Just monitoring the situation currently. But here is the latest STW

Two articles with a summary of what unfolded yesterday with the severe storms and the sharp microburst in the suburbs of East Brisbane. Both very interesting and informative articles to read. For the articles you will need to use the link. The article seen is just a screenshot.

The first article is from AC ( Anthony Cornelius) a meteorologist from weather watch.

https://www.weatherwatch...m_J-fL0ns3IVSzNqM4tA8-TQ



And the second from the ABC.

https://www.abc.net.au/n...s-wild-weather/104828468

Edited by user Friday, 17 January 2025 7:52:26 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I finally got time to read those two articles explaining Thursday's storms that you posted Colmait. They were really very interesting and many thanks for posting them.

When I was reading the ABC article I realized that I didn't just imagine on Thursday that the wind was a Westerly that we don't normally get at this time of year.

The BOM is predicting that we will have hot days later this coming week with the possibility of a storm on Thursday and Friday. This is the forecast for the Brisbane area:

Edited by user Sunday, 19 January 2025 8:09:17 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

That's good advice Colmait, especially about staying hydrated. And we have to remember to keep our pets cool and hydrated as well. In this hot weather it is also a good idea to put some shallow dishes of water in shady areas of our yards for the wild birds, insects and lizards that visit our gardens.

It certainly is heating up this morning and the feel like temperatures are between 2 and 4° above actual temperatures depending on location.

A few cells lighting up this evening sky in some areas.

BoM are going for possible storms tomorrow. I was running through the models today and playing with a few values to see the possibilities for different setups and it is a bit of a hit and miss. At this point there is a strong cap in place but given the right temperatures and dew points earlier in the morning there is also the chance of a good storm.

So just keep an eye out and listen for any warnings if everything does fall into place.



And the forecast soundings for tomorrow. The second sounding you will see I changed a few values and there is the potential for a storm and possibly severe. The 1st sounding has a massive cap and a few things going against it.





And I have just thrown the Li’s in. Way, way more involved than just Li’s for a storm to come off but it is one of the 1st things you take notice of and start to investigate the potential.



There is also once again a slight chance of another storm for Sunday.

Edited by user Wednesday, 22 January 2025 7:37:39 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Wrong sounding ( 1st one) had to remove and replace with correct forecast sounding.

Just having a few small issues myself with posting in this thread and working to resolve it. I have had to hold the post link and wait for a few different prompts to appear, I then opened it in “back ground” which then made me open another window so I could post. Just mentioning this in case anyone else is having an issue. It is only within this thread. All other topics and threads are working fine. I broke the internet.

Storms rolled through early this morning and moved out to the sea near the Gold Coast. A few cells managed to crawl their way a little further to the North but did not have much of an impact. We had only a few drops of rain and I literally mean a few drops, here in the Southern Moreton Shire,










BoM issued a STW with this mornings storms as below.

Edited by user Friday, 24 January 2025 5:35:25 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

The Bureau of Meteorology warned Brisbane could soar to 37 degrees tomorrow, while Ipswich and Gatton could reach tops of 35 degrees today.
More than 14,000 homes across south-east Queensland lost power yesterday as suburbs sweltered through spiking temperatures.
Scorching temperatures reaching the mid to high 40s in some areas contributed to the power outages.


https://www.9news.com.au...b-4eca-91b2-0a08c9867381

Edited by user Friday, 24 January 2025 5:18:57 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Very hot temperatures today as can be seen in the BoMs observations page. The fee like temperatures were much higher than the actual temperature.

Here is the current radar

It would definitely be worthwhile to keep an eye on those storms.

Here is the latest STW