Weather Updates

Cancellation or Suspension of Competition

The competition will be cancelled if:

  1. Liverpool City Council closes our field.
  2. The Committee deems our track unsafe.
  3. Extreme temperatures are forecasted.

If the competition is cancelled, it will be rescheduled for a future date, weather permitting. Events may be adjusted at the Committee’s discretion to accommodate weather conditions.

In the event of adverse weather, the Committee will decide whether to proceed or halt the competition by Friday at 5pm. Updates will be posted on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

Additionally, the Committee may suspend or cancel the competition if conditions pose a danger to athletes, officials, or spectators. Prestons Robins LAC follows the guidelines set out by LANSW.

NOTIFICATION:
Please do not message us prior as a decision won’t have been made.
Updates will be posted by Friday at 5pm on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

Hot Weather Guidelines

Our Centre adheres to the LANSW Hot Weather Guidelines:

  • At 31-35 degrees, 300m to 3000m events will be suspended until temperatures cools (or cancelled for the night).
  • At 38 degrees in dry heat, or 36 degrees with high humidity, our competition night will be cancelled.

Air Quality

Hourly readings are published by the NSW Office of Environment & Heritage.  When the Air Quality Index at the Liverpool monitoring station is “Fair” or “Poor”, 300m to 3000m events will be cancelled.  When the index is “Very Poor” or “Hazardous,” our competition night will be cancelled.

Lightning

According to the LANSW Lightning guidelines which the Committee adheres to may suspend or cancel competition if a storm is approaching and where the ‘flash to bang’ (lightning to thunder) count approaches 30 seconds, all individuals should be under a safe shelter (the canteen area).

At least 30 minutes must pass from the last sound of thunder or observation of lightning before the resumption of competition.  In most cases, competition will be cancelled for the night.