Post by greysrigging on Oct 6, 2021 23:53:59 GMT -5
Sydney more than double Melbourne's temp but strong southerly on the way.
( Source: Weatherzone )
It's one of those days where it's hot in Sydney, cold in Melbourne, and Canberra is baby bear's porridge with a temperature roughly halfway in between and rather pleasant, thanks very much.
At 2:10 pm on Thursday as we write this story:
Sydney was 30.7°C
Melbourne was less than half that at 13.5°CAnd Canberra was a comparatively mild 21.1°C
You can see the effect illustrated below. Interestingly, the Sydney region was the hottest spot in the entire state of NSW on Thursday afternoon between 2 and 3 pm.
So how long will the heat last?
Not long. Indeed the Sydney heat should be well gone by dark, and will likely not even last until twilight now that Daylight Saving is with us.
Around 4 or 5 pm, a strong southerly change will reach the city. This southerly has already roared through Ulalldulla, about two or three hours drive south of Sydney, dropping temps by around 10 degrees within a 20-minute period just before 2 pm.
Southerly buster moving north along the NSW coast.
Did you know?
It's not that unusual to see huge afternoon temperature differentials between Sydney and Melbourne at this time of year, as cold fronts clip mainland Australia's southern coastline but struggle to penetrate northwards.
Indeed almost to the day, on October 5 last year, we wrote a story about the 20-degree diff between the two cities. Today, the biggest gap appears to have been about 18 degrees, but it's still worlds apart!
Enjoy the last couple of hours of 30-degree weather, Sydney, before a much cooler day tomorrow with maximums across the city in the low 20s.
( Source: Weatherzone )
It's one of those days where it's hot in Sydney, cold in Melbourne, and Canberra is baby bear's porridge with a temperature roughly halfway in between and rather pleasant, thanks very much.
At 2:10 pm on Thursday as we write this story:
Sydney was 30.7°C
Melbourne was less than half that at 13.5°CAnd Canberra was a comparatively mild 21.1°C
You can see the effect illustrated below. Interestingly, the Sydney region was the hottest spot in the entire state of NSW on Thursday afternoon between 2 and 3 pm.
So how long will the heat last?
Not long. Indeed the Sydney heat should be well gone by dark, and will likely not even last until twilight now that Daylight Saving is with us.
Around 4 or 5 pm, a strong southerly change will reach the city. This southerly has already roared through Ulalldulla, about two or three hours drive south of Sydney, dropping temps by around 10 degrees within a 20-minute period just before 2 pm.
Southerly buster moving north along the NSW coast.
Did you know?
It's not that unusual to see huge afternoon temperature differentials between Sydney and Melbourne at this time of year, as cold fronts clip mainland Australia's southern coastline but struggle to penetrate northwards.
Indeed almost to the day, on October 5 last year, we wrote a story about the 20-degree diff between the two cities. Today, the biggest gap appears to have been about 18 degrees, but it's still worlds apart!
Enjoy the last couple of hours of 30-degree weather, Sydney, before a much cooler day tomorrow with maximums across the city in the low 20s.
