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weather advise in north australia anyone?
hi everyone.

we are currently RTW from singapore, to the west, then now in Australia, finding our cheapest way home thro east timor and indonesia.

we were worried about the weather in north australia during december 09- January 2010.

we are in sydney now, using the east coast via brisbane, caines then to darwin to ship to east timor, as fast as possible.

1) the monsoon that will happen in the indonesia island durings January-febuary, is it dangerous?

2) the weather in the north australia during mid december to early january, is it OK?

please advise..we are so green

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Hi Guys
The weather is likely to be hot in northern Australia. along the east coast it will be more reasonable due to the moderating effect of the adjacent sea. Humidity climbs by the time you get to cairns. once you start to go inland from cairns to darwin, it will get hotter and more uncomfortable. bring plenty of drinking water for the more isolated stretches.

At this time of year there are often heavy localised storms in northern Australia. you may or may not get hit by them - just luck.

The monsoon in Northern Australia usually starts about christmas or early january, but it does not have a precise due date! once the monsoon hits some roads may be cut from flooding. be very carefull that you do not end up stuck in the middle of nowhere from roads that are cut - this is only really relevant for the cairns to darwin stretch.

i suggest you simply listen to the weather reports on the radio (ABC regional radio ABC Transmitter Frequencies - ABC Reception Advice) and listen to advise from other road travellers - particularly truck drivers. It is a good excuse to talk to some locals. If the heavy rains are forecast, be cautious.

i think i made it sound much worse than it will be.... :confused1:
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I agree, it will be hot, take plenty of water and drink it, don't get caught out by flash floods, it may rain 500km away, but the water will travel fast and far.

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Tropical storms can dump a lot of water in a short time but in my experience they usually don't last long.

If you are camping it's a good idea not to camp in any dry creek beds. They may not be dry all the time!
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when will it end?
hi all.

thanks for the advise. it sounded scary. so during this time of the year there isn't any human being living in the north because of such bad weather?

a question:

usually when will this bad season end? i only have 3 months visa and limited fund...
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Its true that it will be very hot & usually wet during Drc & Jan, but generally speaking all the major roads will be open. If you want to travell by lesser roads you should check with the local police in each town.
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