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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A cold front over the south is bringing gusty winds and scattered showers to southern SA and TAS. Troughs over QLD combined with onshore winds are causing a few showers. High pressure in the east and west is leading to mild and settled conditions for NSW, VIC and western WA.

State Weather

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Queensland Northern Territory Western Australia South Australia New South Wales/ACT Victoria Tasmania

National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
12.7 13 25

Sunny

Melbourne
 
13.6 11 20

Windy

Brisbane
 
17.0 18 24

Rain developing

Perth
 
10.8 9 22

Mostly sunny

Adelaide
 
16.0 13 22

Late shower

Canberra
 
1.4 1 20

Sunny

Hobart
 
14.1 12 20

Windy with showers

Darwin
 
22.5 22 34

Sunny

Videos

Weather News

Outback racing gets a $750,000 makeover in a boost for Barcaldine, western Queensland

21:36 EST

Outback racing has been given a makeover with the opening of the first turf track in western Queensland.

A chilly morning for Sydney

15:58 EST

Sydney's Sunday morning early birds were greeted with a crisp start.

Sunday off to gloomy start in SA, VIC, NSW

17:13 EST

Parts of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales will start Sunday in a gloomy way, a result of low cloud and fog.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 04/05 Sat 05/05 Sun 06/05

29.6°C

Browse Is, WA
Hottest

37.4°C

Douglas River, NT

37.9°C

Derby Ap, WA

37.0°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA

37.9°C

Derby Ap, WA

-2.4°C

Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT
Coldest

-2.8°C

Woolbrook, NSW/ACT

-4.0°C

Cooma, NSW/ACT
 

-4.0°C

Cooma, NSW/ACT

N 61km/h

Cape Willoughby, SA
Windiest

125km/h

Hogan Island, Vic

129km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas

105km/h

Mt Wellington, Tas
-

0.6mm last hr

Innisfail Aerodrome, Qld
Wettest

54.0mm

Mt Read, Tas

43.6mm

Mt Read, Tas
 

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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