Meteorology

News (The West Australian)

26 Jul 2008

A blanket of fog covered Perth this morning, draping the city and surrounding suburbs for more than five hours. From midnight to 9am, the city's temperature has been steady, hovering about 8 degrees Celsius, making it a cool and hazy start to the weekend.

Plane delays as fog hits Perth (Perth Now)

26 Jul 2008

LONDON? Stockholm? Montreal? No, it's Perth. Locals are waking to the thickest fog in recent memory, with the city blanketed by a thick, cloudy mass.

Water restrictions ease as dams fill (Queensland Times)

26 Jul 2008

BREAK out the hoses south-east Queensland's dams have hit 40 per cent for the first time in three years. With 26-68mm falling in all dams and catchments up to midday yesterday, tough water restrictions can now be eased.