Rain

[whitedingo001]

While everywhere else is copping bushfires, Mackay just had to be different. The weather mob is tipping between 800mm and 1100mm of rain for us by the end of the weekend. Quack, quack.

[Aussie Sapphire]

That is lot of rain. Our annual average at Glen Innes is 850mm.

Although we have been lucky with rain in last couple of weeks - no fires near luckily.

Hopefully some of the rain can go further south and settle down the fire situation.

Stay dry.

cheers
Leah

[whitedingo001]

Gday Leah, the joys of the tropics. Im hoping it can head far south enough to do somebody who really needs it a bit of good. Or out west. Blueys dam is dry out at reward. Or it was when I saw it over Xmas.

[Sioux]

I'm at Moranbah 200km west of Mackay and we have tickets to Celtic Thunder in Townsville tomorrow night. Not looking good for us but I will be so disappointed if we can't get there . We need the rain out here too. Haven't had any for a long time and it has been getting over 40 degrees .
We were out at Divide, Rubyvale last week and the dam out there is getting pretty low as well. Could see smoke from several fires in the distance. One fire was closer to Emerald.

[whitedingo001]

The way its shaping up Sioux, I wouldnt hold my breath. Just starting to be consistently wet here in Mky. Not heavy yet, but not looking pretty. Dan

[Jay]

Hi All, Very windy here in Rubyvale right now, but still NO rain.  Surely we must get some sooner or later

[Curran]

we r getting the edge of the cyclone in cairns been raining constantly for days

[Sioux]

I don't have to worry about getting to Townsville any more. Got an email to say the concert has been cancelled . Concert money will be refunded and motel allowed us to cancel room.

[whitedingo001]

Thats a bonus Sioux. I just got home from a run out to the Beef rd . Hardly any wet going out, but it started at Nebo and was bucketing down near the Retreat hotel on the way home. Hasnt started pouring here yet,just light rain, but looks crappy on the weather sites. Still under a severe weather warning.

[Gemhunter]

No rain around Mount Isa...

[Jamo]

Still dry as chips in Gippsland (southern Vic). Hot & windy today with bush fires still burning 

[JudyC]

I have had 250 mm in the last 5 days. I live in dry country but now my little dam is overflowing and my tanks are full, everything is soggy. Lovely.

[Fullerton]

I'm back in Cloncurry Qld after recent holidays. It wasn't pleasant going from 24 degrees in NSW north coast on Tuesday to 41 here today.

So I'm waiting for the wet season to start ... it's the only thing that will knock the temperature down. Forecast to be about 40 degrees for the next week.

[Jay]

Light gentle rain here in Rubyvale last night and most of the day.  I think it main continue for a day or two yet, fingers crossed.

[Jamo]

I'm back in Cloncurry Qld after recent holidays. It wasn't pleasant going from 24 degrees in NSW north coast on Tuesday to 41 here today.

So I'm waiting for the wet season to start ... it's the only thing that will knock the temperature down. Forecast to be about 40 degrees for the next week.

  Feel for ya!