Weekly forecasts for your fantasy climate (tornadoes, snowfall, day, precipitation)
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The southern half of Sunland got grazed by cyclone Lua, causing gusts of up to 162km/h on the southwestern edge of the country on Saturday. Matilda Bay escaped the brunt of it, with a max gust of 128km/h on Saturday morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Easterly winds and light afternoon seabreezes.
Low 28C / high 35C
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Light S/SE winds and afternoon seabreezes.
Low 28C / high 33C
Wednesday
Sunny. Light S/SE winds and early seabreezes developing.
Low 28C / high 32C
Thursday
Sunny. Light SE winds and afternoon seabreezes.
Low 29C / high 33C
Friday
Sunny. Light variable winds and seabreezes.
Low 28C / high 31C
Saturday
Sunny. Light variable winds and seabreezes.
Low 27C / high 31C
Sunday
Sunny. Light variable winds and seabreezes.
Low 24C / high 31C
Monday
Sunny. Light variable winds and seabreezes.
Low 26C / high 32C
Location: The Valley Of The Sun just east of Canberra
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Forgot to mention last weeks' stats:
High Temp: 24C
Low Temp: 0C
Precipitation: 20 mm(all rain) Sunshine: 48% of possible Other phenomena: 2 fogs, 1 thunder day, 1 frost.
And some weather news:
Surprise return to summer for Sydney this week
After last weeks' chill, many Sydney residents were well within their rights to pack away their bikinis and boardies. However a blocking high pressure system is wining and dining in the Tasman Sea later in the week, something that has been absent most of this summer to date. Expect plenty of sunshine and warm to unseasonably warm temperatures as we get closer to the weekend. There's even a chance of record breaking warmth come Sunday, when the mercury is expected to soar above 30C. That hasn't happened this late in March for 40 years, says Bureau of Climate and Weather meteorologist Hugh Jass.
"Normally, the Antarcanadian continent is rapidly cooling at this time of year as cold fronts from the south begin to assert themselves. However, this high pressure system is a strong bastard and isn't budging for a few days, allowing warm air from the northern interior to funnel down to us", Mr. Jass went on to say.
The highest temperature recorded in Sydney in March is 34C, recorded on the 1st March 1998 in the midst of the "super El-Nino".
Situations like that are more common than you think - a lackluster season followed by a late send-off. Los Angeles in 2010 had a cool summer, and then had a heat wave around the autumn equinox that set a new all-time record high. I believe it was 113F from them. Of course L.A. is capable of hotter temperatures than Sydney, but the pattern is similar.
Location: The Valley Of The Sun just east of Canberra
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Originally Posted by Patricius Maximus
Of course L.A. is capable of hotter temperatures than Sydney, but the pattern is similar.
Record high for both Sydney (Australia) and L.A is 45C/113F. Or are you talking about my fantasy Sydney, Antarcanada? The record high for the fantasy Sydney is 44C/111F, but extreme heat like this is a 1 in 100 year event and exclusively confined to January and the first couple of weeks of February.
Your statement is correct if we're talking potential for heat in autumn/fall. West coast climates retain their potential for heat well into the autumn while those on the east coast generally do not, the reverse is true in spring (much faster warm up on the east coast, can see this now in the US).
When averaged over the year, temps in Sydney (Australia) and L.A are pretty much the same, not surprising given that both lie on the 34th parallel. Of course, the background climate is vastly different (Cfa v Csa/borderline semi-arid).
I was mainly referring to late-season heat, not heat in general, although I was unaware Sydney could get that hot in summertime. Perhaps I got it mixed up with Melbourne. At any rate, there's a much faster decrease in heat potential in Sydney than in Los Angeles come "autumn".
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Yep, Sydney (AU) usually sees a couple of days in the 40's C every summer as hot dry NW'ly winds develop ahead of cold fronts. This setup can produce unseasonal warmth most any time of the year, such as late 20's C in August, 30C in September and 35C in October. However in late summer and early autumn NW winds are rare because the requisite fronts are absent for the most part.
The same is true for the fantasy Sydney 10 degrees further south, but here extreme heat is much rarer due to increased cloud cover ahead of cold fronts and the window is much shorter due to latitude.
1/1/06 reached 44C in Sydney (AU), that's a day no resident will forget in a hurry. This day featured a strong NW wind after a big high pressure system on top of a record sunny December. As you can imagine, fire conditions were horrendous.
The St. Edward's Weather Service has issued an Ice Storm Watch for the region. A significant icing event is expected late Tuesday through Thursday as the surface temperature remains slightly below to right around freezing. Total ice accumulation could be a quarter inch to half an inch. Warnings are expected to be issued tomorrow.
In the mean time, temperatures are hovering in the low to mid 30s with periods of light rain. This may cause icy conditions in some spots the rest of today and tomorrow. Please use extra caution when driving on roads and walking on sidewalks, as they may be untreated.
Cellar weather...
good enough to chill a good drink naturally...
yet warm enough for a BBQ...
preferably in the 60s to the high of 70 max
(perfect real life weather since the last week & this, hopefully forever...).
Sunny most every day with a day & a half of rain (enough to fill my well).
Location... an ode to 100 yr ol trees nature heaven.
The southern half of Sunland got grazed by cyclone Lua, causing gusts of up to 162km/h on the southwestern edge of the country on Saturday. Matilda Bay escaped the brunt of it, with a max gust of 128km/h on Saturday morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Easterly winds and light afternoon seabreezes.
Low 28C / high 35C
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Light S/SE winds and afternoon seabreezes.
Low 28C / high 33C
Wednesday
Sunny. Light S/SE winds and early seabreezes developing.
Low 28C / high 32C
Thursday
Sunny. Light SE winds and afternoon seabreezes.
Low 29C / high 33C
Friday
Sunny. Light variable winds and seabreezes.
Low 28C / high 31C
Saturday
Sunny. Light variable winds and seabreezes.
Low 27C / high 31C
Sunday
Sunny. Light variable winds and seabreezes.
Low 24C / high 31C
Monday
Sunny. Light variable winds and seabreezes.
Low 26C / high 32C
What an awesome week looks like mid August in my dream climate, just before the monsoon
Forecast for Luxwan aka dhdhpolis
March 20 : 23-27°C Hazy, bright.
March 21 : 20-32°C Sunny, light winds. Hot afternoon.
March 22 : 21-28°C Sunny. Calm.
March 23 : 21-29°C Sunny. Calm.
March 24 : 24-27°C Light rain before dawn, humid and partly cloudy afterwards. Warm morning.
March 25 : 19-26°C Cool. Abundantly sunny. Calm.
March 26 : 22-30°C Warmer. Sunny.
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