April's the month where summer finally gives up. The days can still push 30°C — Tuesday hit 33.8°C up here — but the mornings have started biting. The 13th dropped to 10°C at the station. That's the first real autumn cold. If you've got tomatoes still hanging on, the window's closing.

Here's everything on this April, what the weather's been doing, and one thign worth getting in the ground before Anzac Day.

What's on in Dayboro and Samford this April

Twelve events across the valley — markets, comedy, kids' stuff, fitness and a sound bath if that's your thing. Click any card for full times, directions and RSVP details. The full live calendar is on the Dayboro Events page.

Still to come

Earlier this month

If you're organising something for May and want it on the calendar, submit an event — free, takes a couple of minutes, gets indexed by Google inside a day.

The weather, so far

The first half of April has been dry and warm in the middle, with some real autumn mornings at the end. On this moment, the station has recorded barely any rain — a couple of mm on the 1st, then essentially nothing through to mid-month. Daytime highs have been sitting in the upper 20s and low 30s. The cool mornings landed late, which is actually a bit later than usual for up here on the ridge.

The vibe for the rest of April: dry pattern looks like it's holding. Mornings keep getting sharper — the next fortnight is where you'd expect the first patchy ground frosts on the low-lying paddocks if the sky stays clear overnight. It's not guaranteed, and it's not for everyone — the township and the higher ridges sit in different micro-zones — but it's the time of year where you start paying attention to the dew point just before dawn. BOM's Samford reading won't tell you what's happening in your own low spot. Our Weather Hub has the live station data.

What to plant this fortnight

If I had to pick one thign to get in the ground before Anzac Day, it'd be broad beans. They don't care about the cold mornings — they actually prefer them — and the soil's still warm enough to get them up quickly. Sow them direct, 5cm deep, water once and then leave them to it. You'll be picking by late July.

Also worth doing now: garlic (if you haven't already), snow peas, coriander (the last sowing before the wet winter kills it), and any brassicas you want heading up by June. Mulch everything — sicne the ground's dry, whatever you plant will be waiting on moisture the whole way through.

Sarah over at the veggie guide has the full subtropical planting calendar if you want the proper breakdown. Or if you want to know exactly when to water and when to hold off, the Smart Watering Calculator uses the station's evapotranspiration data.

Weather data from the Lyndhurst Hill station (1 km north of Dayboro township), 1–16 April 2026. Events pulled from the Dayboro community events calendar — if we've missed something, submit it here.