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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

Troughs over most of QLD, northern NSW, eastern parts of the NT and Top End, and western parts of WA are triggering rain, heaviest over QLD, showers and thunderstorms. High pressure ridges are keeping SA, VIC and TAS mostly clear and dry.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
20.9 20 24

Possible shower

Melbourne
 
15.9 13 29

Sunny

Brisbane
 
19.2 23 27

Showers

Perth
 
22.3 20 31

Mostly sunny

Adelaide
 
20.6 17 33

Sunny

Canberra
 
10.7 12 24

Increasing sunshine

Hobart
 
12.8 11 23

Sunny

Darwin
 
27.8 26 34

Mostly sunny

Videos

Weather News

Floods have Winton surrounded, but at least the pub's stocked up

22:58 EDT

As heavy rainfall begins to ease around Queensland's north, from the air the usually drought-stricken central west town of Winton looks more like an island.

QLD deluge spreading into NT

16:39 EDT

A slow-moving low pressure system and trough have caused a prolonged spell of heavy rain and storms over Queensland during the past week.

Perth records warmest night in two years as hot autumn continues

12:23 EDT

Perth's hot autumn continues with the city recording its warmest night for two years.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sun 04/03 Mon 05/03 Tue 06/03

30.7°C

Learmonth, WA
Hottest

41.7°C

Kintore, NT

40.0°C

Lajamanu, NT

39.0°C

Lajamanu, NT

42.5°C

Kintore, NT

2.9°C

Butlers Gorge, Tas
Coldest

1.1°C

Liawenee, Tas

-1.0°C

Liawenee, Tas
 

-1.0°C

Liawenee, Tas

E 55km/h

Cape Byron, NSW/ACT
Windiest

94km/h

Morawa Ap, WA

94km/h

Bathurst Ap, NSW/ACT

96km/h

Broome Ntc, WA
-

0.2mm last hr

Cocos Island Ap, WA
Wettest

177.4mm

Alni, Qld

170.0mm

Maningrida Ap, NT
 

298.0mm

Carsland Station, Qld
Australia's Records for March
Max Min Rain
Highest 47.8°C at
Roebourne, WA in 1998
Lowest -0.9°C at
Mt Wellington, Tas in 1995
Highest 35.0°C at
Pardoo, WA in 2016
Lowest -7.2°C at
Kiandra Chalet, NSW/ACT in 1964
Highest 572.4mm at
Yeppoon, Qld in 1990
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