Australian Weather
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.
Weather News
Extracting drinking water from dry desert air is no longer a pipe dream
23:41 EST
Imagine you're stuck in the Australian desert.
Perth in for weekend of wet weather, gusty winds
23:31 EST
Get the umbrellas ready — Perth is set for a weekend of wet weather.
Another cold front brushing southwest WA
15:40 EST
Following a week of wild frontal weather, and cleanup operations still active across the southwestern parts of the state, another cold front is delivering modest showers to southwestern WA this weekend.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 07/06 | Fri 08/06 | Sat 09/06 | |||
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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 |
|
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WNW 55km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
Windiest |
140km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
105km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
87km/h Rottnest Island, WA |
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2.0mm last hr Bunbury, WA |
Wettest |
27.5mm Pardoo, WA |
53.0mm Mt Buller, Vic |
92.6mm Mt Seaview, NSW/ACT |
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| 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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