I'm going to be with my family in North-west Victoria where it'll be in the mid-30s. My mother will insist on doing a roast turkey, ham, vegetables etc and a hot, flaming pudding despite the chorus of "you really don't have to put yourself through that" from everyone under the age of 50.

Then again, a lazy swim late in the day before the change comes through will be just the ticket. And then to the MCG for Boxing Day. I'm showing off now.

She For Whom I Cook is German, so we do the Xmas Eve thing, but still.....

I got the flu after flying over from Africa and spending time in that incubator called the Tube. The footpaths were covered in lethal black ice, it was dark by 3 and the pubs closed after lunch -at the time I was told it was something to do with WW2.

......don't get a cyclone in Darwin I'll be happy..........

have for lunch on a presumably sweltering Christmas day?

It will probably rain... No black ice though, for which I'm very grateful.

who lives in Sydney. Never a bad time to re-post this.

is the expected temperature for Cape Town. Perfect!!

so far this winter in Ottawa, but we've had our first smattering of snow in the last few days, and now the temperature is plunging like it's supposed to. A bracing -24C on Saturday night, and much more of the same is expected from now until, erm, May.

We'll have a white Christmas, but the question is how much snow will there be? Apparently 3ft or 4ft is not unusual, but we haven't seen that much on the two Christmases we've experienced here so far.

Here in Phoenix, it has been unseasonably cool, its usually in the 70's this time of year, so far the best we've had has been 71, rained too! I don't mean to complain, but, its all about what you are used to, right? Last year we had Christmas dinner on the patio, by the pool, probably not this year.

,,where it's scheduled to rain every day between now and New Year..just like it does every year.
I'll be in Broome for New Years, and being tropical it'll probably rain there too..and be stinking hot.

I'll be here in Brisbane for Christmas Day, where the forecast is "possible" showers, and a max temp of 28°C.

But very early on Boxing Day we'll be on our way north for the full week of the splendiferous Woodford Folk Festival. Forecast there for Monday is "Partly Cloudy, Mild", max 26°, which sounds like perfect festival weather.

http://www.woodfordfolkfestival.com/

..reminded me of the Somme..only worse.

archetypal xmas snow, blizzards, still clear crisp blue skies?

only in the 20's (C). My wife is thrilled, except for the chance of rain. We've had a few 40+ xmas days here in the past which are less than pleasant. Darwin-ish almost.