Tag: weather

  • WEATHER UPDATE: WEEKEND FORECAST

    WEATHER UPDATE: WEEKEND FORECAST

    Not too much is going to change for the weekend. More showers for the Gold Coast and the Northern Rivers. Fine and warm for the NW, Hunter and Mid North Coast with some high level cloud moving in from the west. Swell is very small to the south. Almost dead flat for the Hunter especially…

  • WEATHER UPDATE: WET IN THE NORTH

    WEATHER UPDATE: WET IN THE NORTH

    PHOTO: Fullerton Cove, in Port Stephens, sent in by Glen Cox.  The Gold Coast and Northern Rivers got a bit of break today from the showers but the reprieve is going to be short lived. A fresh burst of showers is expected to roll back in tomorrow with becoming heavy at times. The most affected…

  • WEATHER UPDATE: COASTAL SHOWERS MOVED NORTH

    WEATHER UPDATE: COASTAL SHOWERS MOVED NORTH

    PHOTO: Evans Head, sent in by Dee Hartin.  The heavy coastal showers moved from Newcastle to Tweed Heads and the Gold Coast today. Overnight Tweed Heads copped 52mm. What we have now is pretty much how it will remain for the rest of the week. The big dry inland across the NW will continue as…

  • WEATHER UPDATE: 2014 OFF TO A SCORCHING START

    WEATHER UPDATE: 2014 OFF TO A SCORCHING START

    A brilliant evening is set to unfold to welcome in the New Year. 2014 will get off to a very hot start with a succession of hot days on the way with very little in the way of rain on the horizon. Have yourself a happy and safe New Year.

  • WEATHER UPDATE: A FANTASTIC NYE

    WEATHER UPDATE: A FANTASTIC NYE

    NYE is looking great for the majority of the broadcast area. The greater risk of showers and possible evening storms will be on the Northern Ranges potentially spilling across the Northern Rivers and Gold Coast. Wet weather development is going to be confined to this region and most falls will not hang around for long.…

  • WEATHER UPDATE: HOT LEAD UP TO NYE

    WEATHER UPDATE: HOT LEAD UP TO NYE

    It’s going to be a hot lead up to the New Year. It’s a fairly simple forecast. The Mercury is going to climb, remaining consistently hot inland with afternoon showers and storms being a regular feature on the Northern Ranges in the coming days. NYE at this point is set to be hot and mostly…

  • WEATHER UPDATE: CHRISTMAS CHANGE

    WEATHER UPDATE: CHRISTMAS CHANGE

    Well the forecast has remained on track, no major change from the original forecast about 2 weeks ago. Very hot leading up to Christmas with a change moving through on Christmas Eve. High cloud has already begun to move in. Rain is going to move across the Great Hunter during the day pushing north across…

  • WEATHER UPDATE: CHRISTMAS FORECAST

    WEATHER UPDATE: CHRISTMAS FORECAST

    Tomorrow we have a southerly change that is going to pass the Hunter but unlikely to make it past Coffs. It isn’t strong enough to completely clear the heat, it may help trigger storms on the ranges and across the Upper Hunter in the afternoon. Expect the heatwave to continue on Sunday and Monday. On…

  • WEATHER UPDATE: HEATWAVE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

    WEATHER UPDATE: HEATWAVE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

    It is going to get hotter and hotter leading up to Christmas with the heatwave spreading eastward. There is a weak change on the weekend which may trigger a few showers for the Central Coast and Hunter across but the heat will remain. The stronger change is going to come through on Christmas Eve spreading…

  • WEATHER UPDATE: LINGERING TROUGH

    WEATHER UPDATE: LINGERING TROUGH

    A near stationary trough is settling in over eastern NSW and southern QLD. This combined with the heat and humidity should help flare up showers and storms along the Ranges with some cells rolling off the western and eastern slopes, possibly reaching the coastal towns in the afternoon including the Hunter. There is going to…