Australian Weather
National Summary
Low pressure troughs are generating warm winds, patchy rain and thunderstorms in central Australia, SA, TAS, VIC, western NSW and western QLD. A low over the Tasman is moving away, causing wind to ease and skies to temporarily clear in southeast QLD and eastern NSW.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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| Sydney | 13.9 | 13 | 24 | |
Cloud increasing |
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| Melbourne | 15.5 | 15 | 19 | |
Showers increasing |
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| Brisbane | 25.0 | 16 | 28 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Perth | 22.0 | 15 | 28 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Adelaide | 14.5 | 13 | 18 | |
Possible shower |
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| Canberra | 22.2 | 5 | 23 | |
Late shower |
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| Hobart | 11.1 | 10 | 15 | |
Windy with showers |
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| Darwin | 32.4 | 24 | 35 | |
Sunny |
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Weather News
Patchy drought in South Australia
11:42 EDT
Rainfall has been unevenly distributed across South Australia in recent months, resulting in a notable contrast of crop yields across the state's agricultural areas.
Brumbies die of starvation in Snowy River as drought affects food, water supply
18:20 EDT
A number of wild horses have died due to starvation in the lower parts of Kosciuszko National Park, an independent veterinary inspection by the Office of Environment and Heritage has confirmed.
Stormy week in Queensland
17:21 EDT
Severe thunderstorms may develop in Queensland each day this week.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 06/10 | Sun 07/10 | Mon 08/10 | |||
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38.5°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
Hottest |
42.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
43.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
43.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
43.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
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2.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-2.7°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-2.1°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
0.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-4.2°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
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WSW 59km/h Cape Grim, Tas |
Windiest |
90km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
94km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
70km/h Ernabella, SA |
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1.6mm last hr Hobart East, Tas |
Wettest |
63.2mm Careys Peak, NSW/ACT |
38.2mm Beaumont, NSW/ACT |
36.0mm Murwillumbah, NSW/ACT |
36.0mm Murwillumbah, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 46.9°C at Port Hedland Ap, WA in 2002 Lowest -5.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1972 |
Highest 32.7°C at Old Halls Creek, WA in 1900 Lowest -12.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2006 |
Highest 551.2mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1914 |
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