Rain on the radar: will it crash the party for harvest in Sunraysia?


If you’ve been anywhere near a vineyard, a sultana block, or a picker’s roster lately, you’ll know harvest time is all about timing. And right when everyone’s trying to thread the needle “bang” the forecast starts waving a big wet finger at the calendar.

For Mildura and surrounds, the next 7–10 days is looking like a mixed bag: heavy showers on Sunday 22 Feb, a couple more showery chances mid-week (Wed 25 Feb), then thunderstorm potential on Friday 27 Feb, with more showers around Saturday 28 Feb and Sunday 1 March.

Robinvale is telling a similar story, with heavy showers and a storm on Sunday 22 Feb and more cloud/showers lingering into the weekend.

Now, rain is usually a “beauty!” moment out here… but not when fruit is at peak ripeness and the machines (and people) are finally rolling.

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