It's that time again--F*ck you Mother Nature!

[fireheart]

Wow, fireheart, that's a big jump from today to next Tuesday...mild to roasting! LOL.

That's just the projected forecast mind you. It might warm up or cool down during the week.

We've had heatwaves before as well and it isn't uncommon for the temperatures in January to hit 41-42C. The highest I've ever seen has been 45C.

[BeenThereDoneThat]

Wow, fireheart, that's a big jump from today to next Tuesday...mild to roasting! LOL. It's rather cool here tonight, 54F right now (12C) at 2:40 AM.

[fireheart]

OK here's the forecast for the rest of my week

Today: 20C (68F)
Tomorrow: 22C (71.6F)
Friday: 24C (75.2F)
Saturday: 27C (80.6F)
Sunday: 27C (80.6F)
Monday: 29C (84.2F)
Tuesday: 32C (89.6F)
Wednesday: 31C. (87.8F)

Fahrenheit numbers provided

[Antisocial_Worker]

It snowed here today, but didn't stick... which made it perfect weather for my boyfriend and I to get out of the house and go look at some Christmas decorations. It was a really nice touch, and actually put me in the Christmas spirit for the first time in, literally, years.

[BrenDAnn]

It's 15 degrees Fahrenheit outside right now. Very funny, Mother Nature. Now warm it the fuck back up!!

[fireheart]

It is the Northern part of the NT (the Top End) that has the two seasons. Southern NT (Central Australia) has a four season weather cycle except that it doesn't snow due to being a semi-arid region. The coldest I remember it getting when I lived in Alice Springs was -5C and other water mains froze. There would be ice at the high school when they forgot to turn off the sprinklers and it dropped below freezing overnight.

Nickname for Southern NT/Northern SA is The Red Centre.

And it actually rained for a bit today here! O.o

[BeenThereDoneThat]

Yeah, I was surprised at the chill in the air when I got out of work just past 10 PM tonight. And it's a bit cool in my house - no windows open and no artificial heating or cooling going on. At least it's not as cold as work...brrr.

[TopEndDave]

As far as I know, up in the Northern Territory, they have two seasons: wet (right now) and dry (May to October). So I'm guessing that the Northern Territory is the equivelent to Jester's location

It is the Northern part of the NT (the Top End) that has the two seasons. Southern NT (Central Australia) has a four season weather cycle except that it doesn't snow due to being a semi-arid region. The coldest I remember it getting when I lived in Alice Springs was -5C and other water mains froze. There would be ice at the high school when they forgot to turn off the sprinklers and it dropped below freezing overnight.

I will not be going to beach here in Darwin in the wet, due to Box Jellyfish in the water. We do have an ice hockey team but no ice rink.

[BrenDAnn]

Forecast says mostly 30s and 40s here...and then a drop to the 20s at the end of the eight day. We'll see. No snow in the forecast yet, thankfully!

[Eisa]

Damn, I know people here who wear flip flops in 20 degrees.

(Those people would not be me. I think I'm cold-blooded or something.)

[Jester]

First "cold" day here for us...it's windy and down into the high sixties, and supposed to get a bit colder over the next few days. Weather.com suggests mid-sixties as lows, but some of my friends and coworkers seem to think it will drop to the low sixties.

Needless to say, everyone down here is scrambling for their sweatshirts. (No, seriously.)

[DGoddessChardonnay]

We've got some sprinkling going on now and it's 61 degrees F. Our temps have been fluctuating between 70+ and 40-something highs over the past couple of weeks.

No snow yet but I wouldn't count it out. Especially since last year we saw a dusting a week after Thanksgiving.

Strange weather. I think Mother Nature is going through menopause.

[protege]

No snow here, but lots of rain. Right now, it's in the 50s and cloudy. I sure wish the weather would make up its damn mind. Over the past month, we've had everything from sunny and 70F-plus, to 20F and snow. Knock it off, dammit!

[blas]

Another near-miss, another day of pouty, sulking weather people. Well gee, perhaps if you didn't start getting people worked up a week in advance and start issuing advisories and watches 3 days before it's even supposed to arrive. And, I beg of you, in a state like Wisconsin where we get 70+ inches of now on average per winter, why in God's name would you put a dusting of snow as an advisory?!

Anywho.

Ever notice we don't get thunderstorm and tornado watches/warnings issued 3 days before it storms?

[fireheart]

Today it got up to 34C.

And on a similar note, down here they've started the shark patrols along the coast. ALways fun