Cold front spoils fun
HOBART’S taste of summer will be short-lived, with the weather expected to return to its bleak best after yesterday’s sunny spring day.
Temperatures reached 28C in the city and 29C in Bushy Park, the airport and in Campania — seeing many flock to the beaches around Hobart. But Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Matthew Thomas said a cold front would drive temperatures down to 16C today.
HOBART’S taste of summer will be short lived with the weather expected to return to its bleak best after yesterday’s sunny spring day.
Hobart was reminded of summer yesterday with temperatures reaching 28C in the city and a high of 29C in Bushy Park, Hobart airport and Campania.
Many locals flocked to beaches around Hobart, including Danielle Norris, 21, and her boyfriend Khy StylesMedrano, 20.
Ms Norris, a student at UTAS, made the most of the sunshine and Mr Styles-Medrano joined her after knocking off at work as an apprentice builder.
“I went to lunch with my mum in Salamanca for her birthday before a group of us went to Kingston Beach,” Ms Norris said. “It was packed down there and it was really warm. The water was freezing but we still had a swim and it helped cool off.”
Although the 30C mark was narrowly missed across the Hobart area, Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Matthew Thomas said the temperature was still a rarity.
“In 2015 we reached 30C on October 3 and in 1987 had a 31C day on September 27,” Mr Thomas said. “It wasn’t unprecedented but was definitely in the top handful of temperatures for this time of year in Hobart.
“According to the Delta observations only 10 per cent of days in October reach over 22C.”
The weather will take a turn today before a more traditional spring day to start the weekend.
People can put their bathers and beach balls away according to Mr Thomas, who said there is a chance of rain across the state as a cold front approaches today.
The rain will be insignificant in Hobart, with only a few millimetres but will be heavier in the North East before another change on Saturday.
“The rain will be in the West to South and then head up the East Coast and settle in the North East,” Mr Thomas said. “Saturday will see lighter winds and precipitation clearing but it won’t be terribly warm with a top of 17C in Hobart.”