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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A coastal trough combined with onshore winds is causing showers and storms over eastern QLD, with an inland trough over central NSW generating storms. Another trough in the west is producing the odd thunderstorm inland. A belt of high pressure is keeping elsewhere mostly clear.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
14.4 14 25

Mostly sunny

Melbourne
 
8.7 8 19

Late shower

Brisbane
 
18.3 17 28

Clearing shower

Perth
 
11.6 9 25

Sunny

Adelaide
 
9.0 11 20

Showers increasing

Canberra
 
4.9 4 21

Sunny

Hobart
 
11.2 9 18

Late shower

Darwin
 
24.8 23 35

Sunny

Videos

Weather News

Hit and miss rain in southeast Queensland

15:16 EST

The heaviest rain in more than a year soaked Queensland's Sunshine Coast on Monday, although other areas in the state's southeast missed out.

Adopt-a-cow scheme helps keep historic dairy on its feet during unprecedented drought

13:21 EST

A farming family on the outskirts of Sydney has put the call out for people to adopt its cattle in a last-ditch bid to remain afloat during a historic drought.

Widespread snow looms amid early-season cold snap

12:30 EST

A pulse of Antarctic air will cause Australia's first widespread snowfall for 2018 at the end of this week.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sun 06/05 Mon 07/05 Tue 08/05

29.4°C

Browse Is, WA
Hottest

36.8°C

Port Hedland Ap, WA

37.9°C

Mardie, WA

37.0°C

Douglas River, NT

37.9°C

Derby Ap, WA

0.4°C

Marrangaroo, NSW/ACT
Coldest

-4.8°C

Cooma, NSW/ACT

-1.8°C

Mt Wellington, Tas
 

-4.8°C

Cooma, NSW/ACT

NW 74km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
Windiest

105km/h

Mt Wellington, Tas

157km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas

85km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
-
no rain last hr Wettest

26.2mm

Hervey Bay Ap, Qld

93.6mm

Sunshine Coast Ap, Qld
 

1078.6mm

Tindarra, Qld
Australia's Records for May
Max Min Rain
Highest 47.0°C at
Bulman, NT in 2016
Lowest -6.0°C at
Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2000
Highest 30.5°C at
Lake Cargelligo Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990
Lowest -14.2°C at
Namadgi National Park, NSW/ACT in 1987
Highest 536.6mm at
Orbost, Vic in 2017
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