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ABC News
4 minutes ago
- Climate
- ABC News
Queensland braces for cooler temperatures as cold front arrives
A frosty start to the morning is expected in southern Queensland as temperatures plummet to near 0 degrees Celsius. The Bureau of Meteorology's (BOM) Daniel Hayes said cooler, wintry temperatures were expected in the state's south from today onwards. "We're looking at a high pressure system that's moving across New South Wales and Victoria at the moment, and that's rigging up over Queensland," he said. "It's pulling up some quite cold air from the south through those states and into southern and central Queensland [on Thursday]." The Darling Downs, including Toowoomba and Warwick, the Maranoa and Warrego, and even north to Carnarvon Range and the Central Highlands could see temperatures dip down into single figures. Brisbane's minimum is expected to drop below 10 degrees over the next two days, with maximum temperatures reaching the low 20s. As the frost forms, places such as Roma, Stanthorpe and Dalby in south-western Queensland could also experience cold minimums. Mr Hayes said the minimum temperatures were forecast to drop 1 or 2 degrees below the June average as the cooler air from the south moved through. "Some of those minimums might push down to the coldest for the year over the next couple of days," he said. "In some places we may get to the coolest for the year to date, but probably nowhere near any of our long-term records." With minimum temperatures forecast to be as low as 2 or 3 degrees today, Mr Hayes said frost was expected around southern parts of the state. Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland chief executive Rachelle Patterson is riding a bicycle thousands of kilometres on a fundraising journey for mental health support and departs St George this morning on the next leg of her journey. Ms Patterson said the colder mornings were tough, but riders were prepared despite temperatures that felt like -3 degrees. "It has been so chilly, not just with the actual temperature, but the wind chill factor has been incredibly cold," she said. "You can wear all the right clothing, wind-protecting anything, and it just cuts straight through. "It's like icy knives." Along the south-east coast, the BOM has issued a strong wind warning for Thursday. "We will see gale warnings coming onto the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast with some fairly large waves and swells building in the offshore area down there, but apart from that mostly warning-free across Queensland," Mr Hayes said. Dry conditions are expected for the rest of Queensland on Thursday, but showers could form on Friday as moisture is pushed north. Cool overnight temperatures are forecast for the central-west and north-west parts of Queensland, including Cairns, which could reach a minimum of 17 degrees in the coming days.
ABC News
a day ago
- Climate
- ABC News
Showers ahead for southeast states
Several days of cold and showery weather are expected as a cold polar airmass gradually moves over the southeastern states.
Globe and Mail
6 days ago
- General
- Globe and Mail
I'm taking new lessons for success from my infant grandson
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at Recently, I got to spend a lot of time with our 14-month-old grandson. The visit was my first opportunity since my own sons were little to spend a lot of time with a bright, inquisitive infant. It was an eye-opening experience, because as a grandfather I was able to play and interact with him without having to balance a lot of other responsibilities. Mom and Dad were more than happy to let baby and me play while they caught up on sleep or just relaxed. Theodore was fascinated by his new environments. His first experiences of cold weather and snow. A whole new household with different lights, different floors, a whole host of new drawers and cupboards to open (and close, and open and close, and open and close) and new sets of toys. A different place to sleep, which he didn't do enough because of all the other new things, and a new bathtub that required different navigational skills. His days were full of exploration and inquiry. Every drawer and every cupboard had all sorts of new stuff that needed to be taken out, examined, sometimes thrown and sometimes put carefully away again. It brought back memories as he dissected the same drawers his father had explored over 30 years ago. But what struck me the most were the hours of concentration trying out new stuff and working to understand what was happening. I don't know how long he spent with his set of five stacking rings – not just stacking and unstacking them on the little column, but experimenting to see how they behaved under different conditions. If he dropped one on the carpet, it would settle quickly as any spin or other movement was damped out on the soft surface. If he dropped it on the kitchen floor or fireplace hearth it would roll or spin, and take quite some time to finally be still. He went back and forth, back and forth between the floor and the carpet, dropping the same ring to see what it would do in different places. He would throw it, drop it or place it carefully. He would try different sized rings. All the while he was following every motion intently. When I joined in to show him how far a ring could roll if you set it on edge and gave a push, he watched carefully, scuttled over to bring it back to me, and went 'ah-ah-ah' to get me to roll it again. And the piano – different keys, different sounds – this could have gone on for hours. It gave new meaning to the term 'baby grand.' Mealtimes were opportunities to figure out how Grandma and Grandpa would react to food being dropped on the floor, versus what Mom and Dad might say. Always observing. Always thinking. Always learning. Every waking hour. There's a lesson here for all of us. When we're very young, we're great learners because there's just so much to learn. Some of us continue to be keen learners throughout our lives – trying out new things, observing, reading and thinking to reach conclusions and new understandings. Being a successful creative person pretty much demands that you be a lifelong learner. Unfortunately, many people seem to lose the drive or desire to learn as they get older. Instead of experimenting, observing and thinking, they'll get by on what they know already. Instead of thinking critically, they'll try to fit whatever new information they might encounter into their existing world view instead of expanding their horizons. But the world changes, faster and faster every day. What we learned as an infant, a child or even a young adult isn't enough. If we don't keep up, we fall behind. How can you have relevant opinions about an issue when you don't understand the issue itself? I see the problem every day – in conversations, teaching and online interactions. People satisfied with what they knew years ago, or what they heard from some celebrity or from a media quick hit titled 'Experts say …'. People lacking the motivation or curiosity to question what they hear or to understand different points of view. Obviously nobody has the time to investigate everything the way Theodore investigated his stacking rings. You have to choose your spots and align with your passions. Take some lessons from little Theodore. Observe. Listen. Think. Try stuff out. Realize that other people can help. These are lessons for success. Brad Hayes lives in Calgary.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Eastern Canadians are asking: What's with this crappy weather?
It was drizzly and misty, with low clouds obscuring the tops of tall buildings on Thursday evening in Toronto as people headed home from work on Adelaide Street West. People were walking the sidewalks, umbrellas in hand, often bumping into other umbrella-holders. It was only 10 C out, and people were dressed in an assortment of spring jackets or heavier coats. This isn't the type of weather most Torontonians probably expect for May 22. The average temperature for this time of year is 21 C. On the same day last year, it was nearly 30 C. It was the third day in a row with overcast conditions, rain and chilly weather. And there doesn't seem to be any stretch of good weather in sight. And it's not just affecting those in Ontario's capital. "Southern central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Quebec and into the Maritimes, they're wondering, when is summer going to arrive," said David Phillips, senior climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). "I mean, my gosh, this week it's been warmer in the Northwest Territories than it has in Toronto." So what's happening? Where is the fine spring weather we've come to expect at this time of year? "It's what we call a cold low; it's a low pressure area that spins around," said Phillips. "It's south of the Great Lakes, around Lake Erie to the south, and it's dominating the kind of cloudy, coolish, kind of rainy kind of weather … so it's driving the cold air down from the north, and the low is taking it in and spinning it around in the south." That low pressure is proving difficult to shake. But it's not that the region didn't experience nice weather at all this month. "We were teased by that great wake of the week before. I mean, last Friday, it got up to almost 30 degrees in Toronto," Phillips said. "We thought, oh my gosh, the long weekend is coming up. Let's get going, pack the car and head out. And then it just turned miserable." The same weather plagued Montreal, which went from near 30 C on May 16 to clouds and rain on May 19. And Halifax and Fredericton experience similar shifts. "We feel cheated and and short-changed and wonder if, in fact, this is the pattern for the summer," Phillips said. Maybe one of the reasons for feeling short-changed is because spring temperatures in Canada have risen by 1.9 C over the past 77 years. "We know that the springs are more summer-like, and the falls are more summer-like. The summer season has grown. It's not only is it intense in the summer, but it seems to be longer," Phillips said. "And that's clearly the fallout from from climate change." While Canadians may wonder what summer has in store for them, ECCC is calling for a warmer-than-average summer across the country. Cascading effects On Friday, it was still overcast and drizzly in Toronto. But that didn't stop Marcella Downy from visiting Down 2 Earth Garden Centre in Etobicoke. "We need to get going with the garden, and and we're just gonna wait for that little break to plant," she said. "But we're trying to pick up a few things and and get ready." Paul Zammit, a professor at Niagara College's environment division, said that there are cascading effects to this weather when it comes to the business side of it. "The general sense that I'm getting from retailers is people are being a bit cautious. We're not sure if that's just the economy. This weather certainly isn't helping it," he said. "So [people] not going out and buying. Shelves are very full, and retailers are then not reordering, so the wholesalers are not moving their stuff. So it's, you know, this trickle effect." That's not news to C.J. Torriano, owner of Down 2 Earth, who said that, while business has been slow, he's doing his best to be patient. "We've been doing our best here to protect all our product and be ready for for when the sun does come out," he said. "I mean, we can't fight with mother nature. So we do the best we can to keep our stuff looking good. And then hopefully in the next few days we get some nice weather and we get back on pace." As for Phillips, he says he believes what we're seeing is just a blip and that warmer weather will soon be upon us. "I think my my fearless forecast is that, you know, probably in two weeks time from now, Torontonians and Montrealers will be complaining about the heat and humidity," Phillips said. "We always like to complain about the weather."
CTV News
24-05-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Residents react to cooler than normal spring weather
We're in the middle of a cold and dreary stretch of spring right now – and we are not alone. Several parts of the country are dealing with single digit lows and overnight frost. For many at Springbank Park in London on Friday, the chill of May was summed up in one way: 'A little wet, little chilly, and very damp and cold. I don't like it,' said Betty Warwick. 'So it's a bit depressing after a while. I like the sun. It's cheery, you know, you feel better when it's sunny out,' added Valarie Hurst. Meanwhile, others showed optimism when it comes to the forecast. 'I think it's good for nature. It's good for the grass, it's good for our flowers, and it's good for our bodies,' said Christel Mikelic. Luckily, after a cool and slightly rainy weekend, temperatures will be rising next week. Here's a look at the rest of the forecast Saturday: Cloudy with 30 per cent chance of showers. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light in the morning. High 14. Saturday night: Mainly cloudy. Low plus 3. Sunday: Sunny. High 14. Monday: A mix of sun and cloud. High 20. Tuesday: Cloudy with 30 per cent chance of showers. High 18. Wednesday: A mix of sun and cloud with 40 per cent chance of showers. High 15.
