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Uluru has experienced an extraordinary deluge over the past two days, with rainfall amounts tripling the usual monthly average for this period. Despite the heavy downpour leading to some road closures around the iconic site, all walking tracks remain accessible to visitors.
The Uluru National Park took to Instagram to advise visitors, urging them to stay on designated paths and be cautious of potentially slippery surfaces due to the wet conditions. “We ask visitors to exercise caution, remain on marked tracks and paths at all times and take care on potentially slippery surfaces,” the post emphasized.
This intense weather event is attributed to a low-pressure trough sweeping moisture across central Australia. According to Weatherzone meteorologist Ben Domensino, the combination of this slow-moving trough and significant atmospheric moisture is behind the heavy rainfall affecting certain regions.
The wet weather is being caused by a low-pressure trough, which is bringing moisture across the centre of Australia.
“The slow-moving nature of this trough, combined with copious atmospheric moisture, is resulting in substantial rainfall in some areas,” Weatherzone’s Ben Domensino said.
He said the wet weather will spread to other states across the week.
Mapping shows parts of every state will see at least 30 millimetres of rain.
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