Hot in S.E, Qld

[The ho har's]

We have several days over 30 degs and some closer to 40 degs. I want the heat to stop. Harry can't paint or do to much really as the heat affects everything. How is everyone coping?

Mrs hh:angel:

[V8Ian]

Loving it. :banana: it's not just SEQ, it's an Australian summer. :D

[trog]

I feel for the container boys at work. Parked in the sun all day and still expected to move the same amount of product each day. Company won't put them on early starts or evenings . At least I get aircon when in the ute.

[The ho har's]

Loving it. :banana: it's not just SEQ, it's an Australian summer. :D

Bugger off:p

Mrs hh:angel:

[Saitch]

We had aircon installed in November & it took 2 days for the rough, tough, farm dogs to work out that, with the sound of the external motor, things cool in the house. They have a very good technique of "knocking" on the door too.

[Brisruss]

Yeah it makes it hard to get things done outdoors.
Normally we would see some storms come through late afternoon and cool things for a while, but they seem to have disappeared as well.
Cheers,
Russ

[hodgo]

One can not say any more, Its just too bloody hot and there is no end insight.
V8 Ian I think you should see a doctor There is something wrong with you

[scarry]

Yer it has been bloody hot for a while and more to come...

No rain around to cool things off,but heaps of humidity.

It does seem to keep work ticking over....the phone doesn't seem stop ringing.

I was recently out at the farm,south west QLD,it was 45 for two days in a row,and didn't drop lower than 43 all week.In fact it was still 33 at 11.00 pm at night.

[LandyAndy]

One can not say any more, Its just too bloody hot and there is no end insight.
V8 Ian I think you should see a doctor There is something wrong with you

He spends his day in an airconditioned truck;););););););)
Andrew

[Ranga]

Yer it has been bloody hot for a while and more to come...

No rain around to cool things off,but heaps of humidity.

It does seem to keep work ticking over....the phone doesn't seem stop ringing.

I was recently out at the farm,south west QLD,it was 45 for two days in a row,and didn't drop lower than 43 all week.In fact it was still 33 at 11.00 pm at night.
Where's the farm?

[donh54]

Not just in SEQ - I was coming up Tap Hill on Saturday (between Coonabarabran & Gilgandra) at around midday. The trucks' outside temp gauge was reading 47 degrees! :eek: I was about 3 gears below what the Scania could pull it in, just to keep the temp gauge from climbing!

[V8Ian]

He spends his day in an airconditioned truck;););););););)
Andrew

I still have to walk the twenty yards between the truck and the car at knock off time; then I have to get from the car to the house. It's not all beer and skittles you know.:mad:

[Homestar]

Send some down here - we had a beautiful weekend - 34 on Saturday and 31 on Sunday then it was 17 yesterday... :D

Almost had to put the heater on last night - I had to find my slippers...

[Redback]

Funny how it gets hot in summer, never noticed that before you guys were whinging about it:p

[ramblingboy42]

ya might have to book me in with V8 Ian, I love the summer heat, I get out in the yard and do chores...sure it's warm ...it gets to sweaty I go sit in the shade. No aircon here.....not even ceiling fans.

oh, drink water.....it works.

[Saitch]

Send some down here - we had a beautiful weekend - 34 on Saturday and 31 on Sunday then it was 17 yesterday... :D

Almost had to put the heater on last night - I had to find my slippers...


FYI

[Eevo]

FYI

SA is no better.

coldest and wettest summer ever.

[The ho har's]

Funny how it gets hot in summer, never noticed that before you guys were whinging about it:p

Yes it is always hot in summer but up here we usually get afternoon storms to cool things down, this year there have been next to no summer storms not even a cyclone has brewed. Most unusual.

Mrs hh:angel:

[hodgo]

SA is no better.

coldest and wettest summer ever.

I have a mate just arrived from Adelaide he recons its like jumping out out of the freezer into the oven

[hodgo]

I still have to walk the twenty yards between the truck and the car at knock off time; then I have to get from the car to the house. It's not all beer and skittles you know.:mad:

Gee life is so bloody tough We hope you do not have to suffer these conditions too long

[weeds]

Yes it is always hot in summer but up here we usually get afternoon storms to cool things down, this year there have been next to no summer storms not even a cyclone has brewed. Most unusual.



Mrs hh:angel:



Just jump in the pool.....

[DiscoMick]

I see the forecast is a 50% chance of a cyclone later in the week. Its currently raining 100-150mm a day on Cape York, apparently.


BOM warns of heavy rain as potential cyclones form - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-07/bom-warns-two-cyclones-first-season-coral-sea-gulf-qld-nt/8247132)

[DiscoMick]

Update: Apparently it will cool a bit on Thursday to 27 and then heat up to 35 on Sunday so not much relief.

[scarry]

Where's the farm?

Nearest town is Dirranbandi.

[scarry]

I still have to walk the twenty yards between the truck and the car at knock off time; then I have to get from the car to the house. It's not all beer and skittles you know.:mad:

Haven't invested in a cool suit for that uncomfortable 20yd trip?:o:D

I would hate to add up how many hours i have spent working on roof mounted AC and cold room units in the last few weeks.....:(

The boys would have spent a lot more hours on roofs than me as i delegate the jobs:D:D

[V8Ian]

Not just in SEQ - I was coming up Tap Hill on Saturday (between Coonabarabran & Gilgandra) at around midday. The trucks' outside temp gauge was reading 47 degrees! :eek: I was about 3 gears below what the Scania could pull it in, just to keep the temp gauge from climbing!

You need a Western Star. ;)

[cuppabillytea]

We got buckets of rain and a nice cool change today. Last week was quite warm, even on the water.

[hodgo]

Belive or not where I live (Loganholme) at 1140 pm last night we got 3 very small but heavy shows of rain of about 2 about 30 seconds long and the 3rd lasted about a minute, this morning not a trace of water anywhere our first rain since Christmas

[V8Ian]

It didn't miss you by much Hodgo. I got similar, pathetic efforts on the way to work, just before midnight, but it bucketed down between Sleepy Hollow and Bangalow then light but steady showers to beyond Casino.
I suppose a miss is as good as a mile in this case.

[Eevo]

look at the feels like figure

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[incisor]

gold....

feels like that down in my shed tho it has to be said...

[numpty]

Bring on winter I say :D The cold doesn't bother me and we get down to -6 on occasions. Still good shorts weather.

If it never got above 28 in summer I'd be happy.

Been 35 to 39 each day for weeks here, although it's a balmy 34 at the mo.;)

Forecast is for 42 on Sat and Sun :(

[Homestar]

Back to a lovely 34 today, and warmer again tomorrow but predicted back to 19 by Sunday... :D

[Eevo]

42.5 in the shade
72 on the shed roof

[incisor]

And it's now pelting down on Bribie Island..... Hopefully the girl of my dreams is home to shut the windows 😄

[jonesfam]

A few years ago when I managed the Big Store in Doomadgee I put a thermometer in the stock storage shed so I could record the temps & convince the bosses to put in fans.
When the Thermometer topped out at 60 I removed it in case the staff saw it & packed it in on me.

That shed was an oven in summer!

Jonesfam

[incisor]

And it's now pelting down on Bribie Island..... Hopefully the girl of my dreams is home to shut the windows 😄

no need, didn't get a drop here in down town Godwin Beach...

[scarry]

Belive or not where I live (Loganholme) at 1140 pm last night we got 3 very small but heavy shows of rain of about 2 about 30 seconds long and the 3rd lasted about a minute, this morning not a trace of water anywhere our first rain since Christmas

Strange, we got exactly the same.

We must live in the same area.....:o

[DiscoMick]

Good steady rain most of the night and it's still drizzling. The birds are having a party outside. What a welcome change!
This is supposed to be the rainy season, isn't it?

[Pedro_The_Swift]

We had 5 minutes yesterday evening and another 30 seconds just then,, I hate NSW leftovers--:p

[incisor]

we got about an inch overnight....

nice to hear rain on the roof as you lay awake in the middle of the night....

although i prefer sleep most of the time :angel:

[86mud]

I flew to Melbourne for work and thought it would be nice to escape the heat of Brisbane.,.....it was 35 degrees at 8pm (AEDST) in Melbourne last night :o

[V8Ian]

I flew to Melbourne for work and thought it would be nice to escape the heat of Brisbane.,.....it was 35 degrees at 8pm (AEDST) in Melbourne last night :o

Don't panic, it'll be snowing before dinner. :p

[DiscoMick]

Could be worse - I see it was 46 in Birdsville yesterday, so a good day to lay in the river behind the caravan park and consider how global warming is said to be just a hoax.

[Homestar]

I flew to Melbourne for work and thought it would be nice to escape the heat of Brisbane.,.....it was 35 degrees at 8pm (AEDST) in Melbourne last night :o

Yeah, people think it doesn't get hot down here, but it does (not very much this Summer so far though). But Ian's right, wait a few minutes... :D

Lovely cool change this arvo, then rain and cold on the weekend... :D

[scarry]

Yeah, people think it doesn't get hot down here, but it does (not very much this Summer so far though). But Ian's right, wait a few minutes... :D

Lovely cool change this arvo, then rain and cold on the weekend... :D

Looks like we are in for a roasting this weekend....

Hmm,i suppose that means a few call outs......

[incisor]

they were saying on the local radio around here that they expect 12 all time records to go by the wayside this sunday in qld alone...

lets hope they are a few degrees on the cooler side, out....

[DiscoMick]

they were saying on the local radio around here that they expect 12 all time records to go by the wayside this sunday in qld alone...

lets hope they are a few degrees on the cooler side, out....
Yep I chose a great time to organize a picnic in the park on Saturday arvo for the wife's 60th. Better get out the esky and buy ice...

[mick88]

We have several days over 30 degs and some closer to 40 degs. I want the heat to stop. Harry can't paint or do to much really as the heat affects everything. How is everyone coping?

Mrs hh:angel:


As my old man would have said, "throw a bag over the sun" ;)


Been bloody hot here, over 46 today and it hit 47 up the road at Renmark.
This morning at 6am the wind was that hot it was like it was coming out of a furnace, and it persisted all day. Not real conducive to a productive day. The Land Rover was parked in the shed and had not been going since yesterday morning, but the bonnet felt like it had just done 100 kay trip.
Autumn and winter are our best seasons here.


Cheers, Mick.

[numpty]

Spare a thought for the bustling metropolis of Tarcoola SA, where it reached a rather warm 48+ yesterday. :(

[kenleyfred]

I'm feeling for my daughter who has an off road triathlon tomorrow and is backing up with another on Sunday. Forecast is looking pretty hot for the weekend.
Kenley

[V8Ian]

Lots of sports, particularly kids, are being abandoned or postponed, due to the mortal danger of heat stresses.

[pop058]

Lots of sports, particularly kids, are being abandoned or postponed, due to the mortal danger of heat stresses.

Yet still no one will hold your shade parasol while you walk the 20 yards from your truck to your car at knock off. :p

[hodgo]

I'm feeling for my daughter who has an off road triathlon tomorrow and is backing up with another on Sunday. Forecast is looking pretty hot for the weekend.
Kenley

I would be trying to talk her out of it for her own safety and health sake, with a off road triathlon if she came down with heat stroke it could be a long time with out proper care.

[LandyAndy]

I was just listening to a weather forecast on the ABC wireless.Chance of snow in parts of the south west of WA on sunday,how hot is it over there:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p
Andrew

[jerryd]

Picked the wrong weekend to be re roofing a friend's old house :eek:

[V8Ian]

I was just listening to a weather forecast on the ABC wireless.Chance of snow in parts of the south west of WA on sunday,how hot is it over there:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p
Andrew
I'll start worrying when it snows in Marble Bar.

[LandyAndy]

Was only 13degC here yesterday,a record summer low I believe.
I had to go to Perth today,best I saw on the outside temp was 17degC.Had the climate control set to 28degC for most of the trip.
Who would have thought in the middle of summer.
And they say there is global warming!!!!!
PS,Ive lit the lounge fire again tonite,such a novel thing to do in the middle of summer:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::c ool:
Andrew

[mick88]

Forty eight forecast for Wilcannia today!
Now that is a hot day!


Wilcannia weather - local weather forecast (http://www.weatherzone.com.au//nsw/upper-western/wilcannia)


Cheers, Mick.

[ramblingboy42]

coolest place in Qld currently is Cape Moreton Lighthouse , a balmy 28*c.

[DiscoMick]

I see it's currently 46 in Birdsville - time to jump in the river.
Here in Noosa it's 32 with a nice breeze on my iced coffee.
We abandoned Maleny where it's 38 and headed for the coast.
Rellies in Lismore are suffering in 42.

[DiscoMick]

I see it's currently 46 in Birdsville - time to jump in the river.
Here in Noosa it's 32 with a nice breeze on my iced coffee.
We abandoned Maleny where it's 38 and headed for the coast.
Rellies in Lismore are suffering in 42.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/02/335.jpg

[ramblingboy42]

yesterday at a Day on the Green , Casey Chambers announced that sweat was running down her butt crack.

She said she may rename her entourage "Casey Chambers and the sweaty butt cracks"

[hodgo]

We have got a small storm cooled the place down some what Tomorrow the heat will bring it all back out of the ground making the humidity levels very high

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Yea, Hodgo, that storm reached us,, much cooler, wind and rain...

[kenleyfred]

I would be trying to talk her out of it for her own safety and health sake, with a off road triathlon if she came down with heat stroke it could be a long time with out proper care.

Kept a lot water up to her. Before during and after. Also froze a lot of ice filled an esky with ice and water and through a towel in it. After each race she got to have cold water and was draped in a freezing dripping wet towel. Dropped her temperature very well. could keep recharging the towel in the icewater. quite a few others got to use it. They all appreciated it.
Kenley

[V8Ian]

I slept through it, but it's on the way back.

[hodgo]

Kept a lot water up to her. Before during and after. Also froze a lot of ice filled an esky with ice and water and through a towel in it. After each race she got to have cold water and was draped in a freezing dripping wet towel. Dropped her temperature very well. could keep recharging the towel in the icewater. quite a few others got to use it. They all appreciated it.
Kenley

Glad to hear she came through it ok with no problems

[cuppabillytea]

It's nice and cool here now, thanks.

[d2dave]

Just before Christmas I was stuck in Brisbane for two nights waiting to get a load home.

Both nights at around midnight it was about 28 degrees with the humidity at 78%!

Then on the morning I got loaded at about 10 am it was about 32 degrees and the humidity was so bad that just standing at the back of my truck to supervise the loading,
not doing anything physical, sweat was pouring off me.

I don't know how people can live there. I thought maybe people get acclimatized, but reading this thread I wonder.

I will take a Victorian summer day in the low 40's with around 8% humidity any day.

[V8Ian]

Bit late to whinge about it now, ya big girls' blouse. ;b
If you'd let me know at the time, you could have come here and soaked up some of our air conditioning. Plenty of parking too, :)

[cuppabillytea]

Fair go Ian. Some people go Bananas when they get to Queensland y'know.:wasntme:

[hodgo]

Just before Christmas I was stuck in Brisbane for two nights waiting to get a load home.

Both nights at around midnight it was about 28 degrees with the humidity at 78%!

Then on the morning I got loaded at about 10 am it was about 32 degrees and the humidity was so bad that just standing at the back of my truck to supervise the loading,
not doing anything physical, sweat was pouring off me.

I don't know how people can live there. I thought maybe people get acclimatized, but reading this thread I wonder.

I will take a Victorian summer day in the low 40's with around 8% humidity any day.
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I find your comments a little hard to understand I have lived in Melbourne and Seymour over the years It does not matter where you live on this earth you get days of extremities of hot and cold periodically and and certain times of the year as we all know it are pron to different weather patterns I was born and raised in Hobart and can remember days in December.and January with temperature in the high 30 or in the 90s on the old scale. Brisbane or south east Qld. has the best climate climate of any place in Australia If you think its tropical or in your words To hot try living in Townsville or further north when they have a hotter than normal period I can assure you you will never complain about heat or humidity ever again. I saying this the world weather patterns are changing and our seasons are nearly unpredictable compared to 4or 5 years ago.

Hodgo

[numpty]

Horses for courses Hodgo. I lived in Elimbah for 18 years. Whilst SE Qld is certainly not the hottest place around, I can't stand humidity and thankfully I never acclimatised.

Tamworth is hot in summer (too bloody hot) but at least the humidity is bearable. Give me winter any day, I just love the minus mornings and 15 deg days.

[weeds]

I prefer mid-northern NSW......way better weather balance than brisbane.

[ramblingboy42]

why then are thousands each month coming up here to live then?

[Redback]

why then are thousands each month coming up here to live then?

Because it's cheaper, pretty hard to buy a house in Sydney for under $800,000, or even 1 million dollars without travelling over an hour and a half to work each day and the traffic in Sydney is bloody terrible and why we moved south.

[scarry]

Because it's cheaper, pretty hard to buy a house in Sydney for under $800,000, or even 1 million dollars without travelling over an hour and a half to work each day and the traffic in Sydney is bloody terrible and why we moved south.

Not much different here.....[bigsad]

Traffic is absolutely shocking,way worse than many parts of Sydney.

Weekend traffic is worse than peak hour was a few years ago.

I am in it all day,every day,so have a pretty good idea what its like[bigsad]

Houses in the inner areas of the city are not much cheaper than Sydney prices either.

Traffic on the Gold Coast is also a shocker

And i read an article recently in the paper,where the premier said there were no road upgrades planned for at least 5yrs.

What we really need is some sort of public transport system that actually works,that is the main issue here.The system we have is way behind the southern cities.

[scarry]

why then are thousands each month coming up here to live then?

That was the case a few yrs ago,but i don't think it still is.

[DiscoMick]

Not much different here.....[bigsad]

Traffic is absolutely shocking,way worse than many parts of Sydney.

Weekend traffic is worse than peak hour was a few years ago.

I am in it all day,every day,so have a pretty good idea what its like[bigsad]

Houses in the inner areas of the city are not much cheaper than Sydney prices either.

Traffic on the Gold Coast is also a shocker

And i read an article recently in the paper,where the premier said there were no road upgrades planned for at least 5yrs.

What we really need is some sort of public transport system that actually works,that is the main issue here.The system we have is way behind the southern cities.
Yes, the cross-river rail is badly needed, but was not funded. We also need a major expansion of the busway system.

[scarry]

Yes, the cross-river rail is badly needed, but was not funded. We also need a major expansion of the busway system.

Correct,

And a rail system expanded and improved.....

What about the Gateway,M1 merge mess every day...including the weekends..[bigsad]

And the cross river rail,didn't they forget to budget for the trains?

[V8Ian]

Not hot tonight, wish I'd brought a jacket to work. [bigsad]

[The ho har's]

Yes was/is a tad cooler. I have my slippers on [bigwhistle]

Mrs hh:angel:

[hodgo]

The last two days are the first time in weeks that we have not had the air conditioner on all day I worked all day yesterday out side with out a problem Got the tipper conversion finished the front yard cleaned up and looking respectable again the little lady is very happy with that.

[DiscoMick]

We were justified in complaining about the heat - it set records. Mind you, other places were even worse.

Brisbane's summer a record scorcher, Bureau of Meteorology says - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-01/brisbane-summer-a-record-scorcher-bureau-meteorology-says/8314478?WT.ac=localnews_brisbane)

[Saitch]

Just got 80 mm in under an hour. No power but an Energex
mate & his crew are onto that now. Large tree across HV lines.
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[V8Ian]

See the interesting pictures thread, Steve.

:ttiwwp: