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National Summary

A cold front and trough over the Bight is bringing a few showers to southern SA. A trough over central WA is causing the odd light shower. Moist onshore winds around a high pressure ridge are driving showers over eastern NSW and QLD. The high is keeping elsewhere mostly dry.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
16.3 12 18

Possible shower

Melbourne
 
13.8 6 17

Late shower

Brisbane
 
19.8 13 23

Mostly sunny

Perth
 
12.7 7 19

Possible shower

Adelaide
 
18.3 12 20

Late shower

Canberra
 
12.1 1 14

Frost then sunny

Hobart
 
11.6 4 16

Mostly sunny

Darwin
 
28.6 22 32

Sunny

Videos

Weather News

How bad is the drought and why has it been so dry?

05:12 EST

This autumn has been the fourth-warmest on record in Australia, with below average rainfall for most of the country, according to the .

WA storm front leaves Perth drenched by wet weather as June rainfall adds up

17:58 EST

It was a weekend for umbrellas in Perth as the city and south-west parts of the state copped another dose of wet weather.

ACCC finds north-west WA a hotspot for high residential insurance premiums

15:20 EST

A report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has identified north-west Western Australia as a hotspot for the highest residential insurance premiums, despite building regulations that demand mitigation against cyclones.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 08/06 Sat 09/06 Sun 10/06

31.3°C

Coconut Island, Qld
Hottest

34.0°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA

35.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

36.0°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA

36.0°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA

0.5°C

Mt Ginini, NSW/ACT
Coldest

-0.2°C

Fingal, Tas

-5.0°C

Liawenee, Tas

-6.0°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

-6.7°C

Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT

NNE 51km/h

Mt Read, Tas
Windiest

105km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas

94km/h

Cape Leeuwin, WA

98km/h

Cape Leeuwin, WA
-

0.2mm last hr

Mt Woowoolarah, NSW/ACT
Wettest

53.0mm

Mt Buller, Vic

180.0mm

Jurien Bay, WA

106.0mm

Norah Head, NSW/ACT

106.0mm

Norah Head, NSW/ACT
Australia's Records for June
Max Min Rain
Highest 43.1°C at
Batchelor Ap, NT in 2013
Lowest -6.4°C at
Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2009
Highest 28.8°C at
Troughton Island, WA in 2016
Lowest -23.0°C at
Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1994
Highest 478.4mm at
Rocky Gully, WA in 2009
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