Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
28
29
30
low
Jul 1
low
2
3
4
5
6
7
low
8
9
low
10
low
11
12
med
13
low
14
15
16
low
17
low
18
low
19
med
20
21
low
22
23
24
low
25
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 remained stable in recent weeks. There are five main troughs. Currently the most significant troughs are near the longitudes of South Africa, the Indian Ocean, New Zealand, 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 10 July to 14 July, 17 July to 21 July, and 28 July to 1 August. Rain events originating in the tropics and moving south are possible about 1 July to 5 July, and 12 July to 16 July.
Over Western Australia the strongest cold fronts should occur about 14 July to 18 July, 18 July to 22 July, and 24 July to 28 July.
Issued Jun 26
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.