Foggy start to the day in Jyväskylä, warm but breezy in Sydney

Fog blanketed Jyväskylä this morning as temperatures once again hovered above zero. Friday January 3 saw the first day entirely below zero since December 14 with a maximum of -1.0C, but temperatures rose yesterday to 0.3C. While there has been hardly any precipitation (only 0.2mm has been recorded at Jyväskylä Airport in the past 2 days), the air is very moist. Humidity levels have been around 95% for the past 36 hours.

This current weather trend should continue until Thursday night. Forecasts predict a drop in temperatures on Friday and into the weekend. Foreca's 10 day forecast for Jyväskylä shows a low of -12C for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with cold temperatures continuing into early next week.

Fog in Jyväskylä on the morning of January 5 2014

The cloudiness measurement at Jyväskylä Airport was reading 9/8 between 6am and 11am

It was another nice summer's day in Sydney. The first 5 days of 2014 have been the warmest in the years since 2009. The daily maximum today was 29.0C. With a top of 36.8C, Thursday January 2 was the 6th warmest January day of the past 6 years. Minimums for the last 4 days have also been above 20C.

While it was warm in Sydney today, northerly and northeasterly winds were fairly strong. The strongest gust of the day, 72km/h, was recorded this evening at 6:26pm. Wind gusts above 50km/h had been measured since 1pm.

Sydney is in for a few cooler days between Tuesday and Thursday. Temperatures are predicted to reach only 22C on Tuesday and Wednesday and 23C on Thursday. There is also the chance of showers along with the lower temperatures.