Hows the weather ??

[footyhead]

well ? is it going to hold off ??

[Ruda Wakening]

Not from looking out my window

[Diego]

To be honest It's a bloody grey horrible smoggy Sydney day.

One of those days where it looks like it's gonna rain but I doubt it for the day and likely tonight.

[Dave]

I'm not too far from SA as the crow flys and it is overcast with no breeze, temp mild.

Hopefully they'll be at least 12 hours out with the forecast as they have been every game this season.

[j s]

The Official Forecast

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN10064.txt

IDN10064
METROPOLITAN FORECAST
COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
NEW SOUTH WALES REGIONAL OFFICE
Issued at 11:25am on Saturday the 23rd of August 2003

For the remainder of Saturday

Overcast. Rain developing in the afternoon.
Light to moderate north to northeast winds, freshening during the
afternoon and tending strong along the coast this evening.


Precis for Saturday Max

Sydney: Rain. 18
Liverpool: Rain. 17
Penrith: Rain. 16
Richmond: Rain. 16

UV Index: 2 [Low]


For Sunday

Rain, clearing. Fresh to strong W/NW change.


Precis For Sunday Min Max

Sydney: Rain clearing. Windy. 12 20
Liverpool: Rain clearing. Windy. 10 20
Penrith: Rain clearing. Windy. 10 20
Richmond: Rain clearing. Windy. 9 20

UV Index: 4 [Moderate] reducing to 2 [Low] under cloud


Further Outlook
Min Max

Monday : Fine. Fresh to strong W'ly winds.

Sydney: 9 18
Liverpool: 8 18
Penrith: 8 18
Richmond: 7 18

Tuesday : Chance shower or two. Fresh S/SW winds.

Sydney: 9 16
Liverpool: 6 16
Penrith: 5 16
Richmond: 4 16

Wednesday: Isolated showers, chance thunderstorm. S'ly winds

Sydney: 07 16
Liverpool: 4 16
Penrith: 4 16
Richmond: 3 16


Trend for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Mainly fine.

[Bart]

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR033.loop.shtml#image

check this link, moving satelite images. doesn't look to good. Rain just about to reach Penrith coming in from West

[Dave]

As long as the NE winds hold off we're in with a chance.
They are what will bring the rain.

Hopefully it will stay coastal if it comes.

[footyhead]

mmmmmmm..... bugger

[Dave]

Maybe we are going to get westerlies then?

Well if so RAIN NOW bugger you!!

Actually, last night rain was forecast WEST of the Blue Mountains so hopefully it won't pass them.

[footyhead]

is the stadium dry ? the public seating I mean ?
Watching the boys slugg it out in the wet while you are dry and commfy could be quite pleasant.

[j s]

On the sides only the front rows get wet (depending on the wind of course). The Ends used to be open but there is now a newly added roof at each end but I don't know how much it covers. I do know that it covers less than what was in the original design plans.

The stands are totally dry.

[liz]

From an outcome point of view, some rain may not be a bad thing. Against Brisbane the guys demonstrated some wet weather skills that we doubted they had based on the past few years. But more to the point, the one area that the Wobbles have the potential to really hurt us if things go their way is marks in the forward 50 and just outside - Tarrant and Rocca can mark the ball, no doubt. Wet conditions will diminish this advantage a bit, and also possibly decrease Rocca's ability to kick goals from 60m out.

On the other hand, our forward line isn't quite as dependent on taking marks, with Bazza and Micky both being quite skilful off the ground.

[gossipcom]

Okay when you look at the 256km maps there's periods there is tons of rain cover and then gaps in between.

I'm definitely going in prepared with it belting down <g>

Only good news out of this is the rain is finally hitting the drought affected areas.

[BAM_BAM]

I'm going to get wet . We're on the sides, but in the third row from the front

[j s]

It's raining now at Newport Beach but light misty rain only.

It was raining last week at the Gabba but that didn't sop our enjoyment of the game.

Ponchos, Ponchos On!
You Need to Get
Your Ponchos On!!

(You needed to be there, it was a real party atmosphere)