Peachy Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 32 degrees here in Brisbane. I was hoping to have a little more time to acclimatise! Can't get a paddling pool due the fencing regs (absolutely ridiculous ) so have taken the kids to the creek for a swim :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsan Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 35.2 in Melbourne city at the moment, and my wife tells me that its 34.3 in the garden down on the bay... looking forward to the train tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsan Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 probably not the best idea to wear my uk standard issue pure wool suit either......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 When it is as hot as this I like the evenings rather than the days. My ideal temperature would be a constant 21 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 25 would be my ideal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Heard on 2GB just now that it reached 37 degrees in the city today and 38 at Olympic Park, second hottest day in spring since records began, and going to be hot till Wed when southerly change due. YUK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Don't worry when I arrive it'll probably rain and go cold :laugh: I'm a bad luck charm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Heard on 2GB just now that it reached 37 degrees in the city today and 38 at Olympic Park, second hottest day in spring since records began, and going to be hot till Wed when southerly change due. Our max was 20C today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Don't worry when I arrive it'll probably rain and go cold :laugh: I'm a bad luck charm When are you due to arrive again? It doesn't rain a lot in Sydney but when it does, it buckets down - I can almost guarantee you'll never see rain like it. What makes me laugh is the way the weather forecasters describe it. You know that thing about Eskimos having several different words for snow? I never realised it, but the Brits have several different words for rain, depending on what kind of rain it is - mist, drizzle, shower, rain, heavy rain, downpour, etc. In Sydney the rain is always pretty much the same (pouring!) - so the forecast only uses one word - but it's the one they picked that makes me laugh, considering how heavy the rain is. It's "showers". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Our max was 20C today. i think I know where I might be going in summer. Flights are £40. Do you know anywhere that would hire me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 When are you due to arrive again? It doesn't rain a lot in Sydney but when it does, it buckets down - I can almost guarantee you'll never see rain like it. What makes me laugh is the way the weather forecasters describe it. You know that thing about Eskimos having several different words for snow? I never realised it, but the Brits have several different words for rain, depending on what kind of rain it is - mist, drizzle, shower, rain, heavy rain, downpour, etc. In Sydney the rain is always pretty much the same (pouring!) - so the forecast only uses one word - but it's the one they picked that makes me laugh, considering how heavy the rain is. It's "showers". did you see the one about how many words Scotland has for snow lol. I've been in some bad downpours abroad but be interesting to see what Sydney is like. I arrive on the 6th so people prepare for rain haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Don't worry when I arrive it'll probably rain and go cold :laugh: I'm a bad luck charm I'm not saying it will be like this for you Stacey but I arrived in Sydney 34 years ago and started work a few days later. For 4 weeks it was dull or rained every weekend and during the week when I was working the sun shone :eek: I was really looking forward to enjoying going to the beach but the weather just wasn't kind to me until mid-December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 i think I know where I might be going in summer. Flights are £40. Do you know anywhere that would hire me lol Tasmania is a tourist destination in summer so I'm sure there would be seasonal jobs going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 i think I know where I might be going in summer. Flights are £40. Do you know anywhere that would hire me lol Farms are always on the lookout for workers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Don't worry when I arrive it'll probably rain and go cold [emoji23] I'm a bad luck charm Cold in November? You will be unlucky. the jacarandas should (still) be out which means violet / purple everywhere, think bluebell trees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Ooh really? Well I'll give my 2 weeks in Sydney a go and see how I feel after that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibovered Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Don't worry when I arrive it'll probably rain and go cold :laugh: I'm a bad luck charm Naa, pouring down, yes, but stinking hot and humid :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 So when I go to Singapore I've got rain, heat, humidity and very possibly this mad haze stuff then! Then when I get to aus I'll have the same minus the haze lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 The weather in Sydney can be quite changeable up to Christmas. We had friends stay with us for Christmas one year. They arrived on 20th December and it was so cool we put the heater on one evening!! :eek: But it's usually warm. The hot weather is January, February and March even into April. It can also rain very heavily during those months too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibovered Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 10:30pm in Sydney and still 28c http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN60801/IDN60801.94768.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 10:30pm in Sydney and still 28c http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN60801/IDN60801.94768.shtml Yes I walked down to Royal Exhibition hotel via Prince Alfred Park and a few people around sitting at tables even at 10pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I quite like warm nights, I'd say I struggle more during the day. We had one day in Florida that must have been 40oc. We went to St Petes beach for a day trip and I honestly felt like I was cooking inside. Dave and his sister were the same and they are normally sun worshipers. So those are the days you'll find me in a freezer or a air conditioned place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 It is intensely hot in Sydney today not that pleasant to walk in but still infinitely more pleasant than being somewhere cold. Or even just " Autumnal!" Not pleasant to walk long distances in; I agree. I walked to the beach via the bottle shop and the rewards were most pleasant indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 The weather in Sydney can be quite changeable up to Christmas. We had friends stay with us for Christmas one year. They arrived on 20th December and it was so cool we put the heater on one evening!! But it's usually warm. One Christmas Day I had to wear a cardy and ask for a hot toddy (hot coffee and whiskey) in a restaurant as I was so cold. The next year it was nearly 40'C and the air conditioner over loaded and broke down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I quite like warm nights, I'd say I struggle more during the day. We had one day in Florida that must have been 40oc. We went to St Petes beach for a day trip and I honestly felt like I was cooking inside. Dave and his sister were the same and they are normally sun worshipers. So those are the days you'll find me in a freezer or a air conditioned place On really hot days many people go to the shopping center or cinema - rather than beach. Because there is free air conditioning there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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