It is the first day of winter here in Australia today and I had to go into Nelson Bay this morning.
It bucketed down and we had 40 mm rain in 2 hours. The rain has eased off a bit now, but I think it has set in for the day.
This photo was taken through the windscreen of my car near the marina. I guess there will be no whale watch boats going out today and no picnics either at the picnic tables.
The splodges on the picture are raindrops on the windscreen.
A fabulous shot and scene, we had the same look but unfortunately not rain.
This morning I am sitting here with a heater on for the first time this year. It is 5 degrees C and a bit too chilly for me in the early morning hours. We have been promised rain for the whole of next week, I certainly hope it will happen.
@ludwigsdiana It hasn't been too cold here but we do light the fire in the late afternoon as it turns chilly at night. We ended up with 118 mm rain in the last 24 hours according to our rain gauge.
@briaan We live on the east coast Brian so it definitely reached us and didn't stop all day.
@haskar I could let you have one bucket quite happily.
@carole_sandford It wasn't as cold as the UK but it was certainly wet. The good thing about Australia is even in winter it isn't winter every day we do have lots of really warm sunny days too.
This morning I am sitting here with a heater on for the first time this year. It is 5 degrees C and a bit too chilly for me in the early morning hours. We have been promised rain for the whole of next week, I certainly hope it will happen.
Ian
@illinilass Definitely no snow. I had enough of snow for 37 years in the UK.
@robz Hope it hasn't been as bad as it has here.
@ludwigsdiana It hasn't been too cold here but we do light the fire in the late afternoon as it turns chilly at night. We ended up with 118 mm rain in the last 24 hours according to our rain gauge.
@briaan We live on the east coast Brian so it definitely reached us and didn't stop all day.
@haskar I could let you have one bucket quite happily.
@carole_sandford It wasn't as cold as the UK but it was certainly wet. The good thing about Australia is even in winter it isn't winter every day we do have lots of really warm sunny days too.
@yaorenliu @ankers70 @edorreandresen @dide @loweygrace @annied @casablanca @billdavidson @wakelys @beryl @sangwann @pusspup @marlboromaam @tiaj1402 @mittens @merrelyn @fishers @carolmw @busylady @k9photo @anniesue @beverley365 Thanks, as Kate said definitely not in drought at the moment. According to our rain gauge we had 118 mm rain in the last 24 hours. Still raining now but I think it is easing off a bit.