Litespeed Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Here in Port Stephens it's changed from a scorcher weekend to southerly low. So lots of rain and wind for several days. Only a pain when using the tinny to get ashore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 How far offshore do you sit? . You CAN get a big swell in there. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Litey, are you collecting that rainwater? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 MAN Friday could do that or buy some Pureau at the market. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) Only 500m from mooring to dock. Yes the swell can get big, but I am generally sheltered except from - south. I am well protected by Bull island. My 'ship rides well so it's not bad. I am in a deep part of the passage and that helps a lot. Swell approx 50 cm at worst today, tomorrow? Edited February 6 by Litespeed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 You'll get the swell if there's a big low well off shore. Do you paddle or have you got an out board.? Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 What a terrible day in the Central West of NSW. 10/10 overcast and a generally easterly wind blowing at 20 kph all day. At least the temperature is in the mid-20s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Getting hard to please are we?. What's the difference between a policeman and a cracked dunny seat? NOTHING. They BOTH pinch you when you don't PARK right. Now that's made your day I reckon. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I sometimes row or kayak but normally pull the cord and motor in. But you can bet when it storms the outboard will complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 3 hours ago, facthunter said: Getting hard to please are we?. It's a bit of a shock going from 38C one day to 25C the next, plus the wind chill factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 We had that last weekend. Sunday was 38 deg, the hottest day this summer, then 24 deg Monday, overcast with a few sprinkles of rain. Similar forecast for next weekend, a couple of days in the high 30's, then a cold change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 This would be the most pleasant Summer, weather wise, I can recall since coming HERE (VIC) in 1965. . Nev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 The last 4 months has been the hottest and driest period I can recall for probably close-on 30 years. Hardly a skerrick of rain, no storms, and constant heat, well above average. Several heatwaves around and over 40 degrees in January and February, and another one coming for several days from today - and it looks like another heatwave coming from the middle of next week. The SW and South coast of W.A. is parched, people and towns are running out of water and they're having to cart water. The ground moisture level in the wheatbelt is at a very low level. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/wa-residents-truck-in-drinking-water-as-tanks-run-dry/103437818 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) I can give you a couple of hundred litres of rain water . Bring your own bucket . LoL ( all my bins are overflowing( & more rain on the way )). spacesailor Edited February 8 by spacesailor It changed my spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I've just been talking to a bloke who owns Mia Mia Station at Lyndon, W.A. - about 80-90 kms East of Coral Bay. He said the last decent measurable rain they had, was in April 2021! He's going flat out hand-feeding cattle at present, and hoping for some Dry season rain, as the Wet season of the North hasn't delivered anything to him. His Station is regarded as still being in the Gascoyne region, but it's Upper Gascoyne, and he's nearly in the Pilbara. The Gascoyne is in the grip of the worst drought in about 30 years. The silly part is, just another 150-200 kms East of him, around Paraburdoo, Wittenoom and Newman, they've just had flooding rains a week ago, that closed the Gt Northern Hwy for several days. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-03/gascoyne-community-double-heatwave-drought-animals-seeking-water/103416892 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 So !. It's just a matter of distribution. spacesailor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 You need a deep LOW near Pt Hedland but north of there is the hottest part of Australia. I can't stand 41 plus degrees. let alone 48+. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 49 minutes ago, facthunter said: I can't stand 41 plus degrees. let alone 48+ It's a simple matter of thermodynamics. Our body temperature is 38C, or thereabouts. If the air temperature is less than 38C, heat goes from our body to the atmosphere. If the air temperature is more than 38C, we take in heat from the atmosphere. At 38C, we are at equilibrium so we still can't get rid of heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Unless the air is dry enough to let your sweat do it's job. Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 2 hours ago, facthunter said: Unless the air is dry enough to let your sweat do it's job. Nev How do people exist in Darwin or FNQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 3 minutes ago, old man emu said: How do people exist in Darwin or FNQ? On the eighth day, God created Air Conditioning so humans could live in Darwin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 4 hours ago, old man emu said: It's a simple matter of thermodynamics. Our body temperature is 38C, or thereabouts. If the air temperature is less than 38C, heat goes from our body to the atmosphere. If the air temperature is more than 38C, we take in heat from the atmosphere. At 38C, we are at equilibrium so we still can't get rid of heat. It's a fine line. Average is 37C. 38C is a low to moderate fever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Never heard of Darwin being over 34 degrees. Katherine is about 5 degrees hotter at least. The wind off the water comes in about 1330 many days It's humid except in the dry. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 2 hours ago, willedoo said: Average is 37C. 38C is a low to moderate fever. The figure I used was close enough for the point I was making. I wasn't trying to diagnose a malady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I go nude when it gets over 38 deg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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