Autumn; The seasonal change that brings with it natural transformation, deciduous trees will begin to change the colour of their leaves, lower temperatures will become the average and our days will get shorter with daylight savings due to end Sunday, April 1st. Don’t forget to put your clocks forward one hour!
There are many weather changes that occur during this time to ready the environment for the upcoming winter. Traditionally, Autumn weather has been unpredictable with 2017 seeing the most rainfall for March since 1975 in Sydney and temperature peaked at a national average of 32 degrees late in March.
It is reported that Australia could experience its coldest winter on record in 2018. If this is the case, service your heaters, chop your firewood and dust off the electric blankets while the sun is still shining, your preparation will pay off when you stay nice and cosy this coming winter.
Get ready for fog, frost and football
As the mornings grow colder, our landscape blankets with fog, leaving much to the imagination when driving on a country road in the early hours. Surfaces will become slippery and we must all take extra caution to travel safely.
Our green lawns, that have required much love throughout this summer will eventually feel the pinch of the cold when frost envelops the grass, glistening from blade to blade, spreading across our yard or paddock. Some may enjoy their crystal-like view, while warming up with a coffee while others may be too concerned about the extra layer of ice on their windscreens.
If you’re after a helpful hint to rid your morning of the ritual windscreen scraping and hosing, here’s one for you. First of all, don’t use hot water… Cold icy glass and a quick temperature change equals disaster. There are a number of professional chemicals that are available at your local auto shops that help with prevention or could try a homemade remedy. Soap has been used to create a coating on the glass to prevent mists from sitting on the glass surface, or if you’re just not that prepared, apparently water and vinegar in a spray bottle helps to remove the icy glaze on your windscreen. Let us know in the comments if you have any other remedies.
Not all hope is lost, leading to the colder weather. If you’re a sports fan, you’d know that NRL season has already begun, The Commonwealth Games, hosted by Australia at our Gold Coast is just around the corner and children everywhere can get ready for their sports seasons to begin.
Enjoy the Autumn colours, the lower temperatures. Make the most of your March before it’s over! If you have any outdoor projects, now is the perfect time to get your hands dirty, Winter is not here yet. Enjoy, be safe and share with us your favourite Autumn memories.
Fun-Fact. The season of Autumn actually begins March 21 at 3:15am, in what is called the March Equinox. Australia has conventionally started each season at the start of the corresponding months. This practice dates back to Australia’s colonisation.
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