Autumn arrived with a windy blast last week. Enjoy the mild conditions while you can though, Sydney is expected to have a cooler and wetter than normal autumn. Compliments of the La Nina weather event.

I'd hoped to post a few photos of some of the festively decorated houses in the area, but the results were nothing to write home about. This flower however, by virtue of its hues of Christmas season reds and greens, will suffice I'm sure. The long range weather forecast for Sydney (and aye, disassociated has been in timestamp mode for the last few days ... Read full entry

Apparently "global warming" is on hold for the next two years, according to an article in today's paper. Powerful computer simulations used to create the first global warming forecast suggests temperature rises will stall in the next two years, before rising sharply at the end of the decade. Not in Sydney, buster, not today. We are told we can expect the temperature to reach 25°C by this afternoon. The "average" August ... Read full entry

That is officially the temperature (celsius) in this part of Sydney at the moment. I suspect, having just been outside, that it is a bit warmer than that. Today's high is expected to be about 21°C, with sunshine and blue sky. Not bad for what is the middle of winter, and also considering conditions felt Antarctic here just a week ago. That "cold snap" was interesting, because while temperatures weren't that much below ... Read full entry