Up-coming weather ..... i dont like it but need your opinion ....

Joe,
no opinion. I am not a good gambler.

Have a look HERE

Hope you have a dry trip,
RA.

Joe, I find the link below to be a useful tool. You might be better to leave the decision until Saturday if you can.
Best of luck and have a good trip which ever way you go.
Cheers, Kevin

Site Link

G'day Joe & Mel, hope you are having a good trip.

I am not sure that I can help you here, I haven't been in that area through the Central Desert, but here is the BOM site for forecast rain.
A couple of buttons there on the page give you the chance of rain and the predicted amounts of rain.

BOM Forecast Rainfall

cheers
Dave

The rain might be your saviour - have you seen the fire reports for the Red Centre ?

Came across from Alice to Perth last week , road was in fairly good condition . Few short sections of corrugation . Was generally a well gravelled road so I reckon you would need significant rain to cause you a problem . Wildflowers were amazing and make sure you call in and see Al & Serena at Tjuk....
Also fuel is much cheaper at Yulara than Curtin Springs

Joe,

Just checked Weatherzone, and there's a 90% chance of rain for Warburton on Monday.

However, the highest rain ever recorded there for September was 38mm in 2004. So my thinking is it may rain, but there's been no rain for over a month, so the road could probably handle up to 25mm, or more, before it becomes a bit difficult.

You're also on a pretty tight schedule too, so just arc up that sense of adventure you all have, and go for it. A moderate amount of rain will help to knock the top off the corrugations, and also make for cooler travelling.........just be careful where you pull off the road, eh.

Good luck,

Bob.

Hey Joe,

you might want to check on the fire situation too.

http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/Media-Centre/Media-releases/2011/September/29/Update-5-Fires-Alice-Springs.aspx

TJ..

G'day Joe, Our forecast is pretty much for possible showers towards LAverton on Monday, and poddible thunderstorms towards Warburton.
I wouldn't imagine there'll be alot in them.

Joe.
Rain would be an advantage in the centre at the moment. there are fires burning over a huge area so you will encounter fires likely to at best delay you a few days. Eric.l

Some great links this thread. Here's another:

http://www.australianweathernews.com/forecast_OCF.htm

Cheers.

thanks heaps for the replys all .........
As you probally have noticed it is forcast for "something" out there but not normal for rain at this time of the year and as some have said there are fires all over the show out there so rain will help that problem out at least ....
We will take a punt and do it, we do live in the thick of "rained out" areas but it is the actual "road closure" that will stuff us out there, if it does rain heavy it will simply be like our standard wet up at Doomadgee ... point the bugger to the center of the road and go for it ... :-)

Our trip has been a blast so far, bleedin cold at Bremer with HAIL one night but same day it was 39 at home so it felt good ..... hope it continues for the last leg, looking forward to it, in Katanning atm, Perth tomro and head off maybe Sun
Some of the fun at Bremer ..... so sorry guys but better than Barra any day :-)
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Cheers and thanks for the replys
J&M&Kids

hey Joe, we've had a cople of thunderstorms around today, so far bringing us a total of 1mm.
As you're leaving Sunday, feel free to give us a call along the road to see how the weathers going. 08 9037 1108

Cheers
Al

it is always a gamble, but no rain is predicted in Laverton area in next 4 days.

Elders weather site is one of the best for the weeks forecast.

Warburton forecast elders


Elders weather Laverton

G'day Joe, not where you are at the moment, we've still had no rain from apart from that 1mm, but there has been some storms around Laverton. I wouldn't have thought it'd be too much, but they have closed the Rd from Laverton to the Shire boundary, west of us.
It's only just been closed in the last ten minutes, and still haven't spoken to anyone from the shire to find out what the story is.
Last report we had was storms only stretched about 50km's out of LA.

Cheers
Al

still only a few mm out here, dunno how much more around LA, last I heard this Arv was still under an inch.

road is OPEN to all vehicles .. go go go ..lol