Most of Sydney maxed out at 16-18 today, about average, after a chilly night, around 7 degrees near the coast, 4 in the middle ring and Richmond and Campbelltown nudging below zero. The wind must have taken a break out there. Weather.com is still showing no rain in the 15 day forecast: https://weather.com/en-AU/weather/tenday/l/ASXX0112:1:AS It seems to be cooling down for a cold night, although the forecast is for moderate minima (around 6 to 9 across Sydney). The BOM must be expecting the wind to pick up.
Solar heating from Fohen Wind effect seems pretty conclusive to me. 400m drop in elevation but over 50-60kms will do that in high wind scenarios.
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Actually, the drop is fairly steep from here to the lower Monaro (in just 5-10 km, not 50-60); from 1,320 m at the crest of Rhine Falls, falling sharply to 900 m along the plains of Wambrook and Coolringdon. Here's precisely where the Foehn occurs—notice the steep altitudinal disparity: Now, as for where I am (1,294 m AMSL; on the north-westernmost angle of the map):
You're right in the lee of the ranges though. Still, down sloping from 15/1600m (across the lake) to 800m of Cooma over 50kms will do it, regardless of the undulation.
4.8C here last night happened to be the coldest of the year. Next Thursday/Friday nights look like being cooler again at this stage.
Killara, northern Syd. Will update my location! We need a decent coastal event to get this thing going.
Weather forum bookmark page for the WZ folk who just want a quick overview of this weather forum https://www.ski.com.au/forum/weather-forums.html Works nice on mobile (of course! )
Two coldest pair of days we have had here in Bowral that I can remember for quite a while yesterday and the day before, only reaching a max of 7.3C and 7.5C respectively. Quite impressive that both days were mostly sunny, so temps like this are very rare here under clear sky conditions! We bottomed out here at 2C under light rain on Saturday morning but the shower wasn't heavy enough to really drag down the cold air to make conditions more favorable for snow.
Anyone else feel like even though the days are barely increasing in length it's just the ideas of longer length making them feel much brighter in mood. I've noticed that this year we've only reached negative temps twice this year compared to multiples more by this time last year, enjoying the relative warmth haha.
Today in Sydney was nearly 15 minutes longer than June 21. Tomorrow will be nearly another minute longer. It will soon become noticeable: https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/australia/sydney?month=7 The other thing is that we're in a run of bright, sunny days. Nearly 19 degrees at Sydney OH today, although that was a degree warmer than everywhere else. It felt colder in the wind.
I'm enjoying the increasing day length as well. May and June really dragged on for me, but July seems to be moving by quicker, probably because I know we are on the descent to spring.
Still a bit breezy here tonight but there's no strong gusts like there have been the past few nights. Got a surprise heavy shower driving through Robertson this morning at about 7:40am, from a band of showers that moved in from the SW. It cleared up very quickly after the shower passed through.
Don't ever move to Northern Europe will ya? Those daylight hours in winter are brutal. . Na in all seriousness I know where you're coming from. I too have noticed the shift. Days seem brighter as the sun gradually shifts higher in the sky...
I really want to experience that one day soon - just like a white Christmas, a blizzard and being snowed in.
Great website. A few years ago I sat in the various rooms of my apartment and worked out sunrise/sunset angles at different times of year, winter and summer noon angles through northern windows, etc. More fun than it sounds (not so much for the then-girlfriend now-wife who put up with me excitedly showing here how far into the room the winter sun would extend). It’s also an interesting site to check out really northern cities and think about how weird it’d be dealing with bigger variations than we get.
I love the time and date website as well, it's interesting checking out the sunrise/sunset and sun angles of all the major cities across the world. Speaking of extremes, check out the solar noon times in far western China: https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/china/kashgar Solar noon at 3pm!
Looking like it could be pretty warm early next week according to GFS. This shows Tuesday, but Sunday and Monday are also similar temp wise. So we could be in for up to three days of 23-24C temps, which is pretty impressive for July IMO. EC is less optimistic and shows weak sea breeze for coastal areas on these days.
The 28 Day rainfall forecast on Weatherzone is showing no rain in Sydney for the remainder of the month and a low probability of rain (25-50%) for 5 of the next 28 days: https://www.weatherzone.com.au/long-range-forecast/28-day-rain/nsw/sydney It's a similar patten to last year. Then, after a wet June, the big tap in the sky was turned off after July 3 and apart from a few light showers wasn't really turned back on until September. The previous year, 2017, had a longer 'dry season', with only 33 mm* in the nearly 4 months from June 21 to October 19. On the other hand, rainfall in July-September 2016 was average or above average. * Used Botanical Gardens because of missing OH data
Couldn't ask for a better day for winter, 20.5c light winds and crystal clear skies. Some big surf about plus near enough full moon.
Was a pretty nice 20 degrees here too except winds weren't light, but they were tolerable. It has now picked up beyond annoying strength again lol. Actually looking at that temp drop about 3:30pm, it wouldn't surprise me if a *very* weak cold front moved through and that would explain the increased wind. Have not checked yet though so could be wrong.
I’d lean towards EC, GFS does tend to overcook things IMO. Not a drop of rain though Looks like some very cold nights with that fat high and weak geostrophic flow.
Yeah we could all do with a drop of rain. Don't forget tomorrow morning there is a partial lunar eclipse starting around 6am. Near full moon rising above the Singing bridge.
Yeah the next couple of weeks look dry and sunny - actually in 2014 a dry May - July lead into a very wet August.
And for something different, GALE FORCE WINDS (queue Oprah meme) Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS For people in Illawarra and parts of Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains Forecast Districts. Issued at 9:04 pm Tuesday, 16 July 2019. VIGOROUS WINDS DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY Weather Situation: Vigorous west to northwesterly winds will be generated ahead of an approaching cold front which is expected to cross the southeast later Wednesday and early Thursday. DAMAGING WINDS, averaging 70 to 80 km/h with peak gusts in excess of 120 km/h are expected to develop for Alpine areas above 1900 metres from Wednesday afternoon. Winds are expected to ease in the early hours of Thursday morning. DAMAGING WIND, averaging 60 to 70 km/h with gusts in excess of 90 km/h are expected to develop over the Illawarra and parts of the Southern and Central Tablelands from Wednesday evening. Winds are expected to ease during Thursday morning. BLIZZARDS are likely over the Alpine Peaks during this time and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service recommends that back country travel be postponed until conditions improve. Locations which may be affected include Thredbo Tops, Goulburn, Nowra, Katoomba, Bowral, Wollongong, Nerriga, Huskisson and Taralga.
Watching this partial lunar eclipse and that light weaterly breeze is cutting straight through me. I suppose it could be worse and be blowing a gale!!
I think you meant glorious Another very chilly morning here of 2 degrees. It was an apparent temp of -0.1. Loving the look of some mild maximum temperatures next week and while i agree we definately need some rain throughout NSW (apart from Alpine areas) i need some warmth.
Someone took a chunk out of the moon. It was nice to watch, pity it wasn't a full lunar eclipse for us.
There was a big flip in something back in 2016 and the pattern hasn't changed much since! Enjoying this run of sunshine though, it's working wonders for the major re-tiling job currently being undertaken on both our balconies.
Yes, a warm week coming up. In this warm, sunny pattern without the sea breeze, the BOM often undershoots Sydney maxima, so I wouldn't be surprised at a run of seven 20+ days. Sydney OH just missed 20 today. NAEFS shoes a warm signal for the following week (to the end of July): http://collaboration.cmc.ec.gc.ca/c...RE_anomaly@probability@combined@week2_198.png The forecast at Weather.com mostly shows 20+ for Sydney until the end of the month, it consistently undershoots: https://weather.com/en-AU/weather/tenday/l/ASXX0112:1:AS Last July's record average max of 19.9 for Sydney may be at risk. Unlike last July, average minima will finish above average also. ----- Statistical trivia (Sydney OH) - It reached 25 degrees July 1960, 1975 and 1990 - The next time 25 was reached in July was 2014 - Then in 2016, 2017 and 2018. So what once happened once every decade or two now seems to be nearly annual. The next time might be early next week.
Heading to Burrinjuck from tomorrow morning 'til Monday, fellas (for fishing). I'll be sure to capture some lovely pictures of that region.
