The Heat....

[MarcMaverick]

The air is very dirty today. And by dirty I mean volatile.

 

[bresker]

Still a mild cooling breeze here in Laverton , the Jewel of the West . But wait till the wind switches to the north. The infamous Aussie 'Brickfielder'

Brickfielder - Wikipedia

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When i emigrated from Ireland, I thought it was a cruel trick that the wind made things hotter, not cooler. A south wind is lovely & warm in Irish summer, but no matter the direction the wind is refreshing at least . Baltic cold in winter, of course, from the North East.

Wind today will be like opening the oven door.

 

[the_interloper]

I'm not going anywhwere today, I think 30 degrees is too hot, **** this weather!

 

[MarcMaverick]

I'm not going anywhwere today, I think 30 degrees is too hot, **** this weather!

Just did some gym work.

 

[bresker]

Smoke rising from Altona direction

 

[peternorth]

Feels pretty cool at the moment!

Wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't get as hot as they predicted.

was quite cool on the golf course

 

[jb04]

Cool change coming later this afternoon, won't get above 31 degrees for another 10 days or so.

 

[revo333]

Smoke rising from Altona direction

Factory fire I think

 

[rocker_oz33]

A few houses on fire around my area.
Thats not good .

 

[Frank Bunn]

A few houses on fire around my area.
Thats not good .

Where's that?

 

[rocker_oz33]

Where's that?

One in Grovedale and 2 in Leopold i believe.

 

[Frank Bunn]

One in Grovedale and 2 in Leopold i believe.

CFA website reports a structural house fire in Leopold and a controlled grass fire at Avalon. Nothing to be alarmed about.

 

[MisterMarcus]

The great Melbourne hot summer day pastime: following BOM to monitor how close the cool change is getting:

 

[bresker]

People on the ground in Harcourt say the situation is bad . Hasn't hit the news yet, but houses lost, including that of a family I know. They're safe
.

 

[CURVE]

Hope everyone is okay in Victoria, and hopefully the cool change will arrive shortly if it hasn't already.

Unfortunately, in Canberra we aren't expecting the cool change to arrive until tomorrow evening at the earliest so we have another hot dry day to go before the relief arrives. Thankfully we rarely get the 40+ days, but 4 days of 38-39 degrees is enough for me.

And all the best to those living in and around Sydney, 43 degrees tomorrow. I don't think I could handle that kind of heat anymore.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Yeah, anything above 40 incapacitates a lot of people.

Makes me respect fireys a lot more.

 

[Cyber_punk]

Just gross and muggy and still now.

 

[peternorth]

Around 24 balmy degrees now

 

[Xtreme]

26 degrees outside

Still 31 degrees inside my house
The quest to cool the inside continues.

 

[revo333]

Yeah, anything above 40 incapacitates a lot of people.

Makes me respect fireys a lot more.

Firey did a video today showing the tanker he was driving around to the fires has no AC.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Firey did a video today showing the tanker he was driving around to the fires has no AC.

Jesus.

 

[CURVE]

26 degrees outside

Still 31 degrees inside my house
The quest to cool the inside continues.

I can't sleep when it's hot inside, I struggle when the temp is over 20 degrees and at 2am this morning it's still 31 degrees in my house.

During the Canberra winter I have my best night's sleep when I have my bedroom window open and it's minus 4 degrees outside and about 7-10 degrees inside. Perfect conditions for sleeping although my wife never agreed.

 

[peternorth]

Lovely sleep with the air con on. Room was chilled to perfection.

Windows are now open allowing for warm air to circulate.

 

[peternorth]

Air conditioning just kicked in. Windows are now closed

 

[peternorth]

Well and truly heat free now