Weather where you are?

Legs said:
Hope she's got heaps of fuel. Ember attacks can last up to six hours.
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Yep. Genny has about 2KW rating and will run for around 4 hours on a tank (give or take, depending on electrical load) and she has a spare jerry can of petrol.

Weather has eased a bit today. Cooler and less windy than yesterday but still no sign of rain. There's a possibility of a shower this afternoon.
 
Another stinker here today, heading for 38 again after a run of 40+ last week.  Fingers crossed for no fires, at least the wind is not forecast to be too bad, but I hate this time of year.
The situation in Tas sounds pretty bad, thoughts with everyone down there.
SteveB
 
Been cold and wet here for a couple of days. Just starting to warm up again.
 
Weather has changed for the better, cooler and less wind. During the hottest period over the last few days I measured wind speed at 60klm per hour and 36c, straight from the west, directly onto Pinna's and our houses. Thick smoke sent plenty of residents to Hobart and other places with clearer air. We have convinced two elderly ladies in their 90s  to stay with family in Melbourne for a week. Smoke is still  a problem. I think we all owe the fireies a vote of thanks. JW
 
lot's of snow, so took the Laverda apart for a dunny little Winter project. More later.
But really cold on the floor in the garage.

Kind regards,
Jacques
 
Another hot, dry and windy day forecast here. Been that way for a while now. Haven't seen decent rain for weeks. Fires burning all over the place and the air is thick with smoke. A worrying time.
 
My mate just got back from Tasi Cam, bushwalking in the Nth West, said it was SO dry, massive cracks opening up in the ground that sort of thing.
Tasi is usually like a big sponge, soaking up its rainfall and thriving, so sad to hear its been so dry.
And the fires  :'( So very sad.
Tom
 
Fire is getting closer with thick smoke making breathing outside difficult. We would leave to get away from the smoke but there is nowhere to go  that isn't affected, news reports say smoke from the fires is blowing to New Zealand. Ash is blowing over our house with the smoke and as soon as embers start falling we a leaving for a safe place. There are two close by one south and one north. From all reports today will be a bad day, high temp low humidity and high winds, all blowing from the West or North West. The fire would have to jump two stretches of water to reach us but with the wind blowing embers they won't stop it. We have done all we can to protect life and property now we will wait and see what happens. JW
 
Don't know how much water you have JW but I would recommend that you start wetting everything down at the first sign of embers. Seems your greatest risk isn't from the direct fire front but from ember attack. Do not underestimate the threat embers present.
One other thing; firies hate seeing footage of blokes standing on a roof dressed in singlet, stubbies and thongs, armed with a garden hose, if the radiant heat doesn't kill you, the fall off the roof will.
Good luck and stay safe!
 
It got to -40 c (-40 F) last night, over -50 with the wind chill factored in. I didnt plug the block heater  in the Corsa in so it would not start and I could not go for a ride (a block heater is an elecric powered, 110v from the household current, heater in your car engine block).  Dog piss froze before it hit the tree. Send some of that global warming Aussie heat to Canada please. 
 
Just read a thread elsewhere with a young lady from Queensland all booked up and heading to Tassie for a bike holiday, getting on the ferry very soon.
 
As if we don't have enough problems with fires in Tasmania at present, I just heard on the news that someone deliberately lit bushfires at 10 different points along a stretch of road in Northern Tassie. There's always some idiot who does this sort of thing. Police are investigating but I dunno what their chances are of catching the bastard.
 
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