What's the temperature where you are???

[EmmaDonovan]

86° at 1:30 A.M. Windy with 31mph gusts (oddly specific). The A/C is on and I'm drinking ice water. 3% humidity. We are moving into first summer and some of the driest months of the year.

 

[muddy75]

39* with low of 20*

 

[EmmaDonovan]

39* with low of 20*

Hahaha, I love that avatar!

 

[sourland]

Reached 56F at noon now down to 46 and expected to drop into the teens, and the wind the wind.

 

[kikiruru]

Saturday 446p 70f70

Now I’m chilly cut the fan off
Cut off a/c a little while ago

 

[Nym]

Sunday 2nd of March 8.38a.m. Heavy grey overcast. 11.1 / 18.5kph SSE, Hg 65%, 23C / 73.4F top of 25C / 77F. Possible shower.

Moon is 9%

Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred causes erosion as it lashes Queensland coast​

2 hours 18 mins ago​

By Elly Bradfield and staff​

The Bureau of Meteorology says large and powerful seas are expected for several days. (ABC Capricornia: Aaron Kelly)

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is lashing the Queensland coast with damaging winds and causing significant coastal erosion.

But forecasters are warning it will move slowly south on Sunday and is now likely to move back towards south-east Queensland on Tuesday.

Early on Sunday morning, the cyclone was 510 kilometres east of Rockhampton and 400km north-east of Bundaberg.

"It's still expected to maintain at least a category two intensity," senior meteorologist Felim Hanniffy said.

The watch point today is for localised damaging wind gusts, particularly around K'gari.

"Gusts up to 90 or in excess of 90 kilometres an hour, particularly [at] K'gari and around Double Island Point as well, but that risk is lessening as we go through the rest of Sunday," Mr Hanniffy said.

Large and powerful seas​

The weather bureau said there was the potential for large and powerful seas from Seventeen Seventy down to the exposed south-east coast for several days.

A hazardous surf warning is in place for the Capricornia Coast, K'gari coast, Sunshine Coast waters and Gold Coast waters.

"A protracted period of really powerful swells and that may result in some quite significant coastal erosion to those exposed beaches," Mr Hanniffy said.

Woodgate Beach, south of Bundaberg, has been battered by rough seas causing significant erosion.

Local resident Pauline Greer, also president of the Woodgate District Resident's Association, said it was "devastating" to see.

"With the threat of the cyclone still coming, it's quite shattering," she said.

The Bundaberg Regional Council recently spent millions on a sand replenishment project, including the construction of a 240-metre seawall and a 20m-wide sand buffer.

"To see all this sand, and the vines and all the work that's been done and all the money that's been spent [affected, is devastating]," Ms Greer said.

"You can't fight Mother Nature."

She said the only silver lining was that the work might have prevented the sea from inundating homes.

Flooding concerns​

Further down the coast, the powerful swell and a 2-metre high tide has cut through Pumicestone Passage on the northern tip of Bribie Island.

The natural barrier protects Caloundra and Golden Beach from the open ocean.

Water is already lapping at low-lying properties and locals, including Jen Kettleton-Butler from the Pumicestone Passage Catchment Management Board, fear widespread inundation if Alfred comes close.

"I fear it's too late for our island," she said.

"I'm worried sick that our community at Golden Beach do not know the nature of the danger that is around the corner."

Queensland Police Acting Superintendent Chris Toohey urged the coastal communities to remain vigilant as authorities prepare for localised and flash flooding.

"We don't know when the surges are going to come, we've tried to plan for it, but if we end up with localised flooding we really need to be respectful of the conditions we have and make sure we are looking after ourselves, our families and the other community members," he said.

Acting Superintendent Toohey said authorities were holding daily meetings and patrolling beaches to look for any erosion that could result in localised flooding.

"Planning has gone into where we are going to have sandbagging, where we can put measures in now that will safely mitigate any further damage that may come with this weather event," he said.

Bribe Island, QLD (say: Bri-bee)

'Unusual' cyclone​

Mr Hanniffy said it was unusual for a cyclone to linger off the coast for such a long time, likely sustained by warm sea temperatures.

"Sea temps at the moment are above 27 [degrees Celsius] so that's more than enough to sustain a tropical cyclone," he said.

Mr Hanniffy said possible rainfall predictions depended on the cyclone's path.

 

[SunriseChickers]

Had a great day here in Wyoming with the perfect weather, which has just barely hit 60°f now. Husband took myself and the bike to the park, then I got to learn the basics of riding the bike. Got away only with one scuffed knee. Lots of fun.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

At 4PM it was 68F, now at 8:30PM it has dropped 30 degrees F, WTH!

 

[Nomadicus]

We are finally down to 60° as 10pm approaches. It's getting harder and harder to cool the house down in the evenings to a temp fit for sleep without the AC.

 

[007Sean]

Saturday: 9:51pm, 67°F, dew point 50°F, humidity 54%, wind SE @ 8mph, partly cloudy.
Today's high was 84°F