Melbourne weather!!!!!!!
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Melbourne weather!!!!!!!
Hi all, Feeling a bit down and fed up today and I'm sure its because of this bloody awful Melbourne weather. Been here 6 months and the thoughts of the winter to come reminds me of how I used to feel at the start of the UK winter. Just how bad does it get? I am dreading it. Roll on September!!!
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Re: Melbourne weather!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by Hereandnow
Hi all, Feeling a bit down and fed up today and I'm sure its because of this bloody awful Melbourne weather. Been here 6 months and the thoughts of the winter to come reminds me of how I used to feel at the start of the UK winter. Just how bad does it get? I am dreading it. Roll on September!!!
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Melbourne is famous for 4 seasons in one day...and winter is no exception.
It is definitely not as dark, wet and bitingly cold as UK. Even the ski season just about lasts July- mid Sept, as the warmer weather kicks in.
Or if it really gets too much- do what the locals do- book a holiday for Queensland in August!
It is definitely not as dark, wet and bitingly cold as UK. Even the ski season just about lasts July- mid Sept, as the warmer weather kicks in.
Or if it really gets too much- do what the locals do- book a holiday for Queensland in August!
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Re: Melbourne weather!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by Pomster
Melbourne is famous for 4 seasons in one day...and winter is no exception.
It is definitely not as dark, wet and bitingly cold as UK. Even the ski season just about lasts July- mid Sept, as the warmer weather kicks in.
Or if it really gets too much- do what the locals do- book a holiday for Queensland in August!
It is definitely not as dark, wet and bitingly cold as UK. Even the ski season just about lasts July- mid Sept, as the warmer weather kicks in.
Or if it really gets too much- do what the locals do- book a holiday for Queensland in August!
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Re: Melbourne weather!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
Errr. 'Winter' seems to have come a bit early this year. I remember sun all last April and May. Nice today though. Can't say I've ever seen Winter, Summer, Spring and Autumn on one day though.
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Re: Melbourne weather!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
Errr. 'Winter' seems to have come a bit early this year. I remember sun all last April and May. Nice today though. Can't say I've ever seen Winter, Summer, Spring and Autumn on one day though.
I can't believe that it's been raining about 5 or 6 days in the last 2 weeks compared with almost nothing for the last 6 months and someone's already complaining. Reminds me of home (the old one that is).
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Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
Errr. 'Winter' seems to have come a bit early this year. I remember sun all last April and May. Nice today though. Can't say I've ever seen Winter, Summer, Spring and Autumn on one day though.
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I was there a couple of weeks ago and the weather wasnt very good. The wind was the worst thing.
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Originally Posted by benny the ball
I was there a couple of weeks ago and the weather wasnt very good. The wind was the worst thing.
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Originally Posted by Pomster
Or if it really gets too much- do what the locals do- book a holiday for Queensland in August!
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Re: Melbourne weather!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by Pootle
Whereabouts were you? We haven't had too much wind up here - I think its worse down by the bay (another good reason not to live there!!)
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Re: Melbourne weather!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by Hereandnow
Thats where we are, the past 24 hours has been awful down here, windy as hell. Reminds me of cornwall in Winter, very bleak. On the other hand its lovely when the sun is shining, summer was fantastic. I hate the fact I sound like a whinging pom but this weather.......no thanks!!
Melbourne is a fabulous city to live in - in my opinion, better than others I've been to (Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane) and Victoria has some wonderful country and towns...many I've been to.
Think if you remember properly, Cornwall was was a 'bit' worse in winter !!!
Last edited by carolinegorka; Apr 20th 2006 at 9:11 am.
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I'm down by the bay as well and its horrendous. The winds have been really picking up this last week - you know its bad when the beach is blowing across the road.
Do have to say that it wasn't this bad last year so hopfully it will blow itself out soon and we can get back to the proper weather
I'd love to get away to the sun in QLD - anyone buy me a ticket?
Do have to say that it wasn't this bad last year so hopfully it will blow itself out soon and we can get back to the proper weather
I'd love to get away to the sun in QLD - anyone buy me a ticket?
Originally Posted by Hereandnow
Thats where we are, the past 24 hours has been awful down here, windy as hell. Reminds me of cornwall in Winter, very bleak. On the other hand its lovely when the sun is shining, summer was fantastic. I hate the fact I sound like a whinging pom but this weather.......no thanks!!
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Re: Melbourne weather!!!!!!!
On a related subject, a website I saw recently seemed to indicate that the sea temperature in Port Philip Bay meant you could not really swim in the sea, just paddle. Is this true in your personal experiences?
Thanks
Buzzy
Thanks
Buzzy
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Re: Melbourne weather!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
On a related subject, a website I saw recently seemed to indicate that the sea temperature in Port Philip Bay meant you could not really swim in the sea, just paddle. Is this true in your personal experiences?
Thanks
Buzzy
Thanks
Buzzy