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by StratoBendigo
Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:00 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Early spring warmth/heat: September 12-?
Replies: 42
Views: 1503

Re: Early spring warmth/heat: September 12-?

2c this morning here. Lovely sunny afternoon for Equinox.

Looking ahead, Grand Final weekend might have some bonkers heat in NW Vic. But GFS has an absolute doozy of a cold front and Low following. Potentially a very volatile start to October. One to watch.
by StratoBendigo
Tue Sep 19, 2023 10:58 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Early spring warmth/heat: September 12-?
Replies: 42
Views: 1503

Re: Early spring warmth/heat: September 12-?

Meanwhile, South Africa is having a very cold start fo Spring:
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/we ... mber-2023/
by StratoBendigo
Mon Sep 18, 2023 3:33 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Early spring warmth/heat: September 12-?
Replies: 42
Views: 1503

Re: Early spring warmth/heat: September 12-?

Mildura got to a nasty 36.5c today. 27.8c here. Yuck.

Could be a pre-equinox record for Mildura. They did get to 37.7c on Sept 23, 2017.

Looking forward to the cool change on Tuesday night.
by StratoBendigo
Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:22 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Early spring warmth/heat: September 12-?
Replies: 42
Views: 1503

Re: Early spring warmth/heat: September 12-?

Looks much milder on both EC and GFS than was forecast earlier. Still dry though.
by StratoBendigo
Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Becoming cold, wet and windy with a front followed by a deep low: September 4-7
Replies: 46
Views: 1858

Re: Becoming cold, wet and windy with a front followed by a deep low: September 4-7

Cool day here today. As for the coming week or so, that could get nasty heat wise. Possibly our first 20c+ day tomorrow since winter - about a month earlier than last Spring (which was very cold). GFS suggests a chance of 30c+ before the end of this month, and last year that didn't happen until a ve...
by StratoBendigo
Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:07 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Becoming cold, wet and windy with a front followed by a deep low: September 4-7
Replies: 46
Views: 1858

Re: Becoming cold, wet and windy with a front followed by a deep low: September 4-7

10mm for the event here. Was below 0c this morning. Possibly for the last time this year.
by StratoBendigo
Fri Sep 08, 2023 2:51 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Becoming cold, wet and windy with a front followed by a deep low: September 4-7
Replies: 46
Views: 1858

Re: Becoming cold, wet and windy with a front followed by a deep low: September 4-7

Well the weather has certainly closed in now. Quite wintry 8c and raining atm.
by StratoBendigo
Fri Sep 08, 2023 12:34 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Becoming cold, wet and windy with a front followed by a deep low: September 4-7
Replies: 46
Views: 1858

Re: Becoming cold, wet and windy with a front followed by a deep low: September 4-7

6mm overnight. Warmer and drier today than I thought it would be. Another fail.
by StratoBendigo
Wed Sep 06, 2023 9:39 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Becoming cold, wet and windy with a front followed by a deep low: September 4-7
Replies: 46
Views: 1858

Re: Becoming cold, wet and windy with a front followed by a deep low: September 4-7

Two frosts in a row here. -1c this morning and now cloud drifiting across.

Friday will probably be the strongest dose of polar-modified air all winter. Fleetingly....
by StratoBendigo
Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:26 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Becoming cold, wet and windy with a front followed by a deep low: September 4-7
Replies: 46
Views: 1858

Re: Becoming cold, wet and windy with a front followed by a deep low: September 4-7

Just 1mm overnight here. 14-15c max temp today after a chilly 0c this morning.
by StratoBendigo
Thu Aug 31, 2023 11:05 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: A cool showery end to winter
Replies: 21
Views: 979

Re: A cool showery end to winter

Our August rainfall total is 23mm which is very poor. Lucky we had a really wet June - the crops would never have grown otherwise. The canola crops are looking nice around here, but without finishing rains there might be a lot of grain crops cut for hay this spring. Demand is starting to pick up con...
by StratoBendigo
Mon Aug 21, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Series of fronts with showers, and possible storms: August 22-26
Replies: 19
Views: 981

Re: Series of fronts with showers, and possible storms: August 22-26

Raining atm and 12c. We seem to be on a convergence line with warm air to our North, and Melbourne enjoying warm Spring sunshine.
by StratoBendigo
Mon Aug 21, 2023 9:29 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Series of fronts with showers, and possible storms: August 22-26
Replies: 19
Views: 981

Re: Series of fronts with showers, and possible storms: August 22-26

Had a shower of rain this morning. Could end up with a decent amount over the next two days.
by StratoBendigo
Sun Aug 20, 2023 6:09 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Becoming cold and showery, with snow on the alps: August 17-25
Replies: 18
Views: 916

Re: Becoming cold and showery, with snow on the alps: August 17-25

Could be quite wet here tomorrow night. GFS 00z reckons 20+mm. Other forecast models a more modest 10-15mm.
by StratoBendigo
Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Becoming cold and showery, with snow on the alps: August 17-25
Replies: 18
Views: 916

Re: Becoming cold and showery, with snow on the alps: August 17-25

Might be in with a chance of a sub-10c maximum today. No rain yet, but it's not far away.
by StratoBendigo
Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:28 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Front followed by a low: August 10-15
Replies: 33
Views: 1639

Re: Front followed by a low: August 10-15

Ended up with -3.9c. Coldest since August 2014.

Split systems can start to struggle in sub-zero temps. Same with the cheap heat-pump hot water systems the State Govt is paying for....
by StratoBendigo
Wed Aug 16, 2023 6:56 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Front followed by a low: August 10-15
Replies: 33
Views: 1639

Re: Front followed by a low: August 10-15

Update: -3.8c. Equal coldest since July 2015.
by StratoBendigo
Wed Aug 16, 2023 6:27 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Front followed by a low: August 10-15
Replies: 33
Views: 1639

Re: Front followed by a low: August 10-15

Coldest temp of the year this morning: -3.4 degC. Last time it was this cold was July 1, 2017 (-3.5c).
by StratoBendigo
Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:53 am
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Front followed by a low: August 10-15
Replies: 33
Views: 1639

Re: Front followed by a low: August 10-15

Was 12c yesterday. Felt chilly.

-1degC and a decent frost this morning. Thursday-Friday system looks cold too.
by StratoBendigo
Fri Aug 11, 2023 8:23 pm
Forum: Victoria / Tasmania
Topic: Front followed by a low: August 10-15
Replies: 33
Views: 1639

Re: Front followed by a low: August 10-15

A cold and overcast 12c max here today.

A bit of a wandering cold pool in the mix this Monday. GFS is still very keen about Aug 17-18th. Probably not much rain though. El-Nino-esque.