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LONG RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR AUSTRALIA

Short & Long Range Weather Forecasts for Australia, covering Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia & Queensland: Holton Weather - Improving Australian Farmer's Productivity since 1997

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Local Weather Guide

• SEE ARTICLE: "THE BACK-POCKET LOCAL WEATHER FORECASTING GUIDE"Courtesy Holton Weather Australia

Daily Australian Forecast Weather Maps

• 9AM FORECAST WEATHER MAP Computer/ manual predicted 9am surface weather map for Australia

• 9PM FORECAST WEATHER MAP Computer predicted 9pm surface weather map for Australia

Ultra-Violet Australian Forecast

• UV RADIATION FORECAST Ultra-violet radiation index forecast from Bureau of Meteorology

14 Day Rainfall Forecasts Australia & the World

• 14 DAY AUSTRALIAN RAINFALL PREDICTION : General Australian 14 day rainfall prognosis from Maryland USA. (Tip: It often varies greatly from day to day. However, if it forecasts rainfall that is much the same for 3 to 4 days in a row it may be useful)

• 14 DAY WORLD OTHER COUNTRIES RAINFALL PREDICTIONS: General World 14 day rainfall prognosis from Maryland USA

Forecast Australian & Southern Hemisphere Surface & Upper Level Weather Charts

•  4 DAY WEATHER PROGNOSIS WEATHER MAPS AUSTRALIA Courtesy Bureau of Meteorology Australia

• BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY AUSTRALIA VARIOUS MODEL FORECAST CHARTS (GASP, LAPS & MESOLAPS) Courtesy Bureau of Meteorology Australia

• SINGLE CONTOUR 500HPA (18,500FT) UPPER LEVEL WAVE PATTERNS FORECAST CHARTS Courtesy US Navy Fleet Weather Site

• OTHER US NAVY WEATHER FORECAST CHARTS Courtesy US Navy Fleet Weather Site

• WEATHERZONE FORECAST CHARTS Courtesy Weatherzone Site Australia

• UNISYS FORECAST CHARTS Courtesy Unisys Web-Site USA

• ESRL PDS MAP ROOM ACTUAL & FORECAST MAPS Courtesy NOAA Earth System Laboratory USA

• WETTERZENTRALE FORECAST CHARTS Courtesy Top Karten Wetterzentrale Germany

Current & Long-Range Forecast El-Nino/La Nina & Other Ocean & Climate Summary

• CURRENT OCEAN & CLIMATE SUMMARY Courtesy Bureau of Meteorology Australia

• NINO ENSO PACIFIC OCEAN FORECAST Courtesy Bureau of Meteorology Australia

Current and Forecast Australian Tropical Weather

• WEEKLY TROPICAL CLIMATE NOTE Courtesy Bureau of Meteorology Australia

MJO & ER Tropical Waves

• Answers to Common and Unusual Weather Questions. Go to MJO & ER Tropical Waves April 2006 Courtesy Holton Weather
• PAST, CURRENT & FORECAST MJO AND ER TROPICAL WAVES Courtesy Bureau of Meteorology Australia
• FORECAST MJO TROPICAL WAVE MOVEMENTS Courtesy CPC.NCEP. NOAA, USA

Australian & World Nature Weather Forecasts

• AUSTRALIAN BUSH FORECASTING AIDS: Signs that rainfall may be coming soon to your area Courtesy Holton Weather Australia

• FOLK LORE WEATHER FORECASTING Weather poems on interesting weather folk lore through the ages

  HOLTON WEATHER NEWS ARTICLES:                  FOR ALL WEATHER NEWS ARTICLES Listed BELOW: Click here

  HOLTON WEATHER NEWS ARTICLES: INDEX:  ARTICLES ARE LISTED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF THIS WEB-PAGE:  

  Holton Weather March 2010 Three Part Series on Australia's Past & Future General Weather Trends:

  • NEW: WHAT IS CONTROLLING SNOW LEVELS IN THE AUSTRALIAN ALPS?: HOW HAVE SNOW LEVELS CHANGED FROM 1927 TO 2009?...AND, WHAT ARE THE EXPECTED  AUSTRALIAN ALPS SNOW LEVEL GENERAL TREND FORECASTS FROM 2010 TO 2030?  Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd : Friday 26th March 2010

  •  NEW: WHAT IS CONTROLLING GLOBAL, SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, AUSTRALIAN & AUSTRALIAN SOUTHERN OCEAN TEMPERATURES?: WHAT TEMPERATURE CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED FROM 1900 TO 2009?...AND, WHAT ARE THE GLOBAL & AUSTRALIAN TEMPERATURE FORECASTS FOR THE FUTURE PERIOD 2010 TO 2030?  Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd : Friday 19th March 2010

    NEW: WHAT IS THE MAIN FACTOR CONTROLLING THE MURRAY DARLING BASIN SYSTEM RAINFALL (SOUTH QLD-NEW SOUTH WALES-VICTORIA & SOUTH AUSTRALIA AREAS)?....... AND WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE RAINFALL OF THE VAST MURRAY DARLING BASIN SYSTEM?    Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd : Friday 5th March 2010   .............................................................................................................................................................................................

    WHAT ARE THE LIKELY TRENDS IN AUSTRALIAS RAINFALL & DAM INFLOWS FROM 2010 ONWARDS?  .........................................................................................................."REVIEW & UPDATE OF HOLTON WEATHER GENERAL LONG-RANGE RAINFALL & NATURAL DAM INFLOW FORECAST ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 2008 & 2009 " Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd : Monday 22nd February 2010

    UNRAVELLING THE LEGEND OF AUSTRALIAN LONG RANGE WEATHER FORECASTER INIGO JONES: THE "UNDER THE OLD LINO FORECAST" OF A DRY-DROUGHT PERIOD NEAR THE TURN OF LAST CENTURY...FACT OR FICTION? Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd, 20th July 2009

    HOLTON WEATHER EXTRA LONG RANGE SA-VIC-NSW RAINFALL TREND FORECASTS FROM 2009 TO 2032: Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting: 26th June 2009:

    A New Research Discovery by Holton Weather of 15 to 20 Year Natural Inflow Cycles in the Upper Murray River Catchment, Forecasts the Clear Signal of a Return to Normal Murray River Dam & River Flow Levels in the Next Few Years. Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd: (Issued 3rd April 2009)

    A Statistical Model (HGT) for Forecasting Global Mean Temperature Change     [Published on the Holton Weather Web-Site on 6th August 2007.

    Holton Weather Long Range South Eastern Australian (SA/VIC/NSW/TAS & SE QLD Areas) Rainfall Index (HGSRI) shows a Strong Likehood of a Return to a "Wetter" Growing Season Rainfall Cycle in the Next Few Years.......This is "Wetter" Rainfall Cycle is expected to continue for approximately 45 years duration." Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd: 6th August 2008...Click Here

    : AUSTRALIAN SPRINGS AND SOAKS COMMENCE IN THE DRY AUTUMN WEATHER, AND THEN GOOD RAINS FOLLOW WITHIN 1 TO 4 WEEKS! IS THIS TRUE? AND IF SO, WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN? WHAT SPRINGS HAVE COMMENCED IN APRIL 2007?(Issued 21st April 2007) (RESULTS 1st May 2007)

    : HAS AUSTRALIAN RAINFALL DECREASED WITH GLOBAL WARMING SINCE 1900? HAS AUSTRALIAN DROUGHT INCREASED WITH GLOBAL WARMING SINCE 1900? HAVE EL NINO OCCURENCES INCREASED WITH GLOBAL WARMING SINCE 1900? WILL INCREASED EL NINO'S MEAN LESS RAINFALL FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINENT. AND, IS THE EL NINO PHENOMENON (AND THE RELATED SOI) THE MAIN PLAYER IN AUSTRALIAN RAINFALL?(Issued 17/10/2006)

    : WHAT DOES A COMBINATION OF THE INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLE AND THE EL NINO / LA NINA DO FOR AUSTRALIA'S GROWING SEASON RAINFALL? (Issued 12th March 2007)

    : THE GREAT DUST-STORM OF NOVEMBER 1902  

  • PLUS TWO FURTHER HOLTON WEATHER ARTICLES are listed BELOW:

  Rainfall Streams in South Australia: Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd

  NEW :The Historical Monthly Series of the 12 Holton Weather Australian Ocean-Rainfall-Weather Indices from 1982 to 2010: Ian Holton, Holton Weather Forecasting Pty Ltd, 24th February 2010  click here

  ARTICLE: 'Long-range rainfall forecasting in southern Australia: Use of Indian ocean data, jetstreams...' click here

  ARTICLE: 'The back-pocket local weather forecasting guide' click here

  FAQ - Answers to frequently asked weather questions (UPDATED REGULARLY) click here Readers are invited to submit their own weather questions to holton7@bigpond.com

  ARTICLE: 'Does the moon affect rainfall?' click here

  AUSTRALIAN BUSH FORECASTING AIDS: Signs that rainfall may be coming soon to your area click here A short discussion paper on the GREENHOUSE EFFECT & GLOBAL WARMING click here

  NEW WEATHER ARTICLES, FREE WEATHER FORECASTS & EXTENSIVE WEATHER LINKS SECTIONS ADDED.. To see a list of site updates..... CLICK HERE

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