Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs over the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions are causing showers and storms. A trough over the Top End is bringing a few showers and storms. A trough over southeast SA and VIC is triggering a few showers and storms. Onshore winds are directing showers to the east coast.
Weather News
Fire threat lingers in Victoria until mid-week change
09:03 EDT
Victoria firefighters will face tricky weather during the next two days, before a stong cool change sweeps across the state on Tuesday night.
When a Bushfire makes its own Weather
16:20 EDT
A bushfire near Dargo, Victoria has produced its own thunderstorm out of the smoke.
Mid-week cold front a taste of autumn for the southeast
12:47 EDT
A weak cool change currently moving across southeastern Australia will be outmatched by a much stronger cold front this week.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 01/03 | Sat 02/03 | Sun 03/03 | |||
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32.3°C Ivanhoe Ap, NSW/ACT |
Hottest |
46.9°C Eucla, WA |
43.6°C Kyancutta, SA |
43.0°C Oodnadatta Ap, SA |
46.9°C Eucla, WA |
|
7.0°C Lake St Clair, Tas |
Coldest |
3.7°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
7.0°C Salmon Gums, WA |
1.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
1.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
E 48km/h Cape Moreton, Qld |
Windiest |
92km/h Kilmore Gap, Vic |
85km/h Tasman Island, Tas |
87km/h Ben Nevis, Vic |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
50.2mm Darwin River Dam, NT |
69.2mm Christmas Island Ap, WA |
13.0mm Rainbow Beach, Qld |
13.0mm Rainbow Beach, Qld |
| Australia's Records for March | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.8°C at Roebourne, WA in 1998 Lowest -0.9°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1995 |
Highest 35.0°C at Pardoo, WA in 2016 Lowest -7.2°C at Kiandra Chalet, NSW/ACT in 1964 |
Highest 572.4mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1990 |
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