Victoria - Hot blast ahead of a milder change - 18th Nov to 21 Nov 2019

[Macca2395]

The wind is already very nasty here and it looks like it’s going to increase as the day progresses. Some of the gusts out west are spectacular!

[StratoBendigo]

Already 37c and 70 km/h gusts. Lucky the grass is still a bit green around these parts.

[Tassiedave]

Hobart 35 degrees at 10.40 am

[stevco123]

Hobart 35 degrees at 10.40 am

Their forecast was 33

[StratoBendigo]

0.1c off the November record for the current AWS site (40.2c vs 40.3c). Howling Northerly gusting to 40 kts. Filthy.

There is a 1862-1957 Nov record of 41.4c. That might even be at risk.

[wolfcat]

EMERGENCY WARNING - GRASS FIRE
This Emergency Warning is being issued for Clunes, Dunach, Evansford, Glengower, Mount Cameron, Mount Glasgow, Red Lion, Stony Creek.

It is too late to leave. The safest option is to take shelter indoors immediately.

http://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#!/ ... /moreinfo

[93ben]

I know everyone complains about wind here but I find days like today being so hot and windy the worst!

[StratoBendigo]

Cool change is expected around 3-4pm here. That grassfire near Clunes isn't good at all.

Temp has hit 41.0c...

[Lucia]

Cool change is expected around 3-4pm here. That grassfire near Clunes isn't good at all.

Temp has hit 41.0c...

Yes know that area well, have friends there 38 units responding last time I checked

[Tassiedave]

Hobart went from 36.7 to 21.2 degrees in 45 minutes as the wind swung to the South

[Adam38]

I thought I was hearing things...but yes that was a rumble of thunder. Very eerie looking dusty sky, not a good day for dry lightning.

[Supercellimpact]

Well Bendigo broke the record for the highest November max temperature today. Old record was 40.3 deg, we got to 41 deg.

See here https://www.weatherzone.com.au/vic/nort ... ry/bendigo

[wolfcat]

Just what we don't need.

[wolfcat]

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV21035.shtml

[StratoBendigo]

Ended up hitting 41.9c. So hottest November temp ever.

Change is just to our West. Winds are gusting to 80 km/h. Humidity 6%. Sky is brown.

Bad fire near Rochester now.

[stevco123]

The MOST DANGEROUS period for bushfires to start is when this line of dry storms go through. Lightning strikes galore according to the weaherzone radar

Very tense out there especially north and east VIC, but thank God we had okay rains down in the south.

[stevco123]

40.9 in the city. Change must be close

[Macca2395]

The sky has turned a markedly grey/ brown colour. A lot of dust being lifted up.. shocking weather.

Not liking those storms. Fingers crossed

[Macedonian]

32.5C at Mt Macedon. Ive seen entire summers go by without a 30C day and here we are in Spring with 32.5C...yukk.

Thunder is rumbling away and it tried to rain but has stopped now.

[StratoBendigo]

Half of Bendigo is out of power now. Mostly tree branches to blame. Sky is getting a darker shade of brown. Winds gusting to 50 kts. All a bit apocalyptic now.