Katherine's force field has been switched on again

Just check out the Bureau of Meteorology's latest rain charts.

There has been a smattering of rain about the place but one isolated, little white patch in the middle - yep Katherine.

Anyone who was in Katherine on Friday afternoon know it rained.

Not much, but enough to have people scurrying for cover.

But the shower didn't register officially.

The Bureau of Meteorology's instruments at Tindal did record 0.4mm at 2am on Sunday.

Our first official rain since May.

Some people say not to expect rain until November anyway.

Others say Halloween (Thursday) is always a good chance for rain.

The bureau has certainly changed its forecasts for Katherine.

The humidity has risen fast but the extreme temperatures may be in the past.

And every day there is a chance of a thunderstorm.

Because it is Katherine, where people watch their radar app closely and then see a promising storm pass around to the left or right of the town., it remains just a chance.

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