How's the weather?

[Citroënbender]

Passing 35° here just now, thankfully it’s burned off the morning’s humidity.

[roKWiz]

31 in Albury, south westerly change came through.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Must be the first time ever it was stinking hot in Melbourne for one day and they didn't declare the whole state a total fire ban day. Geeze what's going on.

Have had worse hot days here in Melbourne, what surprised me was the north wind, was not all that strong, usually blows lot harder.
My plants took the hot weather quite well, usually they show signs of stress.

[Professor Farnsworth]

Nothing will ever be as hot as the ~ three/four days of 40+ during the Black Saturday fires when i lived in Beechworth, VIC. it was 40 at midnight in Wangaratta at the time. Yesterday's wind was awful, only hit 37 or so in SE Melbourne. Jan will bring some interesting heat waves.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Professor Farnsworth

Nothing will ever be as hot as the ~ three/four days of 40+ during the Black Saturday fires when i lived in Beechworth, VIC. it was 40 at midnight in Wangaratta at the time. Yesterday's wind was awful, only hit 37 or so in SE Melbourne. Jan will bring some interesting heat waves.

Tell me about it, I was working in Stanley (no comms there) and living in Everton. We were on high fire alert just as the wind changed direction headed for Myrtleford.

[Citroënbender]

Change has just blown through here. Still warm, but the temperature drop is wonderful.

[HIPO]

Badly need some rain on the plain out here...........

[mad2]

a luvely mid 30's for the next cupla days down here .. then a cupla cool days .. then back up to the 30's .......before we head back to work

[Vekgib]

Low to mid 30' here until Wednesday at least.
Wait....
You guys had time off work ?

[mad2]

Originally Posted by Vekgib

Low to mid 30' here until Wednesday at least.
Wait....
You guys had time off work ?

only under sufferance.......

[Trevor 57]

Gonna be 40c here today, I farken hate it this hot, mid 30's is my peak. I grew up on Phillip Island and really miss their summers, particularly the nights

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

Gonna be 40c here today, I farken hate it this hot, mid 30's is my peak. I grew up on Phillip Island and really miss their summers, particularly the nights

Not my thing either. I went out early this morning to get through a job before it got too hot. Didn't seem to be many people on the roads either. Looking like we might get some rain pretty soon though.

[mad2]

wellllll.......


i reckon it got to 40 [or there abouts] .... before we got hail AND heavy rain....

still raining on/off with light/heavyish showers. car got washed on the inside re drivers side as i was in mums place sorting rubbish [paper/crap/why they throw that out] and had the windows down slightly.. hell i gotz drowned getting from the car to the house and it was roughly 20 metres plus shutting two driveway gates........ missus couldn't wade thru the water in the gutter



row row ya boat gently across the road.........

[Itsme]

Sitting on my patio sinking a few beers I'm watching thunderstorm tonight; the garden & lawn is getting rain, and the light show is spectacular, perfect finish for a hot day in Melbourne.
Cheers

[Vekgib]

Currently a lazy 22 here. Looking for a top of 30. Top tomorrow of 33. Wednesday 28, before rain supposedly around lunchtime.
Can do what it likes atm while I'm feeling like death warmed over

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by mad2

wellllll.......


i reckon it got to 40 [or there abouts] .... before we got hail AND heavy rain....

still raining on/off with light/heavyish showers. car got washed on the inside re drivers side as i was in mums place sorting rubbish [paper/crap/why they throw that out] and had the windows down slightly.. hell i gotz drowned getting from the car to the house and it was roughly 20 metres plus shutting two driveway gates........ missus couldn't wade thru the water in the gutter



row row ya boat gently across the road.........

Give a thought to poor old Wangaratta this week, 4 days of 39, 2 days of 38.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Give a thought to poor old Wangaratta this week, 4 days of 39, 2 days of 38.

[HIPO]

41c here yesterday & 42c ATM.........

[mad2]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Give a thought to poor old Wangaratta this week, 4 days of 39, 2 days of 38.

i did ....... saw it yesterdy

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

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i'm not gunna even ask about the aircon

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Give a thought to poor old Wangaratta this week, 4 days of 39, 2 days of 38.

Probably the same as here.
Tues- 38
Wed- 38
Thurs- 38
Fri- 38
Sat- 36
Sun- 35
Mon- 35
Tues- 36
Wed- 36
Thurs- 36
Thats on top of the last 4 or 5 days of 35+

Was meant to only be this week until Friday, but yeah she keeps goin. I mean it is summer but i cant recall something as prolonged as this one for a bit.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by DJM83

Probably the same as here.
Tues- 38
Wed- 38
Thurs- 38
Fri- 38
Sat- 36
Sun- 35
Mon- 35
Tues- 36
Wed- 36
Thurs- 36
Thats on top of the last 4 or 5 days of 35+

Was meant to only be this week until Friday, but yeah she keeps goin. I mean it is summer but i cant recall something as prolonged as this one for a bit.

Has been a number of years since we've had prolonged heat like this. The last few summers, there would be a couple of 38 - 40+, but then a cool change that would last for a week or so.

[Charliewool]

Absolutely gorgeous weather!! And almost back to the days of “proper” summers while growing up.
So much better than freezing ya balls off and battling the below zero wind straight off Antartica..

[Citroënbender]

I have to disagree! Love the cool blasts of the Canterbury Plains. In Australia, had I time off right now, I’d be in a chalet atop Ben Lomond.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Has been a number of years since we've had prolonged heat like this. The last few summers, there would be a couple of 38 - 40+, but then a cool change that would last for a week or so.

2019 in fact was the last El Nino effect over the Western South Pacific region.

we usually cycle between El Nino and La Nina every 3-4 years but we fortunately had cooler/wetter Summers over the last 2 years as well.

The sea temps over the pacific Ocean are in a constant shift pattern effecting the different sides of the Pacific during Summer.

Back in 2019 I was working for a guy who was responsible for organizing the fire fighting helicopter deployment for Australia's bush fire season.

He told me with great certainty they don't bring in the equipment based on what Australia's BOM tell them but work with the CSIRO and US National Ocean Services who forecast patterns based on the Southern Oscillation Cycle.

Good read for those interested.....https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina.html

Spend most of the last month 'flailing" around in the south Pacific helping bringing a yacht home to Oz. So this phenomena really interests me.

[HIPO]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

I have to disagree! Love the cool blasts of the Canterbury Plains. In Australia, had I time off right now, I’d be in a chalet atop Ben Lomond.

Used to worship the heat, but the older i get, the cooler i prefer it.

[HIPO]

The native plant life is really taking a beating out here!

Set up a crude water mister for the ponies yesterday morning. It amused them for a while.
About 2pm they were out in the 42d heat & laying around sun baking at times.

I keep one of the rain water taps, on a constant drip into a stainless bowl. Large rock in the middle for smaller birds, that might fall in.
Went & checked it after lunch......... 12 Magpies flew off! must be some sort of truce happening with them. Betty's gang went to their main tree & the rest disappeared. Thats it , i give up on trying to understand Maggie protocol!