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National Summary

A front is bringing a burst of strong winds and showers to southwest WA. A front is bringing brisk showery winds to TAS. A high is causing wind to ease and skies to clear in SA, VIC and NSW. A trough is causing showers in eastern QLD and the far northern tropics.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
17.1 12 23

Sunny

Melbourne
 
18.5 11 21

Mostly sunny

Brisbane
 
24.4 16 26

Mostly sunny

Perth
 
20.1 15 23

Showers

Adelaide
 
19.5 10 22

Sunny

Canberra
 
14.7 1 21

Sunny

Hobart
 
16.5 10 19

Mostly cloudy

Darwin
 
30.5 23 34

Sunny

Videos

Weather News

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

10:11 EST

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

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.

Blustery winds to mess up Sunday in southwest WA

14:59 EST

While earlier this week saw windy conditions for the eastern states, the southwest is set to experience its own event on Sunday.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 03/05 Fri 04/05 Sat 05/05

32.4°C

Oenpelli Airport, NT
Hottest

37.0°C

Bradshaw, NT

37.4°C

Douglas River, NT

38.0°C

Derby Ap, WA

38.0°C

Derby Ap, WA

3.2°C

Mt Hotham, Vic
Coldest

0.1°C

Mt Hotham, Vic

-2.8°C

Woolbrook, NSW/ACT

-4.0°C

Marrangaroo, NSW/ACT

-4.0°C

Marrangaroo, NSW/ACT

W 81km/h

Mt Wellington, Tas
Windiest

116km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

125km/h

Hogan Island, Vic

129km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas
-

0.4mm last hr

Rocky Gully, WA
Wettest

1078.6mm

Tindarra, Qld

54.0mm

Mt Read, Tas

44.0mm

Mt Read, Tas

44.0mm

Mt Read, Tas
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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