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1/15/2024
Bureau of Meteorology updates weather conditions for northern Australia.
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The active monsoon continues across the tropical north of Australia,
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with the tropical low over the Northern Territory further enhancing rain and winds.
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Our radar imagery from this morning shows where the shower and thunderstorm activity is focused,
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just to the south of Darwin. It's those areas which have seen the highest rainfall totals in
00:19
the 24 hours to 9 o'clock this morning, with Wadair on the western side of the top end receiving over
00:25
300 mm. More widespread moderate falls were seen along the length of the monsoon trough,
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with some isolated higher falls about the north tropical coast in Queensland as well,
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almost 300 mm there too. Now parts of the top end are still under a severe weather warning.
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The warning is for heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding, and also damaging winds.
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Either of these weather phenomena by themselves can create some very hazardous conditions,
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but together they can be quite dangerous. The warning at the moment is covering the Gregory,
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Daly, Tiwi and parts of the Arnhem districts. So let's break it down. Firstly let's look at
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the winds. Here we've got winds above the surface, but they give us a good indication of the strength
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of the wind gusts that might reach the ground. We can see our tropical low over the Gregory
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district, and the strongest winds wrapping around northern parts of the low. They'll persist across
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parts of the Daly, Tiwi and Arnhem districts over the next 12 to 24 hours, with the risk of some
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damaging wind gusts behind the low as well, particularly with thunderstorms. Now damaging
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winds means wind gusts up to 90 km/h. They can bring down trees or tree limbs, and also create
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some quite hazardous weather out on our maritime areas. Some squally monsoonal conditions are
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expected at times over the coming days, so if you're heading out on or near the water, just be
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aware of this wind risk as well. Our rainfall is also going to be most extreme around that tropical
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low. We're seeing rain areas, showers and storms right across the monsoon trough, extending from
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northern parts of the Kimberley through the Northern Territory and Cape York Peninsula,
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but the heaviest rainfall is going to be tied to our tropical low. It'll gradually drift towards
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the southeast through the next day or two, bringing those heaviest falls with it, mostly
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wrapping around the northern and western flanks of the low. As we go into Wednesday, the path of
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that low pressure system becomes a little less clear. It may continue to move towards the southeast
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along the monsoon trough, or start to push back a little to the west. Whichever way it travels,
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it is still going to bring us heavy rainfall and the continued risk of thunderstorms.
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It's likely over the coming days that we will see further warnings issued for heavy rainfall,
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severe thunderstorms and flash flooding, not just around the tropical low, but along the length of
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the monsoon trough. In anticipation of the rainfall that we're expecting over the coming days, we do
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have broad areas for flood watch current for parts of the western top end and across the Cape York
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Peninsula. We're already starting to see river rises in some of these areas, and further river
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rises are anticipated over the coming days. As the monsoon persists and this situation continues
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to evolve, you can find all of the details of your forecasts and warnings via the Bureau's
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website and the BOM Weather app. Stay safe and we'll catch you next time.
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