Jyväskylä has seen a few cooler days this week compared to the previous month and a half. The past 5 days have all had daily maximums below 0C, the first 5 day period below 0C since January 29 to February 2.
After Monday's -17C, Tuesday morning was also quite cold, dropping just below -15C. It has been warming up during the days in comparison though. Yesterday was the coldest of the month so far with a maximum of -3.2C.
A decent amount of snow fell in Central Finland on Tuesday. A depth of 9cm was the recording yesterday morning. More snow is falling right now and it should continue until the early hours of tomorrow, but warmer temperatures up to 7C in the coming days mean the snow is unlikely to stick around for long. With 6C predicted and fresh overnight snow, it sounds like it'll be quite wet and sloshy in the city tomorrow.
Sydney Airport saw its warmest day of the month on Tuesday. It reached 30.8C making it the warmest day in 3 weeks. Yesterday was slightly cooler, down to 24.3C, but today was warmer again with 27.3C.
There has been some rain and storm activity around inland New South Wales and off the coast in the past few days but no falls have been recorded at the Airport or Observatory Hill. Some suburbs in Sydney's south west received falls yesterday. Locations in the Southern Highlands just south west of Wollongong received over 100mm.
The debate over whether to have the brolly handy or not looks like it will rage over the coming days if the current forecast is anything to go by. There is the potential for storms and rain throughout the Sydney region all the way into next week.
Thursday, 20 March 2014
Monday, 17 March 2014
Chilly start to the day
Sydney and Jyväskylä had their coldest mornings for quite some time today.
Sydney Airport saw its lowest temperature in over 3 months. You have to go back to December 7 to find a colder day. It dropped to 15.3C at the Airport around 6am. This consistent run of warm days continued though as it hit 28.0C just after 3pm. Only 1 of the last 11 days hasn't had a maximum between 28.0C and 29.5C.
I wasn't able to check the temperature outside before I rode my bike to work this morning, but it certainly felt a lot colder than the past month or so. When I finally managed to look on the FMI website I was quite surprised to see that not too long beforehand it had dropped below -17C at Jyväskylä Airport. It was slightly warmer in the centre of Jyväskylä though, somewhere around -12C.
For Jyväskylä, this morning was colder than any day in February, typically the coldest winter month. January 31 was the last day below this morning's mark. It's a remarkable turnaround from last Thursday when it reached 9.4C, a difference of more than 26C.
Tomorrow will see a cold start in Jyväskylä again, but Sydney should return to minimums above 18C for the next week.
Sydney Airport saw its lowest temperature in over 3 months. You have to go back to December 7 to find a colder day. It dropped to 15.3C at the Airport around 6am. This consistent run of warm days continued though as it hit 28.0C just after 3pm. Only 1 of the last 11 days hasn't had a maximum between 28.0C and 29.5C.
I wasn't able to check the temperature outside before I rode my bike to work this morning, but it certainly felt a lot colder than the past month or so. When I finally managed to look on the FMI website I was quite surprised to see that not too long beforehand it had dropped below -17C at Jyväskylä Airport. It was slightly warmer in the centre of Jyväskylä though, somewhere around -12C.
For Jyväskylä, this morning was colder than any day in February, typically the coldest winter month. January 31 was the last day below this morning's mark. It's a remarkable turnaround from last Thursday when it reached 9.4C, a difference of more than 26C.
Tomorrow will see a cold start in Jyväskylä again, but Sydney should return to minimums above 18C for the next week.
Sunday, 16 March 2014
Jyväskylä turns white again, more storms for Sydney
Jyväskylä woke up to the sight of white this morning. Like the revised forecasts predicted, Jyväskylä avoided most of the snow that fell in Finland yesterday.
The south of the country received decent falls. It fell as rain and wet snow early, but turned to snow later in the day. A bit over 10cm was recorded in some places like Lahti and around Helsinki. Jyväskylä didn't receive any snow until later in the night. A depth of 4cm was the measurement at Tikkakoski Airport this morning.
Also as predicted, temperatures have been much lower than previous weeks. It dipped to -5.0C this morning, the coldest temperature since February 26, two and a half weeks ago. Yesterday got to 3.4C, but it doesn't look like it'll go above 1C for possibly the next week.
There has been plenty of storm activity around New South Wales in the past few days. A brief but intense storm hit Sydney yesterday afternoon and a smaller one hit today. Sydney Airport recorded 9.6mm in about 30 minutes from 5:20pm yesterday. At Sydney Olympic Park 16.2mm fell in a similar time frame. Lightning interrupted the AFL game there as it passed through the area.
Strong and localised wind gusts accompanied the storm also. The weather station at Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour recorded a wind gust of 91km/h just after 5:30pm.
Today's rain was not as intense as yesterday. It hit earlier in the day also. After hitting a maximum of 29.3C just after 11:30am, the reading at midday at the Airport was 28.0C. By 12:45pm though, it had dropped to 20.8C. A total of 3.8mm was recorded. Sydney Olympic Park again received one of the highest totals in the Sydney region with 7.4mm. Temperatures climbed again in the late afternoon around the city; it read 27.2C at the Airport at 5:30pm.
The next few days in Sydney look to be quite good. Sunny and warm conditions are expected.
The south of the country received decent falls. It fell as rain and wet snow early, but turned to snow later in the day. A bit over 10cm was recorded in some places like Lahti and around Helsinki. Jyväskylä didn't receive any snow until later in the night. A depth of 4cm was the measurement at Tikkakoski Airport this morning.
Also as predicted, temperatures have been much lower than previous weeks. It dipped to -5.0C this morning, the coldest temperature since February 26, two and a half weeks ago. Yesterday got to 3.4C, but it doesn't look like it'll go above 1C for possibly the next week.
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| Kauppakatu, Jyväskylä on the morning of March 16 |
There has been plenty of storm activity around New South Wales in the past few days. A brief but intense storm hit Sydney yesterday afternoon and a smaller one hit today. Sydney Airport recorded 9.6mm in about 30 minutes from 5:20pm yesterday. At Sydney Olympic Park 16.2mm fell in a similar time frame. Lightning interrupted the AFL game there as it passed through the area.
Strong and localised wind gusts accompanied the storm also. The weather station at Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour recorded a wind gust of 91km/h just after 5:30pm.
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| Storm front in Sydney on March 15 Source: User VeinyPickle, Reddit |
Today's rain was not as intense as yesterday. It hit earlier in the day also. After hitting a maximum of 29.3C just after 11:30am, the reading at midday at the Airport was 28.0C. By 12:45pm though, it had dropped to 20.8C. A total of 3.8mm was recorded. Sydney Olympic Park again received one of the highest totals in the Sydney region with 7.4mm. Temperatures climbed again in the late afternoon around the city; it read 27.2C at the Airport at 5:30pm.
The next few days in Sydney look to be quite good. Sunny and warm conditions are expected.
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Heavy rain in Sydney this morning, forecast backflip for Jyväskylä
The early hours of this morning saw very heavy falls in Sydney's east. In only a matter of just over 4 hours, Sydney Airport received its highest daily rainfall total in almost 4 months. A total of 32.0mm fell from just before 1am until 5am; 20.6mm of that fell within the first 30 minutes or so.
Residents of Sydney may have noticed a fair amount of shower and storm activity off the coast in the past couple of weeks. A few hundred millimetres worth of rain has fallen 50-100km out to sea since the start of the month.
This morning, over 100mm fell off the coast between Sydney and Wollongong. On land, Observatory Hill recorded 27.8mm to 9am, also the highest 24 hour total since November, and Canterbury received a drenching with 48.6mm. That was the highest daily recording there since June 30 last year.
Temperatures were a bit cooler today at the Airport, breaking a 6 day streak above 28C. Observatory Hill managed to top 27.0C, but southerly winds kept the maximum down to 24.1C at the Airport. The daily minimum of 18.3C was also the lowest in more than a week.
Colder weather is still on the way for Finland, but revised forecasts today predict that Jyväskylä will miss the majority, if not all, of the snow that will arrive in the country's south on Saturday. In fact, FMI doesn't predict any snow for Jyväskylä in its current 5 day forecast.
Warm weather continued today. Temperatures this afternoon at Jyväskylä Airport managed to top yesterday's figure. It was 9.4C around 3:30pm. Today was the fifth consecutive day above 5C. The earliest time for such an achievement in the previous 5 years was the 5 day period between April 8 and 12 in 2010. 2009 didn't see such a 5 day period until April 21 to 25.
Tomorrow looks to be the last day above 5C for at least a week and a half. Winds should be a little stronger than normal as well.
Residents of Sydney may have noticed a fair amount of shower and storm activity off the coast in the past couple of weeks. A few hundred millimetres worth of rain has fallen 50-100km out to sea since the start of the month.
This morning, over 100mm fell off the coast between Sydney and Wollongong. On land, Observatory Hill recorded 27.8mm to 9am, also the highest 24 hour total since November, and Canterbury received a drenching with 48.6mm. That was the highest daily recording there since June 30 last year.
Temperatures were a bit cooler today at the Airport, breaking a 6 day streak above 28C. Observatory Hill managed to top 27.0C, but southerly winds kept the maximum down to 24.1C at the Airport. The daily minimum of 18.3C was also the lowest in more than a week.
Colder weather is still on the way for Finland, but revised forecasts today predict that Jyväskylä will miss the majority, if not all, of the snow that will arrive in the country's south on Saturday. In fact, FMI doesn't predict any snow for Jyväskylä in its current 5 day forecast.
Warm weather continued today. Temperatures this afternoon at Jyväskylä Airport managed to top yesterday's figure. It was 9.4C around 3:30pm. Today was the fifth consecutive day above 5C. The earliest time for such an achievement in the previous 5 years was the 5 day period between April 8 and 12 in 2010. 2009 didn't see such a 5 day period until April 21 to 25.
Tomorrow looks to be the last day above 5C for at least a week and a half. Winds should be a little stronger than normal as well.
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Cool change on the way for Jyväskylä
Finns probably shouldn't get the outdoor furniture ready just yet. The current streak of warmer than average temperatures and the feel of spring looks like it will come to an end this weekend. There are only a few clumps of snow left in Jyväskylä and most of the roads and paths are dry thanks to 6 consecutive days above 4C.
Elsewhere in Finland today, weather stations in Tampere and at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport almost hit 11C and at Jomala in the Åland Islands it got to 13C.
Next week will be much cooler than the past few with long term forecasts showing temperatures dipping below -5C during the nights and up to only -2C during the day.
Today has been the warmest of the month so far and the warmest since October 29 last year. It reached 8.5C just before 3pm. Yesterday got to 5.9C while tomorrow should also reach 8-9C. Not a single March day between 2009 and 2013 had a temperature recorded above 8C in Jyväskylä.
Elsewhere in Finland today, weather stations in Tampere and at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport almost hit 11C and at Jomala in the Åland Islands it got to 13C.
The gravel and small rocks placed on footpaths during the winter have been drying out over the last week. As a result, it has been incredibly dusty in Jyväskylä, and elsewhere in Finland. Warnings about poor air quality have been issued throughout this week while efforts to clean the streets have already started, something not typically done until late April. Air quality warnings can be seen via the Ilmanlaatuportaali website.
Those small rocks might come in handy this weekend though. Forecasts are predicting a cold change to hit some time on Saturday. Westerly winds should pick up on Friday before shifting to the east on Saturday and later to cold northerly winds during Saturday night. Temperatures will drop below zero and there should be snow throughout most of the southern half of the country from late Saturday and potentially all the way into early next week. I've seen reports predicting as much as 20cm of snow in some locations in the south.
Next week will be much cooler than the past few with long term forecasts showing temperatures dipping below -5C during the nights and up to only -2C during the day.
Monday, 10 March 2014
Warm weather continues
Both Sydney and Jyväskylä enjoyed warm weather during the weekend and today, although on a slightly different scale.
Today was the fourth day in a row above 28C at Sydney Airport. After Saturday's 28.6C, it was only just lower at 28.2C yesterday. Although still below 30C, today went a little higher to 29.5C. Today's minimum of 21.8C is now the warmest of the month, equal third warmest of the year, and the highest since February 12.
Wind speeds were moderate for most of today along the coast. Sydney Airport recorded a top gust of only 41km/h. There was a brief shower early yesterday morning, but otherwise no falls have been recorded in the past few days.
After the rain and wet snow of Saturday morning, the rest of the weekend turned out quite nicely for most of Finland. Temperatures topped 4.8C at Jyväskylä Airport on Saturday. It was warmer, and especially sunny in the afternoon, on Sunday with 6.6C. Today also reached 6.6C.
Continuing on from recent weeks, these temperatures have been well above average. As a comparison, March 9 last year ranged between -20.6C and -8.9C. In the past 6 years, this is earliest time for such temperatures as well. The 10C barrier was broken in Kokemäki yesterday, 40km south east of Pori. This was the first time in Finland so far this year. It reached 10.8C there in the late afternoon.
Forecasts of 7C and 8C for Jyväskylä are still valid for the remainder of the week. Early forecasts for next week though show a return to more typical March temperatures around 0-2C.
Today was the fourth day in a row above 28C at Sydney Airport. After Saturday's 28.6C, it was only just lower at 28.2C yesterday. Although still below 30C, today went a little higher to 29.5C. Today's minimum of 21.8C is now the warmest of the month, equal third warmest of the year, and the highest since February 12.
Wind speeds were moderate for most of today along the coast. Sydney Airport recorded a top gust of only 41km/h. There was a brief shower early yesterday morning, but otherwise no falls have been recorded in the past few days.
After the rain and wet snow of Saturday morning, the rest of the weekend turned out quite nicely for most of Finland. Temperatures topped 4.8C at Jyväskylä Airport on Saturday. It was warmer, and especially sunny in the afternoon, on Sunday with 6.6C. Today also reached 6.6C.
Continuing on from recent weeks, these temperatures have been well above average. As a comparison, March 9 last year ranged between -20.6C and -8.9C. In the past 6 years, this is earliest time for such temperatures as well. The 10C barrier was broken in Kokemäki yesterday, 40km south east of Pori. This was the first time in Finland so far this year. It reached 10.8C there in the late afternoon.
Forecasts of 7C and 8C for Jyväskylä are still valid for the remainder of the week. Early forecasts for next week though show a return to more typical March temperatures around 0-2C.
Saturday, 8 March 2014
No change for Jyväskylä, warm and slightly unsettled in Sydney
I feel like I've been saying it for quite a while now, but Jyväskylä's mild weather hasn't let up in the last few days. It reached 2.3C on Thursday and yesterday topped 4.7C. Cloud has been around for most of this week and humidity rose yesterday morning to around 90%.
A mixed front moved east across Finland yesterday between Oulu and Jyväskylä. In Jyväskylä there was a hint of rain in the air, but only 0.5mm was recorded at the Airport. Rain was mostly affecting areas north of the city where the front passed through.
Yesterday's daily minimum of 1.4C was also unusually high. Including yesterday there have been 9 days so far this year with minimums at or above 0C. That's compared to 2 in 2009 up until March 7, 1 in 2013 and none for 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Another band of precipitation moved east early this morning. Jyväskylä has seen more falls this time round. Between 3am and 8am 4.6mm fell and there is more on the way in the coming hours.
The next few days will see even higher temperatures. It could go as high as 7C in Jyväskylä in the coming couple of days and 8C is currently forecast for next Wednesday. The sun should also make a welcome appearance.
The typical, unsettled weather that Sydney usually sees towards the end of summer has finally been around during the last few days. There was some more storm activity in the Sydney region yesterday.
The 7 days prior to yesterday saw falls at the Airport. The Airport and city didn't see any falls yesterday, but a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for suburbs in Western Sydney in the afternoon. Horsley Park received 13.0mm and 10.4mm was recorded at Badgerys Creek. Locations in the Blue Mountains received fairly heavy falls also. Mount Boyce, just north of Blackheath, received 38.2mm, the highest daily recording there since June 26 last year.
It reached 28.1C at the Airport yesterday and it was still almost 24C at midnight. Today got to 28.6C. The next few days should see pretty similar weather. There is the chance of showers and storms until mid-week.
A mixed front moved east across Finland yesterday between Oulu and Jyväskylä. In Jyväskylä there was a hint of rain in the air, but only 0.5mm was recorded at the Airport. Rain was mostly affecting areas north of the city where the front passed through.
Yesterday's daily minimum of 1.4C was also unusually high. Including yesterday there have been 9 days so far this year with minimums at or above 0C. That's compared to 2 in 2009 up until March 7, 1 in 2013 and none for 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Another band of precipitation moved east early this morning. Jyväskylä has seen more falls this time round. Between 3am and 8am 4.6mm fell and there is more on the way in the coming hours.
The next few days will see even higher temperatures. It could go as high as 7C in Jyväskylä in the coming couple of days and 8C is currently forecast for next Wednesday. The sun should also make a welcome appearance.
The typical, unsettled weather that Sydney usually sees towards the end of summer has finally been around during the last few days. There was some more storm activity in the Sydney region yesterday.
The 7 days prior to yesterday saw falls at the Airport. The Airport and city didn't see any falls yesterday, but a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for suburbs in Western Sydney in the afternoon. Horsley Park received 13.0mm and 10.4mm was recorded at Badgerys Creek. Locations in the Blue Mountains received fairly heavy falls also. Mount Boyce, just north of Blackheath, received 38.2mm, the highest daily recording there since June 26 last year.
It reached 28.1C at the Airport yesterday and it was still almost 24C at midnight. Today got to 28.6C. The next few days should see pretty similar weather. There is the chance of showers and storms until mid-week.
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