00:00It's the annual weather event that couldn't come soon enough for those sweltering across
00:06the Top End.
00:07I think this wet season is one of the worst ones we've had on record.
00:11It's been extremely hot, humid and it's been pretty hard to bear.
00:17We came actually for the wet and for the monsoons and also for the runoff to get some pretty
00:22good barra but that hasn't been happening at the moment.
00:25At long last, the Bureau of Meteorology predicts the much-anticipated monsoon is set to reach
00:30Darwin by this weekend.
00:32To the east in the Arnhem district, a monsoonal trough could be active as early as tomorrow.
00:37We are expecting that monsoonal conditions to extend westwards over the next couple of
00:44days.
00:45So for Darwin, we'll be expecting to see those north-westerly winds starting to bring more
00:50showers in from tomorrow.
00:52The monsoon develops as the continent heats up during summer, and low pressure starts
00:57to build up over land.
00:59In the Top End, prevailing winds swing to a north-westerly, as moist air from the ocean
01:03is sucked towards northern Australia in a circular motion.
01:07And while some climate drivers have been supporting the development of the monsoon, the Bureau
01:12says broader weather conditions just haven't lined up.
01:15Winds have been taking records from about 1957.
01:20This is the latest onset in Darwin.
01:22Better late than never, the arrival of the monsoon will bring welcome relief from what's
01:26been a stifling wet season.
01:28And its late arrival won't be the only weather record broken this year.
01:32On Monday, Darwin Airport recorded its hottest ever February overnight low of 30 degrees.
01:38That's the second highest minimum on record for any month.
01:42Oppressive conditions taking a toll on Territorians.
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