#816000 - 15/01/2010 19:45
Re: The heat is on!
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Any "cold spell" that's coming isn't gonna last long. 2 days max. Then after that, like later next week, ...... *shakes head* And thank god for that! Looking forward to the heat returning next week. Looking like a foul few days coming up! Yuck! Suppose all this southern air will do is clear out all the moisture/humidity that's been keeping dew points reasonable over Australia.
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#816002 - 15/01/2010 19:54
Re: The heat is on!
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cool conditions for a week? for Sydney the only coolish days look to be Monday and Tuesday and even they could be above average with offshore winds predicted. Wednesday could be 30+ across the basin with 850temps in the high teens and offshore winds. then by friday 850temps are back into the twenties again.
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#816003 - 15/01/2010 19:59
Re: The heat is on!
[Re: ThunderstormZ]
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Meteorological Motor Mouth
Registered: 08/10/2007
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Loc: Northern Beaches Syd
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Wed and fri maxes are both 25/28 (east/west) for SYD, mid 20s looks the go for most of the week with the southerlies which will be even chillier down in VIC and SA
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#816005 - 15/01/2010 20:05
Re: The heat is on!
[Re: Long Road Home]
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Registered: 17/05/2009
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Loc: blackbutt - illawarra - NSW,
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the BOM are always over conservative on maximum temps until about 2 or 3 days out, 30C+ atm looks highly likely for Sydney on Wednesday IMO.
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#816122 - 16/01/2010 11:30
Re: The heat is on!
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cool conditions for a week? for Sydney the only coolish days look to be Monday and Tuesday and even they could be above average with offshore winds predicted. But the nights will be significantly cooler according to BoM. Perhaps an indication of the predicted drop in dew points. Tuesday morning is forecasted to drop to 16 in Sydney! Coldest since December 3. Get the doonas out - I know I'll feel cold if that forecast is accurate.
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#816227 - 16/01/2010 15:54
Re: The heat is on!
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What cold spell??? Check out the outlook:
Monday Mostly fine. Min 11 Max 23 Tuesday Fine, mostly sunny. Min 8 Max 27 Wednesday Fine, mostly sunny. Min 9 Max 32 Thursday Fine, mostly sunny. Min 13 Max 34 Friday Fine, partly cloudy. Min 16 Max 37 Saturday Mostly fine. Min 18 Max 37
more like HOT to me
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#816303 - 16/01/2010 18:20
Re: The heat is on!
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Yes, the holiday from the heat will be brief. But we've had less "AC On" days this January than last, that's for sure. We've passed the half way mark of the meteorological summer, so one milestone down. We're now entering the 'dog days' of summer, from mid Jan to early Feb, when peak heat usually occurs in the SE. Canberra's "D-Day" of Jan 29 suits this model well.
Edited by snow4sydney (16/01/2010 18:21)
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#816326 - 16/01/2010 18:51
Re: The heat is on!
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What are "dog days"??
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#816329 - 16/01/2010 19:02
Re: The heat is on!
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Meteorological Motor Mouth
Registered: 08/10/2007
Posts: 8466
Loc: Northern Beaches Syd
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well it is january, we are in an el nino and our sst's are much warmer than avg, so one would expect warmth, humidity and storms
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#816335 - 16/01/2010 19:17
Re: The heat is on!
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Registered: 17/05/2006
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Loc: Mulambin , Yeppoon Central Qld
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Considering the average temp in January is 31 degrees (We never seem to have average to below average months these days) anyway... Some hot days on the way. Today it is quite pleasant sitting in undercover shade outside as although the temp is 35 the humidity is around 8-9 percent.  41 tomorrow 41 Monday 38 Tuesday Wednesday to Friday, 30,28 and 27 before 35 degrees next weekend again ! Perth looks like it will end up the month 3 or more degrees above average. Plus it is now DAY 55 of no rain.... maybe we will break the record of 83 days of no rain.
Edited by vinny06 (16/01/2010 19:19)
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#816349 - 16/01/2010 19:51
Re: The heat is on!
[Re: Vinnie]
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Registered: 17/05/2006
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Loc: Mulambin , Yeppoon Central Qld
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I should add that Geraldton is forecast for 45 tomorrow , they had 44 today and Monday the forecast is for 42 deg. The average temp is 31.6 so these temps are well above the average .
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#816413 - 16/01/2010 22:10
Re: The heat is on!
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Registered: 11/11/2005
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Loc: Canberra
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well it is january, we are in an el nino and our sst's are much warmer than avg, so one would expect warmth, humidity and storms But I don't understand how "dogs" come into it I mean a dog is a 4-legged animal kept as a pet??
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#816422 - 16/01/2010 22:52
Re: The heat is on!
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The "dog" days of summer is more a Northern Hemisphere thing- it refers to the star Sirius (aka the dog star or Canis Major). Sirius is invisible in the Northern Hemisphere for most of the year, bar the height of summer- hence the "dog days of summer". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Days
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#816431 - 16/01/2010 23:08
Re: The heat is on!
[Re: HumphreyBear]
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The "dog" days of summer is more a Northern Hemisphere thing- it refers to the star Sirius (aka the dog star or Canis Major). Sirius is invisible in the Northern Hemisphere for most of the year, bar the height of summer- hence the "dog days of summer". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Days I don't think you've read that page properly, sorry, it doesn't say that at all. The Dog Days where when Sirius rose around the same time of the sun (August several thousand years ago, now its around 1 July) and the combined heat of the Sun and the brightest star in the sky, already long known as the Dog Star, was thought to bring the strong heat of late summer. The Dog Star was called such long before the constellation Canis Major, the Big Dog, was constructed around Sirius by the Romans. One of the interpretations of Sirius is "Scorching." Sirius is not invisible 'for most of the year' in the northern hemisphere, it is only -16 declination south, thats pretty close to the celestial equator so unless you're right at the poles you'd see it often, particularly from the Mediterranian region. And here in Australia, at least southern Australia, its visible every night of the year. Around the end of June, beginning of July you can see it set after the sun and rise the next morning just before sunrise, which I've tested on many an occasion. At the moment its prominent in our summer night sky. Perhaps we can blame it the for the hot nights of summer instead.
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#816737 - 17/01/2010 16:39
Re: The heat is on!
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This upcoming heatwave will be less severe than the last one we had, which eased the other day and ended with the storms last night. After the high heat next Friday and Saturday caused by a filthy air mass encroaching from the interior, temperatures are currently forecast to ease back slightly and look like staying that way (although it will still be hot enough to be uncomfortable) with temperatures in the 30s into the beginning of the following week, with the monster retreating back to WA.
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#816858 - 17/01/2010 19:28
Re: The heat is on!
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Registered: 17/05/2006
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Loc: Mulambin , Yeppoon Central Qld
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http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/observations/perth.shtmlAs you can see it was extremely hot all throughout Perth. 43 deg here !!!.... though humidity down to 8 percent. Seasol and Mulch have saved the garden. It isn't cooling down quickly either. When was the last time Perth had only average temps in Summer (in other words each month we finished with the average temp being spot on )?
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