.4C (It did get down to 2.0C not long ago) we may just get a dusting by tomorrow morning. Still not expecting it though just a risk but at least there is the likelihood of a few showers here now, they seem to be fizzling out and then redeveloping over the ranges locally.
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Now cold enough for snow in the Dandenongs - from experience 2C is the magic number up there for the transition to proper snow and Dunns Hill is now at 2.2C. Interesting to see such a 0.8C fall with the last shower which suggests a lot of frozen precip now reaching the ground. The next shower is now just a few minutes away.
My gut feeling is we are unlikely to see anything significant below the 500-600m level. The air mass is cold but 1-2C warmer than the really big cold outbreaks (such as August last year). On the flip side this event is a classical SW cold outbreak and the coldest air is coming in the middle of the night which should see some very good rainfall totals and lots of small hail - certainly lots of 20mm+ totals. Will be interesting to read the report tomorrow morning.
Shame I'm in a Sydney hotel room
PS a further 5mm today in FC - bit of a fizzer for us. Also, got a report from Olinda on yesterdays thunderstorm - apparently the ground was white with hail to a depth of about 1cm.
My gut feeling is we are unlikely to see anything significant below the 500-600m level. The air mass is cold but 1-2C warmer than the really big cold outbreaks (such as August last year). On the flip side this event is a classical SW cold outbreak and the coldest air is coming in the middle of the night which should see some very good rainfall totals and lots of small hail - certainly lots of 20mm+ totals. Will be interesting to read the report tomorrow morning.
Shame I'm in a Sydney hotel room
PS a further 5mm today in FC - bit of a fizzer for us. Also, got a report from Olinda on yesterdays thunderstorm - apparently the ground was white with hail to a depth of about 1cm.
Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Nice hail storm here with squally SW winds. Teaming down still. Lovely.
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Dunns Hill down another ~0.7C with that shower to 1.5C and still falling. The lack of precip now being recorded suggests its (nearly) all frozen.
At 1.5C most of the precip will be snow/graupel/snow.
At 1.5C most of the precip will be snow/graupel/snow.
Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
1.9C here now and spitting drizzle.
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Hey Guys
Looks like thermal trough is just coming up the bay with a marked shift in wind direction. Some nice beefy showers associated with it.
Nick
Looks like thermal trough is just coming up the bay with a marked shift in wind direction. Some nice beefy showers associated with it.
Nick
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Up too 15.6mm here now with further rain falling and coming. Totals still clocking up in C and E districts.
Lots of hail through the night.
Another 5-15mm through the Melbourne area today.
Lots of hail through the night.
Another 5-15mm through the Melbourne area today.
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Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
From austpacwx -
morning all,
I had an awesome drive home from work this morning (12:30am). I
experienced a heavy snow shower coming through Woori Yallock with
intermittent wet snow and sleet showers through to Millgrove.
It's currently 4.5c so i will stay up to see what the next heavy
shower brings. Fingers crossed!
Tony
On Jun 9, 9:05 pm, "Jane ONeill" wrote:
Will be interesting to watch the obs all come in this morning.
morning all,
I had an awesome drive home from work this morning (12:30am). I
experienced a heavy snow shower coming through Woori Yallock with
intermittent wet snow and sleet showers through to Millgrove.
It's currently 4.5c so i will stay up to see what the next heavy
shower brings. Fingers crossed!
Tony
On Jun 9, 9:05 pm, "Jane ONeill"
Will be interesting to watch the obs all come in this morning.
Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Looking at the obs looks to me like snow would have briefly settled to about 500m in the Dandenongs. Above (about) 600m it would be a reasonable cover but that doesn't leave much land. Typically we will get wet snow flakes to about 3C which would have seen snow flurries to about 250m.
Great to see the good rain totals - and still clocking up. The area east of Melbourne has had a horribly dry start to the year - running near driest on record and really needs it.
Great to see the good rain totals - and still clocking up. The area east of Melbourne has had a horribly dry start to the year - running near driest on record and really needs it.
Re: Victoria: Low for the Queens Birthday Long Weekend 2009
Just got a sleet shower, would have fallen as snow down to around 650m or a bit lower.
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