The Australian Weather Forum

93ben wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:41 pm

Tassiedave wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:41 pm Does people putting pictures of car thermometer readings on social media and then presuming its the actual temperature annoy anyone else?

Thing is my car gives the right temp after its been driving for a bit. If people take the photo before they drive then the temp is inaccurate. The car will always be hotter than the temp when its been idle for all that time.

Yep, totally annoying and goes to show how out of touch with reality many people are. I saw a fb friend claim that it was 55C in Adelaide yesterday.

That wind is really howling here with some house rattling gusts at times, makes me a little worried about the tinder
dry bushland and paddocks just 3 streets away.

No big deal. it wa 43 only 2 weeks ago wasn't it?

(i know, I know, it's the prolonged heat that's the issue)

Another generator has gone down at Yallourn overnight. Fun times for the electricity grid today.

Currently 31c after a 26c minimum. Cool compared to Melbourne atm...

33c here and a DP of 17c, so not overly dry. But the wind is gusty, generally in the 25 to 35 km/h range. Minimum last night was 29.8c. Way too warm - will be glad when it’s over!

Adam38 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:55 am That wind is really howling here with some house rattling gusts at times, makes me a little worried about the tinder
dry bushland and paddocks just 3 streets away.

Just came back from walking the dog in that disgusting windy crap. Thank god for the vegetation along the creek, which provided some wind breaks for us.

Time to start praying that no fires get going in these conditions.

I have a feeling it will reach 40 degrees before 11am today

I will be staggered if Victoria’s January record of 47.2C isn’t broken today by multiple locations

Local airport here gusting to about 55 km/h, currently 33c and rising.

Kilmore Gap now gusting up to 83km/h with 10 min average wind speed around 61km/h at 9.30pm. The first 40c is not far away now.

And here it is Jasmine, 40.3C recorded at Avalon (9.47am).

Mildura running 10C hotter then this time yesterday, for interests sake it got to 45C yesterday...

And Geelong is 2nd cab of the rank in the Greater Melbourne area. 40.2c at 9:59am

41c at Avalon, and 40c at Yarram too - that'll be a shock to them.

For today's entertainment, check out the wholesale power prices as the day progresses:
https://opennem.org.au/#/regions/vic

Already frighteningly expensive!

Just hit 44 in the shade here south of Sale, no sea breeze today.

Edit cool change, down to 42 at 1027.

Wind has dropped right away here. This is a typical pattern on these days in the Dandenongs. Temperature is 32.5C with a DP of 17C. Feels like we should get a storm (maybe a chance if the 850T wasn't 27C ).

Wind change is on the surf coast now. Perhaps an hour from hitting the bottom of the bay.

Down on the main Road in Mornington. Very breezy and humid but not overly hot. Certainly very warm but not hot. Sky is 70% cloudy

First Emergency Warning of the day for the Timbarra fire. http://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/?=& ... rning/6042

37c at Wallan. Wind to 45klm / hr

38.6c here, which is the highest so far today, along with a DP of 17c. The air is getting drier, as expected, but not crazily dry. Wind is averaging around 30km/h and gusty, with a maximum gust so far of 53km/h. Awful conditions, to say the least.

Sitting at 41.1 deg at 11.30 am here.