The weather turned out well yesterday and the house's back door awning/porch frame got finished (it reached 13C, felt like 10C, but at least I was in the sun) and even though today started off at a frosty 2C (felt like -2C) and we reached 13C here again that wind had returned making it feel like 8C in the shade. It felt colder than that at the back door of my shop/flat which is in continual shade at this time of year and that wind was cutting straight through me so I didn't get as far as I wanted to there today.

The next few days here are expected to be even better than yesterday so hopefully I'll get some better progress in as well (-2/3C to 14-15C with no wind, just a lite breeze instead, is the forecast over those days).

Cheers.

It's a frosty -2C (feels like -4C) here this morning while 13C is expected and I hope that that wind stays away today.

Cheers.

The Dry season has finally kicked in here. Still a few degrees above average, but the RH has finally dropped away to 50% overnight & way, way less during the day.
So its now it's cold mornings with nice comfortable days, although it has been a bit blowy and is expected to continue to be so for another day or two.
Looking at around 20°c to 32°c for the next week or so.

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Grant
Darwin NT

For our 2nd day of winter here in the highlands down under I can tell you all that it was a real crap day.

Even though it was a mostly sunny day here there was no heat in it as 8C was the best that we could do and with that gale blowing in off the snow down south it felt more like -1C to 1C during that 90 minutes. :-(

-3C is expected in here in the morning, but weather is suppose to be a lot better tomorrow.

Cheers.

Well the weather lately has been pretty ordinary for this time of year with very little sunshine to be seen with a far too cool a wind blowing, but at least a few drops of rain have been falling here this morning with more expected during the day, a possible storm this afternoon and possible snow flurries this evening and overnight.

But this isn't getting my 2 back awnings/porches finished.

Cheers.

7C (felt like 2C) was the best that we could do here today, but we did get 18.75mm of rain taking our yearly total to 494.75mm so far.

The forecast for this weekend isn't looking any better temp range wise, but Sunday may provide a bit more rain (or sleet or snow).

Cheers.

A very unusual few days here. After weeks of above average minimums & maximums (around 4°c, and more), we've had a strong dry S-SW wind blowing, with rain showers & rain coming in from the NW, effectively resulting in a giant evaporative cooler.
Today we went from am overnight minimum of 21°c up to 24°c with the RH around 70% This time of the year 19° to 29° with the RH around 30% or lower is the norm. another cold day tomorrow xpected, then as next week progresses it should be back to dryer & warmer temperatures again, although only a few degrees above average than the 4 or more we had been getting.

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Grant
Darwin NT

We got off to a 2C (felt like -3C) start here in the highlands today and that SW wind is coming straight off the snow that has been falling down south this morning.

We may get to 10C today, but we havn't been doing to well of late getting to our forecast maximums.

Cheers.

We had frosty 0C (felt like -2C) start here yesterday and a frosty 0C (felt like -3C) today. A sunny 15C was expected yesterday, but we only made it to 14C (felt like 11C) so no work got done outside, while an overcast 16C is expected today along with the same chilly easterly breeze.

So it looks like my metalworking won't get finished today either, but a change in wind direction to the west tomorrow will have my sunny work spot at the front of my shed out of the wind, with this chilly easterly blowing straight up my driveway. Cold steel, a chilly wind and numb fingers don't make for a good combination.

Cheers.

After a few days of normal autumn weather here we got some more rain yesterday afternoon and evening, 25.25mm in fact taking our total for this year to 476mm.

Sunday kicked off here at a gloomy 9C, but the sun is out now and it's 14C with 17C expected, but we'll be back to frosty starts tomorrow.

Anyhow I've still got to wait another 20mins before I can get the grinder out and clean up all the pieces of steel that I've cut over the last 2 days so that they're ready for welding back together.

Cheers.

We took a break this morning from the chilly and/or frosty starts with an overcast 9C (felt like 7C) start here in the highlands. While we should experience a partly cloudy day it's expected to reach 18C. Tomorrow and Friday are expected to go back to frosty starts and then we could get some rain on the weekend.

Cheers.

Two mornings of 22°c, and only getting up to 33°. And the humidity is well below 50%.
While warmer than usual, the Dry has finally arrived.

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Grant
Darwin NT

The wind saved us here from frosts over the weekend, but this morning is making up for that as it got off to a very frosty -2 (felt like -5C) start though a sunny 17C is expected.

Cheers.

After some good weather here rain and storms yesterday with the southerly change left 11mm behind (YTD:450.75mm) and today kicked off at 4C (felt like 0C), but due to the wind no frost could form while 10C is our expected max. I also lit the fire downstairs for the 3rd time this year this morning and I reckon that in 30mins I'll be able to open the door at the top of the stairs.

Frosty starts are expected here for the next 6 days at least while this weekend will see temp ranges of -2C to 12C with a chance of more rain tomorrow.

Cheers.

With 1 week left to go to the official end of the Wet season, it's looking very likely it will be another one for the record books- for it it's lack of rain.
Top End on track to break 80-year-old record after two wet seasons of low rainfall

Amid predictions that many parts of the continent will be getting some much-needed rain this winter, Australia's Top End is experiencing its second bad wet season in a row, with some of the worst rainfalls since records began 80 years ago.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said it expected the western half of the Top End to get less than 1,200 millimetres of rain this wet season for the second year in a row.
Greg Browning, Tropical Climatologist at the bureau, said it was the first time this had been recorded since records began in 1941. "It's bad," he said. "You would expect 1,600mm in a normal wet season.

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Grant
Darwin NT

Looking at 26°c to 36°c for the next week or so. There is still a chance of rain, but it's so unlikely i reckon i've got a better chance of winning the Lotto.

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Grant
Darwin NT

We had our 5th frost for the year here in the highlands this morning, it was 2C (felt like -1C), but that lite frost is now gone and the temp is up to a sunny 12C while 21C is expected.

[edit] We normally don't get our 1st frost of the year here until ANZAC Day and that's still 2 days away yet.

I didn't light the fire downstairs here this morning as the solar heating setup has it already up to 20C.

After inspecting the yard earlier it looks like I'll leave off mowing until the weekend at this stage.

Cheers.

It was a frosty 0C (felt like -2C) here this morning while 19C is expected. I did light the fireplace downstairs again this morning as it was 10C down there, it's now a cosy 27C with the solar heating starting to kick in so I've turned "Robbie" down to idle and then I'll see how long he takes to finish his breakfast.

I'm not really sure what I'll be doing today, other than waiting to bring 1 more bin back in, but you never know what might turn up.

Cheers.

We had our 3rd frost of this year here this morning with a temp of 1C (felt like -1C) while 18C is expected, but I did throw a few pieces of wood into "Robbie the Robot" downstairs earlier this morning as it was 8C down there, but it's now 28C down there and those few pieces of wood will burn for a bit longer yet while the mercury outside has reached 12C (feels like 11C).

Anyhow, I'm going to have another coffee and then get a few small jobs done.

Cheers.

It kicked off here at a very dewy 5C (felt like 3C) today with a sunny 22C being expected.

I didn't get around to that drain yesterday so I'll get that done in 60-90mins and seeing as it's hard to spend money with the pubs closed I ordered a load of firewood that should be here this afternoon so I'll be ready for them freezing mornings when they arrive.

Cheers.