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National Summary

A trough and cold front are generating rain and showers over parts of SA, VIC and TAS, whilst pushing warm winds ahead of it over NSW. Onshore winds are bringing showers to coastal QLD and southwest WA. High pressure is keeping skies mostly clear elsewhere.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
19.4 15 24

Windy

Melbourne
 
18.0 10 15

Possible shower

Brisbane
 
17.9 16 25

Possible shower

Perth
 
9.3 5 18

Mostly sunny

Adelaide
 
13.0 9 15

Showers

Canberra
 
12.9 8 14

Showers

Hobart
 
12.6 8 12

Windy with showers

Darwin
 
24.9 20 32

Sunny

Videos

Weather News

July warmth wafts across NSW

17:59 EST

Parts of NSW just had their warmest July day in more than half a century.

Tasmania flood threat

12:36 EST

Flooding rain and damaging winds are likely to affect parts of Tasmania in the coming days as a series of cold fronts sweep across the state.

Sydney fog causes commuter chaos as ferries cancelled, planes diverted

11:24 EST

Planes have been diverted and ferries cancelled after Sydney woke up this morning to a thick blanket of fog covering the city.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 02/07 Tue 03/07 Wed 04/07

26.8°C

Adele Is, WA
Hottest

35.2°C

Noonamah, NT

35.2°C

Douglas River, NT

35.0°C

Kalumburu, WA

35.2°C

Noonamah, NT

2.4°C

Mt Wellington, Tas
Coldest

-7.8°C

Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT

-5.5°C

Cooma, NSW/ACT

-2.4°C

Canberra Ap, NSW/ACT

-9.7°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

NW 75km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
Windiest

116km/h

Mt Wellington, Tas

109km/h

Cape Leeuwin, WA

103km/h

Cape Leeuwin, WA
-
no rain last hr Wettest

0.2mm

Coldstream Comparison, Vic

32.0mm

Evans Head, NSW/ACT

36.0mm

North Walpole, WA

31.0mm

Karnet, WA
Australia's Records for July
Max Min Rain
Highest 40.5°C at
Tindal, NT in 1995
Lowest -6.9°C at
Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978
Highest 27.1°C at
Cocos Island Ap, WA in 2016
Lowest -19.6°C at
Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2010
Highest 384.3mm at
Nambour, Qld in 1973
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