Monday, Oct 20, 2014 at 00:15
Classic high in the bight - ignoring other features
Hi Allan
Any
time you see this pattern, a High actually in, or slightly above, the bight is a great
time to visit the south Coasts. (With the exception of summer - I doubt you will choose summer as a
time to travel this area anyway).
You will not get cold rainy weather as the airflow is from over the continent and is dry and warm. You can get this pattern all through the year it even possible
to get clear warm days in July if you know your patterns.
When it turns bad just head up into the
Great Western Woodlands for a while.
Dont mistake my passion here. We are used
to Queenslands Gems, Fraser, Straddie, Cooloola and the Whitsundays etc hence I only ever go
to places like
Esperance or Isralite Bay when we are sure we are not going
to freeze. Often we
camp in the dunes for a week at a
time and welcome the odd morning shower of rain
to replenish our fresh
water supply, but there are far better
places to be when it rains for longer.
The coastline is too magnificent
to miss out on by not knowing a bit about the weather. Dont be put off by a few days of rain, just go somewhere else for a while - heading north will take you out of it fairly quickly, might cost a bit in fuel
to head back down when it settles but what price can you put on the bliss of lazing around in the sun on the prettiest (least settled) coastline in Australia.
PS note the wind direction in my wifes hair in the nice sunny scene below - its blowing offshore....because...there is ....a high in the bight!
Hope this Helps
Blissful Days lazing on the Esperance Coastline
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