0.5mm here for the first week of the month. Temp range of 26-38°C so a hot dry start to summer. Bit of a shock this morning, it's cool and trying to rain.

YTD: 2193.5mm

I use the 'Tropical Tidbits' site Scott. At the last pass it's showing it crossing between your area and about Ingham.

YTD: 2193.5mm

Still no rain here. Don't you hate these coral sea cyclones, it's as if you have to risk getting your roof blown off to get some decent rain. I much prefer the ones in the gulf.

YTD: 2193.5mm

most models are showing a direct hit on us here in the douglas shire at this stage. This weekend is going to be busy in preparation a lot of heavy lifting.

Been to town and got gas, fuel & beer. That should do us for a couple of weeks :)
Just looking at Woolies was enough for me.


Nice heavy shower here this morning around 06:30 with about 5 mm , will check later.


Not going to do anything yet, even put cattle on the river block for a few days, they might
as well eat that grass now because if we do get a wet Low they won't be back down there for a bit.

:Rant:
On another note I'm so sick of hearing about extreme heat wave conditions. It's bloody summer and
as far as I'm aware we have had plenty of weather just like this every year about this time.
I've been welding and working in the sun and I'm sure I've worked in hotter weather before.
:End Rant


Cheers

It does look like Cooktown Cairns now.
JTWC track has dropped below Willis Island instead of above it.

Currently Cat 4, and Zoom Earth shows it still as a Cat 3 just off Cairns.
https://zoom.earth/storm...per-2024/#overlays=fires

Certainly will be an interesting one.

SM we copped cyclone rona smack bang over us in 1999, was a marginal cat 3 i remember it clearly we had no power at wonga beach for a week and i remember going down to the beach the next morning and never forget the size of the waves like gold coast surf never seen it like that to this day.

I remember Cyclone Rona well tropo. It was quite a nasty one in your area.

Edit: Amazing 28, if your not concerned with a
Cat5 coming in there's something wrong.

Edited by user Friday, 8 December 2023 4:31:09 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Justin was a strange one for sure...

For a cyclone that hit land at only cat 2 I guess it goes to show even a relatively small blow can cause quite a bit of property damage around Cairns and then it wiped out half the banana industry as it headed to the tablelands and turned south on its way to townsville.

We were renting at Mission beach at the time and after the hype of the cyclone were left pretty dissapointed but relieved and wondered what all the fuss was about..

Memories of that may have been why many were so hugely concerned when Yasi was initially predicted to landfall around Cairns as a cat 5..

and then we still have the scaremongers in the press and weather fraternity putting out stuff like this headline yesterday...Worse then Yasi..hmmm..?..


https://www.geelongadver...onymous&mode=premium


The missus was at the supermarket in Tully yesterday and said the shelves were stocked and it was business as usual..

latest tracks have it dipping south of Willis island but always being pushed northward towards the approach..

From previous experiences its hard not to think the steering influences will lessen and it will dip down towards us whilst rapidly intensifying...or maybe thats just leftover PTSD from Larry and Yasi..

JTWC still showing Warning 17 with Jasper headed for Cape Trib. Must be about time for an update from them.

Zoom Earth now has it back halfway between Cairns and Port Douglas. Bit tricky to judge with the latest BOM track at 4.49pm.