Hi Aussie Girl,

That is right if everything goes to plan. Just the “ when will La Niña kick in ?” is the hot dispute at this point. At this stage we should expect the hotter than average temps until June.

With regards to the La Niña, the usual trend is, due to more cloud cover the day times maximums are typically cooler and the flip side is at night the heat is trapped so the minimums are warmer than average. That is the overall trend. You could still see a week of clear skies and night time temperatures dip into the single digits.

The other problem in trying to work out what the weather will bring us due to what is happening with the climate change, weather can become extreme and unpredictable. I have a few mates in the USA and they had a warm winter by their standards but then they did not see the sun for almost 3 weeks due to heavy cloud cover. They also experienced massive snow storms, with some places having up to 20 feet of snow. There was snow in places where it rarely has ever snowed. So it was bitterly cold for a period then it quickly warmed up again.

So it will be interesting to see what is thrown at us. But the usual trend for La Nina is warmer nights and cooler days during winter and the same with summer max. they generally are lower but the humidity will be higher.