Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough and cold front are generating rain and showers over parts of SA, VIC and TAS, whilst pushing warm winds ahead of it over NSW. Onshore winds are bringing showers to coastal QLD and southwest WA. High pressure is keeping skies mostly clear elsewhere.
Weather News
July warmth wafts across NSW
17:59 EST
Parts of NSW just had their warmest July day in more than half a century.
Tasmania flood threat
12:36 EST
Flooding rain and damaging winds are likely to affect parts of Tasmania in the coming days as a series of cold fronts sweep across the state.
Sydney fog causes commuter chaos as ferries cancelled, planes diverted
11:24 EST
Planes have been diverted and ferries cancelled after Sydney woke up this morning to a thick blanket of fog covering the city.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 02/07 | Tue 03/07 | Wed 04/07 | |||
|
26.8°C Adele Is, WA |
Hottest |
35.2°C Noonamah, NT |
35.2°C Douglas River, NT |
35.0°C Kalumburu, WA |
35.2°C Noonamah, NT |
|
2.4°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-7.8°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-5.5°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-2.4°C Canberra Ap, NSW/ACT |
-9.7°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 75km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
116km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
109km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
103km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
0.2mm Coldstream Comparison, Vic |
32.0mm Evans Head, NSW/ACT |
36.0mm North Walpole, WA |
31.0mm Karnet, WA |
| Australia's Records for July | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 40.5°C at Tindal, NT in 1995 Lowest -6.9°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978 |
Highest 27.1°C at Cocos Island Ap, WA in 2016 Lowest -19.6°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2010 |
Highest 384.3mm at Nambour, Qld in 1973 |
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