Central West 28-day Rainfall Forecast

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

27
low

30
med

Aug 1

3
med

4
low

5
med

6
med

9
low

10
low

11
med

12
low

13
low

14
low

15
low

16
med

17
med

18
med

19
med

20
med

21
low

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 five main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, the Indian Ocean, eastern Australia, the southeast Pacific, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Summary:
Over southern and eastern Australia the cold front events with potential to bring widespread rain are now expected about 8 August to 12 August, 16 August to 20 August, and 23 August to 27 August. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 21 July to 25 July.
Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 4 August to 8 August, 16 August to 20 August, and 21 August to 25 August.

Issued Jul 23

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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