We’ve got showers and perhaps storms incoming over the next few days, with winds turning onshore as a trough moves closer. Ocean temperatures are pretty steamy out there at the moment:

Temps over 27C along the coast – there is a LOT of energy out there. Great to swim in, but great rain producers as well. So good that even without perfect atmospheric conditions we can still get good falls. Onshore winds and a nearby trough look like producing some decent totals for us. Here is the 4 day forecast from one model (all models show some decent totals, but as is the case with showers they differ as to who will see the biggest falls):

You can see totals around 100mm forecast for the valleys and over the ranges. Don’t take the totals as gospel – inevitably in these situations some will likely see more while other locations could see considerably less. When the rain does fall however it could come down pretty hard so flash flooding is a concern. Once we get through the next four days we’ll see showers continue but decrease in intensity. Here’s the 4 to 8 day total:

You can see more showers along the coast. With the winds likely to swing more southerly the biggest falls will sit along the coast rather than inland over the hills. The winds and cloud will keep temps down a little…though with such warm oceans it will remain fairly humid, though still fresher than recently 🙂

Model images with thanks to Weatherzone and BSCH.