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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A vigorous cold front is crossing southwest WA, bringing strong winds, rain and storms. A low pressure trough continues to drag widespread cloud over SA, NSW and now southern QLD but is only bringing isolated showers, mostly to northeast NSW. Mostly clear elsewhere with a high.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
11.0 12 19

Possible shower

Melbourne
 
4.4 7 15

Fog then sunny

Brisbane
 
15.9 14 23

Possible shower

Perth
 
16.7 12 19

Showers

Adelaide
 
11.0 9 18

Mostly sunny

Canberra
 
4.5 2 15

Fog then sunny

Hobart
 
4.7 4 13

Sunny

Darwin
 
21.3 20 32

Fog then sunny

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Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 07/06 Fri 08/06 Sat 09/06

26.9°C

Cocos Island Ap, WA
Hottest

33.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

34.0°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA

35.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

35.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

-3.3°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
Coldest

-1.5°C

Armidale, NSW/ACT

-0.2°C

Fingal, Tas
 

-6.7°C

Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT

WNW 55km/h

Cape Leeuwin, WA
Windiest

140km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

105km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas

87km/h

Rottnest Island, WA
-

2.0mm last hr

Bunbury, WA
Wettest

27.5mm

Pardoo, WA

53.0mm

Mt Buller, Vic
 

92.6mm

Mt Seaview, 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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