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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A low and trough in the east is causing rain and storms to southern QLD, NSW as well as far northern VIC. Another trough in the west is producing showers and storms, heaviest in the south. A high in the south is bringing settled conditions to SA, TAS and western VIC.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
13.9 14 16

Windy with rain

Melbourne
 
15.0 9 20

Sunny

Brisbane
 
23.0 17 25

Possible thunderstorm

Perth
 
14.9 14 22

Possible shower

Adelaide
 
13.8 7 21

Mostly sunny

Canberra
 
12.2 5 16

Cloudy

Hobart
 
12.6 4 17

Mostly sunny

Darwin
 
28.8 24 34

Mostly sunny

Weather News

Children on drought-ravaged farms get no time for rest or recuperation on their school holidays

08:06 EST

With all of New South Wales in drought and almost one quarter of the state classified as being in "intense drought" there is no rest for the children of farming families as they return home for their school holidays.

Touch-and-go trout: Spring rain sees farmer take the plunge and harvest drought-impacted trout

07:30 EST

To say trout farmer Russell Sydenham is taking a plunge is an understatement.

Rain gives relief to dry southern Queensland but not drought breaking, BOM says

06:50 EST

Residents are celebrating after storms rolled through Queensland's southern inland overnight providing relief from painfully dry conditions, but the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says it is not drought-breaking rain.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Tue 02/10 Wed 03/10 Thu 04/10

31.2°C

Wyndham Ap, WA
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Hottest

40.0°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA
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40.1°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA
Avg: Rec:

41.0°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA
Avg: Rec:

41.0°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA
Avg: Rec:

-0.6°C

Mt Hotham, Vic
Avg: Rec:
Coldest

1.2°C

Edi Upper, Vic
Avg: Rec:

-4.2°C

Butlers Gorge, Tas
Avg: Rec:

-3.0°C

Liawenee, Tas
Avg: Rec:

-4.2°C

Butlers Gorge, Tas
Avg: Rec:

SSE 64km/h

Wattamolla, NSW/ACT
Windiest

88km/h

Tarcoola Ap, SA

109km/h

Broken Hill Ap, NSW/ACT

96km/h

Wattamolla, NSW/ACT
-

0.4mm last hr

Shannon, WA
Avg: Rec:
Wettest

128.0mm

Coldstream Comparison, Vic
Avg: Rec:
- -

53.0mm

Pooncarie, NSW/ACT
Avg: Rec:
- -

77.0mm

Olympic Park, NSW/ACT
Avg: Rec:
- -

77.2mm

Olympic Park, NSW/ACT
Avg: Rec:
- -
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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