Poor Darwin copping it like Tracy 2.

Tonight it’s thunder/lightening activity.
Took some vids then screen shot the lightenings!

In a rain shadow - not again!  Rely on tank water and a freaking hose split from its connection and lost about an hour of water through the pump.

Came home and the gas on the barbecue was on - wasn't when we left.  Someone turned it on while we were away... WTF?

Queensland now with supercell 13cm hail stones!

https://apple.news/AqMLjPHqVQ2-ToVo-UHqGJw

Sophia wrote on Nov 25^th, 2025 at 2:11pm:


Typical Aussie snowflake

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Nov 25^th, 2025 at 6:10pm:

Too right.
Last 2 years has been a green drought… where everything looks green but there’s been less rain.
It’s a trick of the eyes.
We emptied our dam 18 months ago to clear weeds.
And it’s still half empty to now…the seasonal ducks were not happy!

It’s the second day of summer and was cold! Had the fire place going last night, and today!
Sigh…..

Sophia wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2025 at 8:13pm:


I have had the ceiling fan on fastest setting to make watching television bearable. The heat and humidity have been so bad that I don't want to do much else.

Yup.

Can get to 35°C during summer BUT evenings are always 10–12°C—you can sleep!

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2025 at 10:58am:


You’re up near the Tropic of Capricorn and the humidity there kills me!
That sort of heat takes all the energy out of me too!
Just a fan you have? You should get an air con. It will make you feel human again 

Jovial Monk wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2025 at 11:51am:


Around here, it rarely gets below 20°C at night between October and March, unless it has been raining. During the winter, it is fairly common to have nighttime temperatures not reach below 15°C. But in the June-July dead of winter, you would experience 5 to 10°C nighttime temperatures. Even for those times, the daytime temperatures rarely get below a maximum of 20°C.

Sophia wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2025 at 10:53pm:


I have an airconditioner in this room. But the other week, I turned it on and lost power to my computer. So, I either use the airconditioner without using the computer. Or I keep it off. I have the feeling that the airconditioner is getting a bit inefficient. Last week, I was going to spend $50 on one of those small portable airconditioning units that cool a room. Some old guy tried to convince me to get one of those larger units that do a better job and bring down the humidity levels of the room. I might get one of those in the next week.

This week has been quite reasonable. It was 35°C+ all last week. This week, it feels like between 30 and 35°C and fairly breezy.

Jovial Monk wrote on Dec 5^th, 2025 at 5:58am:



You mean the Active and Neutral?   

Do you have an electrical-fire extinguisher?

I can’t believe these fires in NSW!!!
We are barely touching in sumner and there’s houses burnt down 

Yesterday here in Melbourne was a stinker of 30 deg I was nearly dying as we went to a work break up party outdoors …. sunblock and sun hat and sunglasses! At home later with air con on.
And today …. It’s freezing and raining again! Fireplace going.
‘Tis madness. 

But look at this photo of Koolewong with fire blazing. What a capture!
I can’t understand how they live close to the sea but can’t be saved from fire?
Perhaps lives can be saved being near water?

Whew hot today in Melbourne 43 deg but cooler out here in the hills.
40 deg 

Very hot today, then the Southern Coast Surgeon blew in and everyone just chilled out.

At 5:45 in the morning, I was packed and ready to go on a 700km trip south. I was waiting for my ride to pick me up. Having preoccupied myself with a mobile phone game, I was amazed at how much I was sweating. My ride came and picked me up. The driver put the airconditioned seats (of all things) so that I could cool down. It was an uneventful drive down south.

A night after arriving, we had this mild storm and a downpour of rain. I was not that concerned about the rain as I marched out in the weather and cooled down a little. The rain passed and I felt the cool southerly winds. Melbourne, for the Boxing Day test, had 14°C at 10am in the morning. I think our area must have had the breeze from that city arrive up north by the evening.

It must have been the first time I have used the hot water tap for a shower since October. I realise that my motel was airconditioned and that was probably what did it. But, outside, the temperature felt like an early Spring night.

Came back to town here and had to use the airconditioning.

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 28^th, 2025 at 9:03pm:


Ahhh no ..... I'm old enough to be your father.

Did your parents teach you to be slovenly & let things turn to shyte around you & live in it?

Gnads wrote on Dec 29^th, 2025 at 6:32am:


I thought you said that you were not much different in age to me. You certainly act younger.

My parents were fairly poor with their organisation. For example, my conception. I grew up in a household that tolerated a certain amount of untidiness.

Whew it’s hot today!
Like stepping into an oven!
There was even a small bushfire 1 km from us but local firies were onto it quick!

We were down the peninsula but decided to come back to property just in case as weather is extreme.

Here’s our current temperature!

Hot, dry, windy - bushfire summer.....  29 deg now.

Solar and air con is great - except the companies worked out they weren't getting enough from us.

And what do we Victorians get for the hottest day ever in some parts (Ouyen, almost 50 deg!) … we all get an unplanned power outtage! Most of the state affected. Our weather here was this and then power went out. It’s stuffy. Can’t open windows/doors as it’s like opening an oven door!
I sit in candle lit room thinking if power stays off all night, the food I have to throw out from fridge.
But 4 hours later ….and let there be light!
Our smaller generator got flooded in winter when power went out as we had it near water tank for pump, we’ve only got one bigger one, and a tiny one for caravanning.
Obviously need to buy another generator!
That’s next on shopping list.
Here’s our recorded temp when power went out.

Aaahh, finally on news, we surpassed a 17 year record for power demand! Hence all the outages!
And they keep closing down power stations!

I have an airconditioner in this room here. But it does not do much good. I could block off the hallway with a curtain and close the door to the tv room, and that does help keep the room comfortable. But, given that the airconditioner is so ageing, it is just better to endure the weather, rather than the electricity invoice.

'42.7°C in Melbourne just before 5pm, where the hottest air arrived later in the afternoon. Earlier, Australian Open matches on outside courts were suspended under the tournament’s extreme heat policy.'

Tennis Australia noted that the event was warm last year. It was warm the year before that in the Aust Open and rumours spread that it was linked to summer. (It gets warm in summer.) (In Australia). A spokesman hinted that this may be discussed at next year's pre-match chat.  Any comments on summer are welcome.

Europeans at 42d. in tennis look like drips. There are other months such as May, October or July. There are 11 months. All are cooler than January.  Tennis is cool.

January is typically the hottest month in Melbourne, with average daily maximum temperatures around 27.4, often exceeding 40during summer heatwaves. February is a close second, with similar, slightly more humid, and often sunny, hot conditions.  Hot people feel hot.

I’m finding the weather warm but it’s summer.

I use a fan on the sticky hot days.

Mostly at night.

I avoid the afternoons western sun.

That’s when it gets really warm up here.

Finally, it’s raining and a nice constant rain.
What a relief!
Everything is so dry and yellow.
It’s been a long time since we had a decent rain since last year at some point. Can’t even remember last time it rained, we had such oppressive heat.

Very nice here in Perth at the moment, especially for February.

https://reg.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/perth.shtml?ref=hdr

Although I do believe tropical cyclone Mitchell (now ex tropical cyclone) is responsible.

I'll enjoy the "cooler" weather while it lasts. 

UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 12^th, 2026 at 9:28am:


Rockhampton being in the Tropic of Capricorn, I found it so humid the times I went there.
It must be going through that intense humidity again.
Interesting to see if you have a colder winter.

The Climate here?

...well, it keeps bloody changing all the time! 

Almost like Melbourne weather in Perth at the moment.

Very unusual February here.

36 degrees yesterday then 29 forecast with a bit of rain and a few thunderstorms today then 36 again tomorrow... and 26 for Saturday and 25 for Sunday at this stage.

https://reg.bom.gov.au/wa/forecasts/perth.shtml?ref=hdr

The 'cooler' weather is great today even though the humidity is a bit high as you would expect.

* Edit: Updated forecast - now 33 tomorrow, not 36. 

Perfect 29c, some rain at night, paddocks look green without being water clogged and as long as no flood in May like last year winter will be good too.

Wow!
First of all, I’m stunned by how much flooding is happening up in NT.
Second, this helicopter rescue is amazing! That helicopter driver is incredible!
This will go viral … I love it! Two people and their dog rescued.
Watch the video. This is not the entire vid … it’s only showing part rescue, one of the helicopter guys going back into car to get the dog.

https://7news.com.au/news/hero-helicopter-pilot-saves-men-and-dog-from-floodwate...

Sunday, Monday just gone big rains here. I measured about 230 mm.

River rose quickly but only went to just above minor flood levels.

Burnett River in B'berg was higher.

Rocky should have had some flooding this week.

Gnads wrote on Mar 13^th, 2026 at 1:37pm:


The Fitzroy river is going to be up this week. But it won't peak beyond 7 metres.

Bobby. wrote on Mar 15^th, 2026 at 5:50am:


It also means that I will be switching on my hot water system for the next 6 months. I have done well keeping it off for the last 7 months.

Good for pasture and mushrooms.

Quote:

https://www.willyweather.com.au/news/224085/scientists+say+summer+of+weather+whiplash+points+to+driving+force+of+climate+change.html