Hot Weather again

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The current temperature at Barnsley is 37° with a 2km/h wind and 22% humidity. Oddly enough that's bearable if I stay inside with the fans on (I swapped the pedestal with the floor fan and the study is cooler now). But I won't be going out side much. No shopping today!

The one week forecast is (taken from OzForecast)... Day Max (C) Min (C) Wind Dir. Rain (mm) Thunder Storms OCF WATL GFS Today 36 23 ENE - - - - Tomorrow 36 21 E 1.0 - - - Monday 30 22 S 4.0 - - - Tuesday 28 21 SSW 8.0 5.1 11.3 Isolated Wednesday 25 19 SSE 5.0 0.9 5.6 - Thursday 23 16 SSE 0.6 ? 19.5 - Friday 24 16 SE 1.3 ? 7.4 -

                                    ...which is a huge relief, if it happens!

The heatwave that dominated most of last week is still a threat, as listed at this Google News page. Things that struck me:

• Ambulance crews in Victoria will today be on high alert, trains in NSW will slow down in case the heat causes tracks to buckle, and police in South Australia will be monitoring known fire bugs.
  Fire-fighters across the three states, and in the ACT, are bracing for a devastating weekend as record high temperatures, gusty winds and parched earth combine to produce an unprecedented fire danger.
  Sydney is today blanketed in smoke carried from a bushfire on the NSW central coast.
  In Victoria, a fire in the Bunyip State Forest east of Melbourne breached containment lines overnight, much sooner than expected. 
  
  
  meanwhile...
  
  

• The Queensland State Emergency Service is still rescuing sick and elderly residents from homes in Ingham as flood waters slowly subside.
  Sixty per cent of the state is now disaster declared and while rains have eased in some areas, a large low pressure system off the coast is expected to generate more heavy falls in coming days.
  The Herbert River in Ingham is dropping slowly with the latest forecast predicting the flood level will decrease a metre by midnight. More heavy rain is forecast between Townsville and Mackay, but the threat of another cyclone off Cairns has eased.
  The Australian Army has begun flying fuel into Ingham, as the north Queensland town faces its fourth day cut-off by flood waters. The Bruce Highway is still cut to the north and south of Ingham.

I did see news items on the TV about Crocodiles and snakes being spotted in the flooded areas. Good fun!

Here's yesterday's Maximum temperature map:

Don't'ya just love Australia's climate?