South West 28-day Rainfall Forecast

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

24
low

25
med

26
high

27
low

29
low

30
med

Nov 1
low

2
low

3
med

4
med

5
med

6
med

7
high

8
low

9
low

10
low

12
med

17
low

18
med

Chance of rainfall within district
nil < 25%	low 25% to 50%	med 50% to 75%	high ≥ 75%

Issue Notes

The hemispheric long wave pattern has been relatively fast moving in recent weeks. There are four main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, Western Australia, eastern Australia, and South America.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 28 October to 1 November, 3 November to 7 November, and 17 November to 21 November. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 19 October to 23 October.
Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 28 October to 1 November, 3 November to 7 November, and 16 November to 20 November.

Issued Oct 21

Forecast Explanation

This forecast is produced by a multi-model ensemble consisting of dynamical atmospheric models, which are forced by the latest observed atmosphere, ocean, land and ice conditions. The models are designed to simulate features of the real atmosphere, including the daily movement of long and short wave patterns in the Southern Hemisphere.

The future probability of rain in each district is estimated using output from the multi-model ensemble, combined with historical information about the difference between the model forecasts and observed rainfall.

In this deterministic framework the skill of the forecast tends to decrease with time, however the forecasts are updated daily to provide the latest estimates of rainfall probability out to 28 days.

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