Weather Patterns

July in southern Australia is probably the coldest month of the year. Usually there are grey skies, lots of rain and very cold weather.

Well this year the weather patterns seem to have been turned upside down. The last half of June was beautiful weather. We had warm days, some up to 18 or 19 degrees Celsius, just unheard of.

In July we visited northern Victoria and southern New South Wales. The weather was very cold at night but very sunny in the daytime. Some days we had to take our jumpers off because we were so warm.

Arriving back to the southern coast of Australia again did bring a chill to the air. Our southerly winds blow directly across Bass Strait, the large stretch of sea between Victoria and Tasmania. Beyond Tasmania the sea rolls down to the Antarctic where it is below freezing all year round.

So yes, it can be brisk living here but also invigorating. The air is always fresh with a salty tang to it.




Murray River from Barma, New South Wales

The Murray river, above divides Victoria from New South Wales. We captured it here on a lovely sunny day in July where it was meandering past a small country village in NSW.