Weather Tuesday 30th August

It's brilliant blue skies and sunshine this morning (Wednesday), quite the opposite from yesterdays overcast day and stormy evening. Blanketing cloud didn't bring much rain yesterday, it was that in between weather, neither warm or cold, just right for gardening. Late in the afternoon the sky changed to a deep blue-purple colour on the horizon as storm clouds built up. A severe weather warning was posted, thankfully we missed the worst of hail and winds predicted. My fabulous new umbrella has been getting a good work out, loving it. The garden is verdant green again and ground wet from the few torrential downpours in the last week. Mulberries are ripening, fig birds have arrived and wait impatiently in the she oak till I move away, then they're in for a feed. Asparagus spears are starting to shoot and winter cabbages are beginning to split with the sudden rains. I am savouring these still coolish days..anticipating the spring heat that will arrive shortly.

Burrawang Tuesday 19 July

This calm scene at Kiama at 9AM on Tuesday morning gave no clue as to what was on the way. Within an hour  a storm front arrived with high winds and heavy rain which has given many areas more than half the average monthly rainfall for the area in one day.

In the highlands there were reports of light snow in Berrima, Bowral and Moss Vale. The snow melted as it hit the ground so there were no magical photo opportunities. the wet and windy weather is forecast to continue for the next few days.