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Fri 10:09 EDT
Current Warnings
 

National Summary

Severe Tropical Cyclone Owen and an associated trough are generating intense wind, rain and storms about the Gulf of Carpentaria. Other troughs and a cut-off low are causing damaging winds and showers in SA and heavy rain and storms in parts of TAS, VIC and NSW.

State Weather

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

National Synoptic

synoptic

Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
23.6 21 27

Possible thunderstorm

Melbourne
 
18.3 17 22

Showers

Brisbane
 
25.0 22 28

Possible thunderstorm

Perth
 
27.3 21 38

Sunny

Adelaide
 
17.2 13 21

Windy with showers

Canberra
 
18.5 16 25

Thunderstorms

Hobart
 
19.0 15 23

Rain

Darwin
 
28.6 28 33

Possible thunderstorm

Weather News

Cyclone Owen to reach category four today as it closes in on Queensland's coast

09:42 EDT

Severe Tropical Cyclone Owen and its wind gusts of nearly 200km/h are continuing to move slowly east towards Queensland's coast.

Severe thunderstorms batter east coast of NSW with flash flooding and power outages

09:36 EDT

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has warned NSW to "be prepared to batten down the hatches", forecasting more wild weather after a night of thunderstorms.

Victorian forecasters predicting more rain but not as 'intense' as yesterday

09:36 EDT

Flooding in Victoria's north-east yesterday has caused thousands of dollars' worth of damage to the North Wangaratta Football and Netball Club, leaving its clubrooms inundated — with more rain forecast.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Tue 11/12 Wed 12/12 Thu 13/12

34.4°C

Marble Bar, WA
Avg: Rec:
Hottest

45.6°C

Marble Bar, WA
Avg: Rec:

47.1°C

Rabbit Flat, NT
Avg: Rec:

46.0°C

Marble Bar, WA
Avg: Rec:

47.4°C

Marble Bar, WA
Avg: Rec:

7.6°C

Mt Wellington, Tas
Avg: Rec:
Coldest

0.0°C

Curtin Springs, NT
Avg: Rec:

3.5°C

Salmon Gums, WA
Avg: Rec:

-1.0°C

Murray Bridge, SA
Avg: Rec:

-1.8°C

Mt Wellington, Tas
Avg: Rec:

E 66km/h

Hogan Island, Vic
Windiest

129km/h

Forrest, WA

170km/h

Horsham Ap, Vic

107km/h

Coonamble Ap, NSW/ACT
-

30.0mm last hr

Nambour, Qld
Avg: Rec:
Wettest

76.0mm

Hawkins Creek, Qld
Avg: Rec:
- -

110.4mm

Eldorado, Vic
Avg: Rec:
- -

81.0mm

Holsworthy, NSW/ACT
Avg: Rec:
- -

81.0mm

Holsworthy, NSW/ACT
Avg: Rec:
- -
Australia's Records for December
Max Min Rain
Highest 49.5°C at
Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1972
Lowest -0.8°C at
Mt Buller, Vic in 2006
Highest 35.0°C at
Marble Bar, WA in 1902
Lowest -9.6°C at
Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990
Highest 711.0mm at
Munglinup West, WA in 2010

Christmas Day Weather Forecast

19°C
26°C
Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy. Showers, chance storm. Fresh E'ly winds.
14°C
26°C
Mostly sunny
Mostly sunny. W/SW winds.
21°C
29°C
Showers
Mostly cloudy. Showers. Fresh SE winds.
19°C
33°C
Mostly sunny
Mostly sunny. SE/SW winds.
15°C
31°C
Mostly sunny
Mostly sunny. Fresh SE/SW winds.
14°C
29°C
Clearing shower
Partly cloudy. Clearing shower. SE winds tending NW.
13°C
22°C
Rain
Mostly cloudy. Rain. Fresh NW winds.
26°C
33°C
Rain
Cloudy. Rain periods. NW winds.
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