Heavy rain moved through here last evening as well, with about 1/3 inch (8mm) falling in a very short time. Gusty winds came with this storm, which came and went in about an hour. Good thing too, since a friend had invited me over for a campfire, and this storm arrived right around 6 pm.

The sky was clear by 7.15 and we still enjoyed a fire and stargazing session. The storm brought in much cooler and drier air, with today's high only expected to reach about 64F/18C.

Hot weather (for this time of year) is expected by next weekend again, with highs above 80F/27C.

Our average high drops below 70F/21C today and won't reach that mark again until mid-May. My friend asked why we live here if the average high is below 70F 8 months of the year.

The September equinox arrives this week (0349 GMT the 23rd, or 9.29pm tomorrow in my time zone). The sun is directly above the equator, with autumn beginning here and spring in the Southern Hemisphere.

Mid 70's F today, and the humidity was actually up a bit. The weather folks are predicting mid80's. If it's not too hot I might just get some yard work done.

Yard work in the heat is awful. I don't have a yard where I live, I live on the second floor.

Today was horrible. I had to catch the bus to work in the pouring rain, cold and horrible plus as soon as I finished work it poured and the rain was coming in at an angle. As soon as I get on the bus it stops..... just my luck.

Sorry you got caught in the rain IlF. I don't mind myself, but I also rarely go anywhere important where it matters if I'm wet or not.

Well I mentioned a few posts back something about having a cooler Fall this year. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Uh, no. It's warmed back up and it's been sitting in the mid-80Fs (29C) for several days now. We are supposed to cool off a bit later this week (with more chances for storms ). We'll see if it stays cool after that.

Sometimes I don't mind getting caught in the rain, but I prefer not to while camping. Putting away wet gear, then drying it off later, isn't a lot of fun.

This past week has been unusually warm here too, fantasia, with highs in the low 80sF (28C), about 15F/8C above average. But I see it's going to cool down significantly the next few days. Nice! I'm trying to avoid using the air conditioning with winter just around the corner.

The fall colors are advancing wonderfully here, by the way. I just love this time of year.

"The cold descends to early spring, the golden wattle is blooming
All Australia dreads the onslaught, of another dry summer looming. "

Today was horrible. I had to catch the bus to work in the pouring rain, cold and horrible plus as soon as I finished work it poured and the rain was coming in at an angle. As soon as I get on the bus it stops..... just my luck.

It could be worse. Yesterday, the last day of September, it was 35 C (90 F) the hottest day in Spring for a while. There was a sharp overnight drop in temperature. No wonder we noticed and felt it, though, when in the evening, due to the thermals, our bedroom glass sliding door, leading onto a balcony, shattered into a million pieces, with glass shards flying everywhere between the bed and the door. We were lucky to get an emergency repairman to fix it as early as this morning.

Wow, wagga, glad you were able to get that broken door fixed.

It was pushing that 90F (35C) mark here last weekend. This weekend's forecast? Temperatures falling toward freezing with lots of wind and some rain showers - and the season's first snow. We're likely only to get some flakes here, but the northern part of the state will likely get more. (International Falls, the "nation's icebox," is down to 38F/3C now with colder air to come this weekend).

Unfortunately the high winds and rain are likely to seriously shorten this year's fall color show. Too bad, because it's quite spectacular - the changing colors are even visible from orbit.

We're not going to get cold enough for snow here, but only just. We're expecting 36F overnight tomorrow night. Not quite freezing, but almost. I may have to cover my plants up if I want to save them.
And then of course the temps are going to bounce right back up.

That must have been disconcerting, Wagga!

It's getting chillier all the time - no snow on the mountains yet. Only - let's see - 12 days to open burning season. Hurray!

That must have been disconcerting, Wagga!

It's getting chillier all the time - no snow on the mountains yet. Only - let's see - 12 days to open burning season. Hurray!

It was very disconcerting. I expect you people up North have that thick double-glazing in your windows to prevent any similar trouble with changes of temperature.

I guess we do have double glazing - at least on newer windows. Keeps both the heat and the cold out. That wouldn't have helped, though, the time the billy goat looked like he wanted to butt down the sliding door.
(He didn't; he left very, very soon after that)

We did have a case of heat breaking a van window once. It had been left closed up for more than a week, with the sun beating down on it. When we came back, the tailgate window was broken. At first we thought it was done by a rock, but the glass was lying outside, not inside. The whole thing had fractured into teensy little squares; only a few pieces had fallen out.

Mind you, that was an exceptionally hot summer, where we had not a drop of rain for over two months, a highly unusual occurrence for us.

The weather is so lovely right now. I've been trying to get a lot of fresh air. It is however, quite warm for October (mid 80Fs). I think there's a cold front coming through later this week though so Friday, Saturday, and Sunday should be a lot cooler and HOPEFULLY rainy as well.

Today is a perfect autumn day: the temperature is 57F/14C with a bright blue sky dotted with just a few puffy clouds. There's a refreshing breeze and the trees are ablaze with yellow and red that seems to color the light coming in through the windows. This is the kind of day I'd love to see in July.

With only a little rain over the next few days, this weather is expected to persist into the weekend. This Saturday sounds like a great day to drive down the Mississippi River valley for leaf peeping and orchard visits, capped off with a campfire and stargazing session on the bluffs overlooking Lake Pepin.

Hoping for a little fire in the backyard tomorrow stargazer. Yardwork is the order of the day, with highs in the upper 50s, to lower 60s, with little wind to blow me out of the tree so I can get some branches trimmed.
Expecting it to be a lot more windy on Sunday, and then getting in the upper 60s later next week. Even with the one day on threatened snow, we have seen nothing of the white stuff. though the trees are looking quite bright as of late, with the accompanying raking soon there after.

Yes we have had some warm weather, even hot. Officially summer starts in six week's time. But today, the anniversary of last year's Blue Mountains bushfires saw the same areas blanketed in snow, with temperatures as low as 3 degrees Centigrade at Katoomba. Other than that, it is distinctly cold here after some wild storms deposited a good drop of rain.

Out came the extra coverlets and blankets, woolly jumpers, and winter jackets. Air conditioners set for hot summer days were changed back to midwinter settings.
Exciting thunder and lightning show as well, though not where there has been damage.