Tag: gavin morris
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WEATHER: COASTAL CLOUD TO BURN OFF
The southerly change that triggered a big line of severe storms yesterday pumped in plenty of cloud today that has wedged in between the mountains and the coast. Inland it is still sunny and hot. Along the coast tomorrow the cloud cover will burn off making for a fine Tuesday. There’s plenty of heat so…
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WEATHER: FINAL WEEKEND OF SUMMER LOOKING GOOD
It’s heating up across the Hunter, North West and Mid North Coast tomorrow, with north-westerly to north-easterly winds getting strong on the coast. The chance of showers for the Northern Rivers and south east Queensland will be small so it will be mostly fine until afternoon storms fire up along the northern New South Wales…
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WEATHER: A LITTLE STORM ACTION
A line of storms flared up this afternoon, stretching from the Upper Hunter along the ranges to New England and the border. They moved over the slopes and reached parts of the coast. We’re expecting more shower and storm development tomorrow, particularly around the ranges. Conditions will clear to kick start the weekend. A change…
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WEATHER: A LITTLE INLAND RAIN IS ON THE WAY
The inland areas of the North West are still very dry and the major catchments are very low, so rain of any kind is welcome out west and there is some on the way. Afternoon showers and storms are going to become a feature across the region in the coming days. That’s thanks to a…
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WEATHER: STILL VERY DRY INLAND
The weekend deluge has helped ease conditions across the Clarence Valley and around Casino in the Northern Rivers after a prolonged dry spell. The excessive rain in south east Queensland may trigger a Ross River outbreak with mosquito numbers expected to swell, but the inland areas of the North West remain very dry. They received…
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WEATHER: MARCIA, MARCIA, MARCIA!
Cyclone Marcia is closing in on the Queensland coast tonight, and is expected to cross between Rockhampton and Mackay. There is an associated trough stretching south and this is expected to cause all the problems for south east Queensland and north east New South Wales. The rain will start to increase across these regions from…
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WEATHER: CYCLONE MAY COME DOWN THE COAST
There are numerous lows forming along the monsoon trough at the moment, one of them may become a concern to us later in the week. The low in the Coral Sea may head south affecting the south east Queensland coast around Thursday and the northern New South Wales coast by the weekend. These systems have…
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WEATHER: COASTAL SHOWERS EASING
The northern New South Wales coast and south east Queensland has had a consistent run of showers, with some heavy localised falls. This shower activity is going to ease across the weekend. The onshore winds will still be with us, making for more humid days and nights. The Hunter has seen a few small showers and…
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WEATHER: EXTREMELY WARM SEA TEMPERATURES
Going for an ocean swim this week? Chances are you will notice how incredibly warm the water is. The cooler side of the scale is 22 to 23 degrees around Newcastle and the Central Coast, but head further north and things get a little crazy, with water temperatures from Coffs Harbour to Byron up to…
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WEATHER: A VERY CONSISTENT WEEK AHEAD
The forecast for the rest of the week is looking very similar. Moist onshore winds will create partly cloudy skies, with the occasional isolated shower falling on the eastern side of the Divide. Inland it is going to remain very hot and dry. It’s all thanks to a slow moving high over the southern Tasman.