The Storm Before The Calm, In Byron Bay Today.
Posted by: Big Ben on November 17th, 2009This is about as typical as spring weather up here gets. We don’t experience the calm before the storm in spring here; we get it in reverse. The calm comes once the southerly frontal system passes through. The storm is the rapid build up of heat, humidity and howling northerly winds and thunderheads that precede it. As the low pressure system makes its way up the coast, it’s got to push the high pressure system out of its path to get here. The closer the Low gets, the more it sucks the wind into it from the High. As the two systems bump up against each other they both get stronger, the wind increases, thunder storms develop. and it’s anybody’s guess whether the southerly will make it this far north, or not. Why do we want the southerly so bad, well the temperature drops, the humidity backs off, and the bay smooths itself out. It’s the Calm after the storm we’re looking for. There’s been talk of a southerly a coming to Byron Bay, and everyone has a theory on when. Me, I make no predictions, I’ve been surfing far too long to think I know what Huey’s up to. Twenty years ago I thought I was an expert
as ya do, now I just wait and see. But rest assured, if it does show up. Just like everyone else I’ll claim that I knew when it was coming. It’s amazing how accurate we are about the weather with hindsight, In Byron Bay Today.


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