Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Olga the rain-maker

Ex TC Olga could be responsible for a major rain event across QLD and NSW in the coming week.

The tropical low is currently skirting the Gulf of Carpentaria coast and is expected to move offshore during today where it will most likely re-intensify into a tropical cyclone. A Cyclone Warning is current for coastal and island communities from Cape Shield to Burketown.

As we head towards the weekend, most models are predicting that Olga will move back over land and head through inland QLD where it will dump a mass of rain over western, northern and central inland. Olga is then expected to move further south bring her rain to southern QLD and the NSW border by Monday. From next week, inland parts of NSW could also benefit from widespread falls after a prolonged hot spell.

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