I generally say that summer in North East Victoria runs from November 1 to Dude’s birthday (March 21). As if on cue, the mercury nudged 30 degrees today for the first time since April and the chirping cicada choir arrived. The blowflies are buzzing, mozzies are menacing and multiple bugs of all shapes and sizes [...]
Stormy weather
Stormy weather has set in here. We’re in a cycle of cloudy mild days with occasional rain and storms, interrupted by an odd day of fine weather. We had 31mm of rain last night and a mild minimum of 14 degrees. There was lightning, hail and thunder last night and again this afternoon. There was [...]
Winter storm
A severe storm struck Porepunkah and Bright last night. Winter storms are unusual. The meteorological explanation is probably that we had a strong cold front come through after a spell of warm weather. The result was strong winds, heavy rain and heavy snow down to about 800 metres. The coldness is the aspect which makes [...]
Snow in Porepunkah
The cold weather came and brought snow flurries this afternoon. It started with hail about 4pm and then turned to snow. The fall lasted about 10 minutes and just settled on the ground when it stopped and turned to rain. It was cold all day and I expected snow, but we didn’t get the precipitation [...]
Winter bites back
I might have pre-empted winter’s last hurrah by a few days. We had an unexpected cold front come through with vigor today, bringing storms, strong wind, rain, thunder and cold weather. The forecast is for snow down to 300 metres (our altitude) tonight and tomorrow morning. Tweet Pin It
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