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Wet season over: or is it?

The monsoon has been taking a break from Northern Territory life in recent days, but there are indications that the wet season is not over just yet, according to weatherzone.com.au.

Showers and storms have been confined to the immediate inland from the Top End coasts, with most of the interior staying fairly clear and dry. A very strong and broad region of high pressure has been pushing in dry southeasterly winds.

The drier winds have led to a cool morning for southern parts today. Alice Springs dipped to 13.8 degrees, the equal coolest minimum since November of last year.

The future, though, is looking wetter. Tropical moisture has been funnelling into an inland trough over QLD. This is set to continue as the trough heads west, spreading showers and storms across the NT interior.

Parts of the Darwin-Daly region have had a very much above average wet season so far. Arnhem Land has fared slightly drier, but as the trough heads west, more than a hundred millimetres may be added to it's seasonal total.

The Alice Springs district will most likely miss out on the upcoming rain event, so any chance of the Todd river becoming an inland ocean is extremely low.

- Weatherzone

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