22 January 2010

Light broken clouds in the early morning sky.

The constant hot dry weather is starting to feel monotonous. With no forecast of rain on the horizon each day is consistently hot, lots of sunshine around 33 degrees celsius and humid. I think some people would call this perfect weather, it's not bad, I just like a little variation now and then, and a little rain for the garden would be good.


I find the late afternoon, early evening a time of reprieve from the heat of the day. In the last week air has cooled as the sun begins to set, although still humid, this is a pleasant time to be outdoors taking in the last light of the day.

19 January 2010

It was another hot, sunny day on Tuesday; not quite as hot as Monday. Cornflower blue skies in the late afternoon were dotted with white clouds and a light breeze. Black wattle trees are starting to flower, dragonflies hover and dart around the tree tops. In the evening it cooled a little making sleep more comfortable.

High Summer?

The last few days have seen the arrival of a cold front.
Yesterday we awoke to 8 deg C and the temperature made it too 17C. The skies were filled with high fluffy clouds and strong winds (from the Alps?) made it seems even cooler.

Today the skies are clear and a warmer day is forecast.

Invigorating weather and so different from high summers I was accustomed to in Brisbane.

16 January 4:35pm

Since my move from the subtropics to a cool temperate zone I now have a much more subtle skyscape to observe. My last house had an elevated west facing verandah and I was able to see many flamboyant  sunsets and to watch the storm clouds roll in from the west.
My western skyscape is now obscurred by a enormous (30m) hedge of leylandii pines in my neighbours garden.
So as I hear rumblings of thunder in the distance there is a soft silver sky with moderately high cloud.

 

15th January 2010

This mornings sky was a mixture of fluffy white and dark grey clouds, it was hard to tell if it was going to be sunny or if a storm might develop. It is hot with little breeze, I hope the forecast showers arrive this afternoon.

14 January 2010

It was hot on Thursday, brilliant sunshine, humid, hot. At the end of the day bands of light pale clouds drifted across the sky, I thought they looked rather beautiful.

13 January

After a very warm day yesterday the cool change which began last night continues to roll in with the customary highland mist.

The temperature has dropped further in the few minutes since I downloaded this report it feels like about 24 degrees.