Site updates and improvements

Updates March 2026

March 2026 site updates including personalised solar production forecasts, upgraded 30-day climate outlook with live indicators from NOAA and BOM, membership page fixes, and encrypted solar array storage for members.

Tropical Lows March 2026

Four tropical lows developed simultaneously across northern Australia on 4 March 2026. A scientific analysis of Tropical Low 29U’s cyclone probability and the realistic threat to Dayboro in the D’Aguilar foothills.

Why Dayboro’s Valley Microclimate Affects Your Solar Panels

Understanding Dayboro’s valley microclimate is crucial for accurate solar panel output predictions. Learn how cold air drainage, fog, and tilted panels affect your system’s performance.

Dayboro.au Radar

New on the site: a live rain radar and lightning map that shows you everything in one spot. Rain moving across SEQ, real-time lightning strikes colour-coded by distance, storm
cell tracking with directional arrows, and a flashing alert when lightning gets within 50km of Dayboro. No more juggling the Bureau on one tab and lightning on another, just
open dayboro.au/radar/ and you’re sorted.

Updates February 2026

Catch up on the latest updates at Dayboro AU Weather, where we’re working to improve your experience and provide valuable resources behind a paywall for members.

January 2026 in Dayboro: What Actually Happened, Where I Missed It, and Why It Matters

January 2026 was unusually hot and dry in Dayboro. This post explains what happened, where the forecast missed, and why local conditions amplified the outcome.

Weather Server confusion

It always happens Well, ok, not always… but. So the weather server, which is on Windows, did an auto update, restarted and then went … OK bugger it. It is running on a NUC. I moved it to a NUC as it is only doing some light work; the main work and the heavy lifting […]