A Hot Monday In August

I wasn't planning on a post today but our weather right now is incredible. At Maroochydore the temperature is nudging a little over 32 degrees and it isn't even midday yet. Usually 32 would be pretty warm with the humidity around 65%. Right now the humidity level is under 30% so we are enjoying a dry warm heat! We are expecting the north west wind to get up this afternoon and this could lead to bushfires. We need to remember, this is still August and spring is still over a week away.

Despite the warm temperatures, the pool is still under 20 degrees, a little cool for swimming but it sure looks inviting enough.. The pool temp depends just as much on overnight temperatures as max temps during the day. We have had some cool nights recently so any heat gained during the day is soon lost overnight.

We are beginning to pack for our trip to Melbourne flying down there on Wednesday. Right now Melbourne temps are around 10 to 12 degrees with strong winds and showers forecast for the next few days.

I had to ring the paver renovation guy who expected to finish the job before we went away (he doesn't ring me) and remind him that we were heading for Melbourne on Wednesday and that the place will be all locked up for two weeks. He can't get here today but there was a small possibility he can get here on Tuesday.