Well the weather has predicted scorching temperatures for Perth - possibly going over 40 degrees over the weekend and at least late 30's for the rest of the week, even 40 degrees.

I tend to stay out of it but perhaps go for a swim when the UV drops at about 4.30pm or later and stay holed up in the house with the air con full blast.

Today I had to go out and wore a hat and covered up pretty well, just getting more sensible in my old age I guess. For Australia Day I am tempted to stay in until 5pm, go for a swim and then enjoy the fireworks, but I have friends that plan to be out in it all day.

The warnings were on the news today, extra ambo crews will be on hand, warnings about heat stroke etc, but I guess lots of people will ignore warnings. I feel quite ill when the temps get this high so personally, I wont be out in it.

How will you be dealing with the next week and the predicted high temperatures? I so wish I had a pool in my garden.

Drinks lots of water all the time (and some powerade/gatorade to replace lost electrolytes).

Being in a rather wet Sydney, I can't remember when there was such a hot spell in the 3.5 years I've been here. I have a pool, so I use that to cool off when I overheat- it is shaded by trees for the afternoon, and I swim in a hat and sunglasses! Since I have MS I am affected by temps over 35 degrees rather badly, so I have an air con in the bedroom, and a cool pack that I wear when working.

Last night was the first one this summer where we had the AC on all night - I think it's going to be working overtime for the rest of the week.

My fire brigade is going into high alert over the next few days. I could be busy...

We only have AC in the front room but we have a fan that we run all night in the bedroom.

I dont like going out in it, you walk outside and it is so hot it catches your breath, although there is a breeze out there this morning. They have predicted it to be in the 40's but I wonder if it will reach that temp or get even hotter?

We are off to the beach with the dog after 4pm today.

I was out watering the veggies and flowers at 6am this morning. It was pleasant...then...

No pool, thank goodness for decent a/c though. If we were still living in the rental we had with evap, we'd all be melted.

Maybe we're acclimatized but the kids complain when I have the a/c going all day. One keeps asking me to turn it off because she's freezing and it's only set to 24C.

I haven't found it as bad yet as that week last February with the blistering hot easterlies and the plus 40s...I recall walking from the car to my daughter's school and it was the most miserable heat I'd experienced. If this week turns into that, I'll be hiding indoors until after sunset...Perth has turned us into vampires. LOL.

Renth, hope it's an uneventful weekend for you, fingers crossed. These temps and winds make me nervous.

Hopefully it will be quiet for you guys.

We've both taken Friday off to build our deck. It wasn't supposed to be this hot when we ordered the timber 2 weeks ago.

High 30s here in Adelaide. We've been using the spa for hours every day. Cleaned it out again recently:





I've also added a solar powered heating system!





Garden hose on hot concrete with one end plugged into a jet. Dodgy as, but it works.

That's pretty clever. You could always sheath the hose with plastic lemonade bottles with the ends cut off and taped together. That would heat even more IMO, plus get a black hose.

Nice idea, hadn't thought of that. I'd like to get 50m of black polypipe, coil it up on the roof, and plumb it into the circulation loop. Just not sure if it'll be too heavy.

Alternatively I could cover the top of the pergola with black shadecloth and lay the polypipe over it in parallel lines, along the beams. Probably not as good as a coil, though.

The longer the pipe the harder the pump will have to push.

What, no cute kid and bubbles?

Another Blue Peter Badge is on it's way.

Bloody hell it is so hot outside it catches your breath I have done the housework (half heartedly but most of it) and now sitting with the air con on and the fan as well.

I wonder if it will get to 40 in Perth today, at the moment it is 39 so it wouldnt surprise me. Looking forward to later going to the beach for a swim, bet it will be packed!

They said there is a risk of the skyworks being cancelled tomorrow due to the fire danger.