We Wanted Rain Didn't We!

Both Friday and Saturday had been steamy and hot but did not yield any significant rain.  A possible storm was in the forecast but was more likely to be on Brisbane's southside, not 100k's north where we live.

I was busy watching the Test cricket from India on our satellite PayTV.  It was a gripping match and I was fully involved when the first wave of rain came through just as we were eating our evening meal.  Around 20 minutes later we had had 16mls dumped on us and that seemed to be it.

When checking the weather radar the Sunshine Coast was clear except for a small storm cell not far from us. It was all the good colors, red, yellow and black but quite small in size. 

Then the PayTV Error message (photo above) appeared in the midst of my cricket match viewing even before the rain started just before 8pm. It was a sign of what was to come.  The satellite TV signal was being blocked by heavy storm clouds!  And it stayed that way for the next hour as the small but colorful blob on the weather radar settled itself on Caloundra.

The rain pelted down, the pool began to overflow and the backyard to flood.  Windows were hastily closed, towels were out to mop any spills. You had to leave doors open or you would have cooked in the steamy conditions.  It was amazing, it seemed the rest of the Sunshine Coast was almost totally clear of any bad weather except for the storm cell right above us.

I reverted to watching a live stream of the cricket on my tablet as the photo above shows.  The lightning flashed and the thunder thunder cracked about us.  I swear there was an almost instantaneous lightning flash and thunder crash right outside the back door!

By 9pm the rain eased and I saw we had had a total of 117mls (or almost 5") in the rain gauge.  By this morning it had eased out to 121.5mls.  Around 25k's to the north of us, Sunshine Coast Airport received less than 4mm during the same 24 hours!

A couple of messy small showers passed through this morning putting any bike riding off and by the look of the backyard and the pool, there was some tidying up for me to do!

It's all done now and beginning to dry out.

Computer Club on Saturday was good with the usual photographs and email problems.  But everyone seemed content at the end of it all.

With cricket on TV again today and with the Aussie Rules footy beginning this week we get the feeling cooler times are not far away.

Our friends Mick and Janet from Newcastle are visiting next weekend and staying for 4 nights.  I fear alcohol will be involved along with eating out, and chatting.  Mick is keen on his techno stuff so we will have plenty to chat about.

I get asked lots of questions about android TV boxes so I have decided to put a small website up with some basic info and plenty of links for anyone just beginning to get involved.  It is a work in progress right now.  (CLICK HERE)