Rain in the Dry with showers, cold snap forecast for the Territory this weekend

SHAKE out those winter woollies because the mercury is set to plunge across the Territory this weekend – and find those brollies because the rains are ‘ere too!

Natrisha Barnett is ready to rug up for the cold weather heading the Territory’s way. Picture: Che Chorley

SHAKE out those winter woollies because the mercury is set to plunge across the Territory this weekend.

And while the Dry is well and truly here, find those brollies because the rains are ’ere too!

Darwinites and residents on the Tiwi Islands woke to the soft sounds of rain yesterday as clouds slowly moved over the Top End.

The city recorded 0.8mm yesterday morning.

Not your typical #DrySeason night in #Darwin with the temperature around 26C, sweaty conditions on the #SweatOMeter and even showers on the radar! Check your latest forecasts as the #NT heads for a few days of cloud, rain and cooler temperatures https://t.co/xKOnunrngO pic.twitter.com/o2nxESeEtV

— Bureau of Meteorology, Northern Territory (@BOM_NT) May 19, 2020

Bureau of Meteorology NT forecaster Jackson Browne said a cool push of air was making its way north as a cloud band moved south from above Indonesia.

“The two things responsible for this is the moisture coming down from Indonesia, which is giving us a cloud band, but underneath that we’ve got a south-easterly surge which is quite dry, and the combination of the two factors with the rain coming from the mid-levels and the dry air near the surface is going to lead to some really cold conditions,” he said.

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Most of the cool change will be experienced between Tennant Creek and Katherine.

That region is expected to receive three-day rainfall totals of between 20 and 40mm.

Darwin is forecast to drop below 20C for the first time this dry season from Saturday and it will likely run through until Monday.

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Natrisha Barnett can’t wait to give her winter woollies a workout when the cold snap comes.

“I will be going camping over the weekend so I’m hoping I can dig out the track pants in the evening and rug up with a blanket,” the Fannie Bay resident said.