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A week in the life of the Australian climate

Latest satellite pic of Australia

Weather replay of a week in the life of the Australian climate

The past seven days saw Winter maintain it’s tempestuous grip across the southern Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.

A succession of powerful weather systems brought regular periods of wild weather across much of the region along with epic snowfall totals across the Snowy mountains and Alpine ranges.

 

Snowtacular conditions affected the Victorian and New South Wales ski resorts.

Estimated snowfall accumulations:

Thredbo >130cm

Perisher Valley 100cm

Mt Hotham 100cm

Mt buller >75cm

Falls creek >70cm

Severe thunderstorms affected parts of South eastern Queensland, unusual for the time of year.

 

Wild weather lashed SW WA once again while eastern parts of the state enjoyed unseasonably warm conditions.

 

Damaging winds hit the Melbourne region on Thursday.

Strongest gusts

Melbourne airport 98km/h

Perth not out of the woods yet! – more to come later Friday again.

 

 

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A week in the life of the Australian climate

Satellite image of Australia Friday 28th July

 

The past seven days saw the Winter regime return with vengeance across the southern Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.

A succession of powerful weather systems brought regular periods of wild weather across much of the region.

Locations affected

 

Perth recorded it’s heaviest rain in one month with 20 -30mm recorded in just 3 hour period on Wednesday afternoon.

Recorded rainfall totals for Perth region
12hr Rainfall analysis for SW WA pertaining to Wed 26th

Intense thunderstorms swept across the Melbourne region Tuesday afternoon with the most intense activity recorded across the southern suburbs.

A line of thunderstorms brought disruption to Adelaide on Thursday afternoon with two people also reported struck by lightening in the process.

Any respite for the coming weekend?

 

Stay one step ahead of the weather with Morecast. Daily and hourly forecasts to any location Australia wide. Check out our Facebook and Twitter as well as Morecast.com for the all latest.
If you are out and about over the coming days why not check out the weather conditions along the way with the Plan your route feature.