Weather Tuesday 23 August

Wild weather would be a fair and reasonable description of today. After torrential downpours over night, rain has continued in sporadic bursts varying between a fine mist and deluge. After a reasonable dry spell, the ground is soaked again and the local creek flowing, one sure sign of substantial rain. Winds have eased a little from yesterdays gale force southerlies that ripped leaves from trees and rattled flyscreens. I can hear rain trickling in the gutters and at the same moment a clear blue patch of sky has appeared between grey clouds. It's the kind of weather I associate with Ekka week, the last of winter, only it's come a week later than usual (unless Ekka was early this year).

1st February 2011

Blah! It just feels too hot! No cool air tonight and a week of weather predicted over 30degrees. Humidity is high, sweat appears with little to no exertion... it's February in the subtropics. This is the month I have considered for some time to be the most uncomfortable for weather.

This week also brings a severe weather event in the form of cyclone Yasi approaching the north coast of Queensland. With a storm front around 500km wide, it's scale and force is hard to comprehend.