SE Aus heatwave

[Smirnoff]

Significant period of heat predicted for SE AUs over the next week.

You think Perth is hot? Or Sydney?

Geez look at Melbourne!!

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV10450.shtml

Melbourne forecast

tuesday ........... 15 / 38 ........ clear
wednesday ...... 25 / 41 ........ clear
thursday .......... 26 / 40 ........ clear
friday .............. 24 / 40 ........ clear
saturday .......... 24 / 40 ........ clear
sunday ............ 23 / 31 ........ cloudy, thunderstorm
monday ........... 23 / 30 ........ cloudy, showers

I might have to make use of the forecast clear skies this new moon

Problem is, we've had next to no rain in the last 4 weeks, the state could pretty much combust.

[iceman (Mike)]

It's just been terrible with the heat lately.. clear skies have been good at times but 40 degree days and 25 degree nights have been so uncomfortable.

[Bobj]

An ABC radio program was discussing "heat waves" and I remembered when I lived in WA., of Wyndham having world record; "In Wyndham, Australia, the temperature reached 90 degrees F for 333 days in 1946."
And this:

http://thelongestlistofthelongeststu...m/long486.html

That's hot.

[33South (Chris)]

Originally Posted by iceman

It's just been terrible with the heat lately.. clear skies have been good at times but 40 degree days and 25 degree nights have been so uncomfortable.

Classic IISAC January weather

[iceman (Mike)]

lol I would've taken those temps if it meant clear skies at IISAC08

[Ric]

We are now coming into the peak of the fire season as well. This heat will not be helping the matters.

Stay safe everyone.

[Enchilada]

God bless the firies...

[mark3d]

a hot week including 3 days of 41 here in Adelaide

[leon]

Yep, and we are going to cope it as well, over the coming week, all days in the 40 plus range.

Leon

[Smirnoff]

Melbourne's CBD didnt get even remotely near the 38C max, but out here it's on 37 so far...

[leon]

39.5 AT 4.30 AS WE SPEAK.

Leon

[Alchemy (Clive)]

hot hot hot, the fire situation here is a worry as im surrounded by bush, time will tell....... its bound to erupt somewhere, i saw the local cfa crews doing some training/practice at the local creek on the way home today, incredible job they do, i couldnt give them enough credit for the outstanding job they do at their own cost and time .

[Spanrz (Brett)]

We had bad situation for a fire today.
Outside where I work (about 20 metres away) a huge amount of large pine trees caught fire today.

Don't know how, till I asked some people. They said the heat allowed the power lines to expand and sag, thus touching the pine trees.
Must of got a little bit of an earth, because a Fire did start, but it just went out about 3 minutes later.

And the pine tree's are on council property, probably governed by the electricity company involved.
2 engines rolled up, to see nothing, as the fire went out a few minutes before, but the hazard was still there, so they hung around, but no flare ups. (phew).

[Ric]

Pine tree are natures equivalent of the match. Being a soft wood as well as the type of resin within them give them a very low ignition point when compared to native trees.

Pine plantation usually turn out to be the highest intensity and nastiest of fires.

[Smirnoff]

39C in Adelaide at 10am after a low of 31C

[leon]

And we, Alice and I have an appointment in Melbourne today, no choice, and it going get well above 40 they tell us.

leon

[Smirnoff]

43 today for Geelong and Laverton, 44 forecast tomorrow!

[TrevorW]

Don't know what you lot are complaining about thats typical Perth weather

[MrB (Simon)]

LOL Trev. Wanted to do some stirring but wimped out, now that you've got the ball rolling.....
We don't start threads 'till it hits 45

[Ric]

I know what you mean guys, I spent a few years living in Laverton north of Kalgoorlie, it got to a stage where anything below 26 degrees and the jumpers came out.

It's amazing how the body adapts.