Wild, Windy and Very, Very Wet

They had been forecasting wet weather on Sunday for several days. There were even warnings at the tram stops, alerting us to bad weather on Sunday and to allow for delays and cancellations.

I checked the rain forecast for Sunday morning and it looked ok, so I arranged to meet Simon at the Alphington market and then to go for lunch.

It was raining very lightly when I left home. It started raining with a bit more enthusiastic while I was on the train. It was properly raining when I got to the market, and quite muddy underfoot.

I got most of the things I was after. I also got a bit wet.

There were a few people there. Simon tells me that the vegetable stall had been quite busy when he got there, although there weren't many people waiting once I arrived. 

Simon and I hopped in ?Ziggy, who had come out for its weekly adventure and went to Kissaten for lunch. It was definitely raining but they had their rain shades up and patio heaters on - most of their seating is outside

I came home on the train and decided to change out of my wet clothes into my nightshirt and dressing gown. It was only mid-afternoon but I couldn't see any point in putting new day clothes on. I pottered around for a bit, then settled down at the table and mooched around on the Internet for a bit.

It started to get quite dark. I went to see what was happening and found that it was very cloudy and very, very wet. There were fire engines dotted around, lights on. I think something was happening up at the stadium. The fireys all ran up the steps from the esplanade to the stadium concourse. And Harbour Esplanade was starting to flood.

The fire engines went away. The Vic Emergency app was enthusiastically pinging with emergency alerts.

And then, at about 4:30, this happened:

There's a road under all that!

It was all a bit dramatic. Fortunately, we didn't get flooded inside the building and the electricity held up. But it was definitely Weather!

By sunset (around 8pm) it looked like this:

I must admit that when I bought this place and saw that Docklands is in a flood zone, I assumed the danger came from the harbour and the river, not from the sky!

This morning it is still, quiet, sunny and a bit on the chilly side