After what seems like months, temperatures in Jyväskylä are finally on the way down. The warm southerlies that have been keeping temperatures above zero have finally moved on and moderate northeasterlies are bringing a wave of cold air from northern Russia and the Arctic. Today has seen temperatures fall from 0.5C just after 9am to -4.4C by 4:30pm. It doesn't seem like such a big drop, but it's almost as big a difference as that seen in the 22 days between December 19 and January 9. In that period the temperature only ranged between -1.7C and 4.9C.
The FMI forecast for the coming 5 days shows minus temperatures throughout. It could potentially drop as low as -12C on Sunday. It's quite probable that it will drop further than that as well. Foreca's 10 day forecast also predicts temperatures around -10C at least until January 19.
What might be considered as the only problem with the coming cold, is that there is hardly any snow to accompany it. Jyväskylä at this moment is seeing a light dusting, but it shouldn't be more than a couple of centimetres, and forecasts show hardly any precipitation in the coming week.
Sydney saw a return to typical summer conditions today after a few cool days mid-week. The temperature reached a nice and warm 27.8C at the Airport by the late afternoon. The start of the week saw the second day of the month above 30C, but Tuesday and Wednesday had tops of only 22.4C and 21.6C. In addition to the lowest maximum, Wednesday saw the lowest temperature for January so far with a minimum of 16.9C. This was also the coldest temperature in just over a month; December 7 had a minimum of 14.0C.
There were a few showers around Sydney in the early hours of the morning. At the Airport a recording of 0.6mm doubled the monthly total, which now stands at 1.2mm. Rain should stay away for most of the coming week though. Warm, sunny conditions and daily maximums between 25C and 29C are predicted at least until next Friday.
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