Windy with a late change: September 2-7

[snowfall]

Horrible wind here at the moment, gusting to 60 km/h. Really noticed on the weekend how everything is drying out so quickly. The strong winds and lack of rainfall over the past couple of weeks has sucked a lot of moisture from the ground. Only 0.4mm here this month so far and I’m not expecting much this week. Models aren’t giving a lot of confidence for the weekend but are still showing up some rainfall at least.

We reached 19.4c here today - that’s our warmest day since 24th April.

[Gordon]

Horrible wind here at the moment, gusting to 60 km/h.

Nasty here too - already several 72km/h gusts in Ballarat and we tend to be a lot worse being on a hilltop 180m higher.

Hope our friends in the Dandenongs are spared this time; sorry to say this system seems at least as bad from here .

[hillybilly]

Almost warm and now really windy up here. Drying out fast which is odd given the climate drivers. Should get a couple of showers tomorrow.

Next weekend looks hopeful, but Progs a bit jumpy.

[Adam38]

Really wild out there now, north facing house on top of a ridge so copping the full force... the cons of having a beautiful view

[Wilko]

Some serious Wind now
Went from 60km to 80km/hr
Will be some damage around fr sure

[Wilko]

Whooo 96km/h at Melb appt

[QldTwister]

It is VERY windy out there winds roaring through the trees def be some damage overnight just constant and some massive gusts and bursts still 20c too nice out but warm one for sleeping

Lots off 80km/h gusts in the burbs, impressive for the middle of the night

The dry windy weather rolls on

South and mount Vic will get some rain on the weekend nothing for the inland or very little sadly.

[Skywalker]

Wide awake here thanks to this rubbish.
When is this disgusting garbage going to end!!!
So over it!

[Australis(Shell3155)]

Just like camping
Lounge room sleeping furthest away from Trees.
Vindyyy

[hillybilly]

No shortage of wind this morning. Oh well, will yield a few weeks of fire wood

No real let up to mid arvo, when the change pushes through with lots of virga and perhaps a bit of rain. Turning in to a pretty crappy spring in Vic atm

[Didjman]

Turning in to a pretty crappy spring in Vic atm

I remember in past good storm years - things did not really get cranking till around mid October. Having said that, current climate drivers are taking their time manifesting!

[Skywalker]

What a horrid night!

The filth is still around this morning although has dropped ever so slightly in comparison to last night's crap.
Locally bins are blown over everywhere (bin morning here), there's a few branches down, and over 200 SES callouts across Melbourne.

You said it HB, what a crappy start to spring!

[stevco123]

Definitely sounds like it is a lot more worse north of here (Cranbourne). My highest gust was 54km/h last night but has been very calm-ish since i woke up at 6am. Some gusts, but nothing like other areas.

[Skywalker]

The fire season has started already!

Reports that a bushfire started overnight near Ballarat. The cause is believed to be an escaped private land burn off.
Which idiot would even consider lighting a fire in these conditions!

[StratoBendigo]

The fire season has started already!

Reports that a bushfire started overnight near Ballarat. The cause is believed to be an escaped private land burn off.
Which idiot would even consider lighting a fire in these conditions!

To be fair it's only early September and about 2 months away from fire restrictions. It just goes to show how dry everything is. So much for La-Nina and -ve IOD and above average rain this winter.... NOT! The latter is zero at present, so forecasts of a strong -ve IOD aren't coming to fruition.

[Gordon]

Wind has backed right off here in the last hour, so hoping that makes its way east very soon.

[StratoBendigo]

This weekend isn't looking too shabby. Might scrape 10-15mm from it. Local creeks have dried up again.

[Didjman]

Radar looking interesting atm! Could not all be virga.

[Gordon]

Radar looking interesting atm! Could not all be virga.

No, definitely raining here - a genuine dust-settler if not a bit more.

[stevco123]

Maybe there is something in this developing La Nina after all.

Models struggling perhaps? (understandably)