Once again, if you have missed out the past few days of coverage here, this was slated to be the case this week, as we get closer, the wet weather would be moving around and some would be drawn up and some areas would be drawn down in terms of rainfall. It appears that the wet weather focus looks to be heavier now later in the week and the coverage of rainfall looks to be shifting further north over northern and central SA and across inland NSW towards the ACT, bypassing southern SA and VIC...

NATIONAL THUNDERSTORM FORECAST Thunderstorm Forecast Tuesday A moist and warm airmass with a weak trough over eastern SA triggering scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms about the Corner Country and drifting into western NSW during the day. No severe weather expected. Thunderstorm Forecast Wednesday Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible with a trough wafting over inland NSW and QLD with isolated moderate falls. No severe weather expected. Some of the storms may drift into...

Note how the rainfall spread and frequency has fallen off since late June? July turned drier as we have gone and the spread of rainfall for August, the first half at least is lean. Drought is still likely as the main weather influence across the mainland through Spring and Summer and into Autumn next year. We are nearing the commencement of those climate influences that I have spoken about at length having major influence, we are currently in a period of transition, and yes, some areas are...