Welcome New Members! We want to hear from you. Register, stop lurking and start posting!

VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Event discussion and analysis for Victoria and Tasmania, including day to day weather.
Forum rules
When posting photos, particularly in active breaking weather threads, please link to clickable photos to minimise download issues. For more information, see Posting Photo Guidelines for more information. Threads that are six weeks old or older will be Archived Here
s
snowfall
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 1277
Joined: Mon Mar 20, 2017 7:39 pm
Location: Gisborne South (349m asl)

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by snowfall »

Laverton has just reached 40c
L
Lucia
Cumulus
Reactions:
Posts: 84
Joined: Mon Jan 29, 2018 5:08 pm
Location: Lilydale

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by Lucia »

Macca2395 wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2019 11:30 am Thick smoke has just enveloped Lancefield within the last hour. Could this be from the fires in NSW?
The wind is north easterly, I believe the smoke haze everywhere is blowing in from the High country and East Gippsland fires.
User avatar
hillybilly
Site Admin/Moderator
Reactions:
Posts: 4964
Joined: Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:26 am
Location: Howden Tasmania, 25m above sea level
Contact:

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by hillybilly »

Macca2395 wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2019 11:30 am Thick smoke has just enveloped Lancefield within the last hour. Could this be from the fires in NSW?
Yep, all NSW smoke. Stinky up here in the Dandenongs. Another one of those new age hot days where it’s searing hot, the humidity is moderate (precip water values around 25mm) and winds quite light. All driven by a southeast Australian heat low, that subsequently parks over NSW for much of the next week. We never used to get these, but they are semi permanent feature in summer in summer now :?
s
stevco123
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 2935
Joined: Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:42 pm
Location: Cranbourne 78m asl

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by stevco123 »

Smoke affecting visibility now. I wonder if it will be thick enough to affect the 44 maximum forecast?
https://www.weatherlink.com/bulletin/53 ... 76dd68e8bc: for current weather updated every 2 minutes
D
Dane
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 1659
Joined: Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:51 am
Location: Sebastopol 420m ASL
Contact:

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by Dane »

No Smoke haze here. Quite Windy gusting up to 30 knots at the Airport.
Currently 37/7c
S
StratoBendigo
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 2802
Joined: Fri Jan 02, 2015 2:18 pm
Location: Kangaroo Flat

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by StratoBendigo »

Yes, the smoke is from NSW. Currently 41c and visibility is poor. Already 47c at Renmark. Yuck.
User avatar
Didjman
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 2097
Joined: Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:52 pm
Location: Wallan, Vic 328m ASL
Contact:

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by Didjman »

Current satpic shows dust heading sse over the Eyre Peninsula
s
stevco123
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 2935
Joined: Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:42 pm
Location: Cranbourne 78m asl

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by stevco123 »

...and the winner for the most ridiculous jump in temperature in the shortest amount of time goes to...AVALON.

1:00pm: 31.8
1:40pm: 44.1

:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
https://www.weatherlink.com/bulletin/53 ... 76dd68e8bc: for current weather updated every 2 minutes
w
wolfcat
Cumulonumbus Calvas
Reactions:
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:14 pm
Location: Bentleigh East
Contact:

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by wolfcat »

Community Information - Air Quality
CloseClose popup
Issued Today at 1:00 PM.

This message is being issued for smoke across the State of Victoria.

You will see or smell smoke across parts of the State of Victoria.
Smoke in the Hume region is as a result of fires in New South Wales.
Smoke in Gippsland region is as a result of fires currently burning in Gippsland.
Light winds are likely to mean that smoke continues to impact air quality until Saturday morning.

http://www.emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#!/warning/9856
s
stevco123
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 2935
Joined: Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:42 pm
Location: Cranbourne 78m asl

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by stevco123 »

Just hit 40.1 here
https://www.weatherlink.com/bulletin/53 ... 76dd68e8bc: for current weather updated every 2 minutes
M
Macedonian
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 2323
Joined: Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:44 pm
Location: Mount Macedon Vic at 870m above sea level

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by Macedonian »

35C at Mt Macedon, that has to be in my top three warmest days in 16years.
Home- "Shepherd's Bush" at Mt Macedon. 870m
Work- "Bolobek" at Macedon. 430m
User avatar
Didjman
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 2097
Joined: Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:52 pm
Location: Wallan, Vic 328m ASL
Contact:

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by Didjman »

38.8c here atm
G
Gordon
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 2877
Joined: Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:01 am
Location: Near Gordon, Vic. 620 m asl

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by Gordon »

After a low in the wee hours of 14C (yay!) its now 34C (boo!).

More than hot enough for me, demonstrating my pathetic lack of tolerance for heat (and why I live at 600m asl).
User avatar
hillybilly
Site Admin/Moderator
Reactions:
Posts: 4964
Joined: Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:26 am
Location: Howden Tasmania, 25m above sea level
Contact:

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by hillybilly »

Keith at 48.8C. Could get close to 50C. The current number would clearly be the hottest temperature recorded that far south in any month. That is horrific for December.

Hopetoun's 47.4C is a new Vic record for December. Would expect about 49 to 50C given there is still a couple of hours of heating to go :(
A
Adam38
Cumulonimbus
Reactions:
Posts: 483
Joined: Tue Jul 31, 2018 1:57 pm
Location: Bacchus Marsh

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by Adam38 »

43.8 here, I have numerous magpies and magpie larks all sitting at the front door trying to escape this heat...
s
snowfall
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 1277
Joined: Mon Mar 20, 2017 7:39 pm
Location: Gisborne South (349m asl)

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by snowfall »

39.9c. Winds are not light unfortunately - generally gusting up to the low to mid 40 km/h.

A smoke haze here as well, so maybe that will help to cap temperatures a little?
J
James
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 1059
Joined: Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:10 pm
Location: Boronia

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by James »

really odd out, rather quiet with few birds tweeing or traffic or other noise, slight breeze and everythings a weird red color with the sun filtering through the smoke
S
Sean
Cumulonumbus Calvas
Reactions:
Posts: 999
Joined: Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:35 pm
Location: Patterson Lakes - SE Melb

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by Sean »

I wonder if this smoke haze will limit max temperatures? I know that high cirrus cloud usually helps reduce maximum temps.

The dew points are fairly high in some areas, which is strange.
S
StratoBendigo
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 2802
Joined: Fri Jan 02, 2015 2:18 pm
Location: Kangaroo Flat

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by StratoBendigo »

Cape Otway has almost broken it's all-time record. Currently 42.8c there.
s
stevco123
Supercell
Reactions:
Posts: 2935
Joined: Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:42 pm
Location: Cranbourne 78m asl

Re: VIC - Potential record heat: December 15-20 2019

Post by stevco123 »

I just hit 42.0 down here :?
https://www.weatherlink.com/bulletin/53 ... 76dd68e8bc: for current weather updated every 2 minutes
Locked