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Thursday, 16 January 2014

The best part of the day!

Yesterday was a day to warm the hearts of meteorologists - the temperature once again rushed past the 110 mark and in the evening much cooler sea-breezes kicked in to return the temperature to the merely warm.  The amount of heat energy being poured into the air is bound to do something - so the evening rounded off the day with a remarkable show of thunder and lightning.  It felt (and looked and sounded) as if there were three distinct storms active around our house.  The thunder was remarkably consistent often with rumbles from all three storms overlapping.

This is a picture from an evening walk - after the heat had dissipated, but the storms had not started.


This is a cropped iPhone picture - remarkable really.

You can find more skies at Sky Watch Friday. 
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28 comments:

  1. Carole M.16 January 2014 at 20:14

    it's an AMAZING sky Stewart that you witness and glad you took your camera. What a relief some cooler breezes at the end of the day ...

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  2. Bas.16 January 2014 at 20:40

    geweldig om die wolkenpartijen zo over te zien trekken.

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  3. Ramakrishnan16 January 2014 at 21:05

    The sky looks fascinating & awe inspiring !

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  4. eileeninmd16 January 2014 at 21:37

    Gorgeous sky and lovely colors. Beautiful phone shot. Have a happy weekend!

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  5. Author R. Mac Wheeler16 January 2014 at 23:16

    The sky is Gods pallet, isnt it...

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  6. Marcia16 January 2014 at 23:45

    Absolutely gorgeous. Makes me want to try to paint that sky.

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  7. Irma17 January 2014 at 00:35

    Beautiful pictures taken with the phone.
    Beautiful evening sky that brings some coolness.

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  8. thewovenspoke17 January 2014 at 00:47

    I like that type of day here in summer also. When the triple digits soar and if and when we get monsoon weather it is great to photograph a cooler evening.

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  9. TexWisGirl17 January 2014 at 01:10

    really beautiful. glad it brought a break from the heat!

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  10. Montanagirl17 January 2014 at 01:59

    That's a beautiful panoramic photo!! Love the skies.

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  11. Gail Dixon17 January 2014 at 03:02

    I still maintain the iphone does an excellent job with landscapes and this proves it! Hope it cools off soon for you guys. I know it's miserable hot there.

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  12. John @ Beans and I on the Loose17 January 2014 at 03:15

    Sounds wonderful. A typical evening in our midwest.

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  13. Anonymous17 January 2014 at 03:51

    Wow - spectacular shot! Hope the cool weather stays with you.

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  14. Fun6017 January 2014 at 04:06

    You are certainly suffering over there at the moment. Couldn't quite believe the comments of the chief medical officer at the Aus Open talking about the players being OK to play in the intense heat as 'We evolved on the high plains of Africa chasing antelope for eight hours under these conditions'!!!

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  15. Small City Scenes17 January 2014 at 05:33

    Beautiful sky shot. I would wilt for sure in that heat. Whew!! MB

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  16. Karen17 January 2014 at 08:25

    Awesome colour in the sky!

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  17. Sallie (FullTime-Life)17 January 2014 at 10:52

    Beautiful sky, but that's a lot of heat. Cheez!

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  18. Pat Tillett17 January 2014 at 11:53

    Wow! That is one amazing scene Stewart!

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  19. Light and Voices17 January 2014 at 13:26

    Heat and stormy weather equals a really excellent skywatch image.
    JM Illinois
    U.S.A.

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  20. Linda17 January 2014 at 14:06

    Lovely! Amazing what you can capture with a phone!

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  21. Sara Chapman17 January 2014 at 14:18

    I guess I'm just not seeing it, but where are you? What country are you in? It would be nice to have that knowledge when you say the weather was so very hot. Truly gorgeous shot, by the way, and very well cropped.

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  22. Spare Parts and Pics17 January 2014 at 14:33

    Wow, one of the most beautiful skies I've seen. So glad you captured it!

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  23. Lea17 January 2014 at 14:45

    Beautiful!
    Happy Sky Watching!
    Lea

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  24. Billy Blue Eyes17 January 2014 at 19:40

    Your right about best part of the day, send some here please. Wonderful panoramic

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  25. carol l mckenna18 January 2014 at 04:23

    Magnificent shot ~ colors are a dream walk ~ carol, xxx (A Creative Harbor)

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  26. Janice18 January 2014 at 11:46

    Quite lovely.

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  27. Laura19 January 2014 at 00:59

    Beautiful image Stewart… I hope the cooler temps continue.

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  28. Dave19 January 2014 at 05:31

    What a difference between us! We've been going below zero and you're well over 100!

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