Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs are maintaining hot, dry, gusty winds over much of the interior, leading to elevated fire danger. The troughs are causing a few showers in WA and southern SA. A front approaching the southwest causing a few showers over WA. Clear elsewhere under a hot and dry airmass.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Melbourne set to sizzle
05:50 EDT
Melbournians will need to dust off the fans in preparation for the upcoming heat.
Intense hot, dry, dusty winds to cut across SA
18:59 EDT
Wednesday has potential to be one of the worst fire weather days South Australia has experienced in a few years with Fire Danger expected to reach Catastrophic in several districts.
Queensland bushfire emergency continues amid fears homes lost
17:52 EDT
Erratic winds and hot, dry weather are creating "horrendous conditions" for firefighters trying to battle a blaze at Crows Nest on Queensland's Darling Downs that tripled in size over the weekend.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 17/11 | Mon 18/11 | Tue 19/11 | |||
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36.6°C Roseworthy, SA |
Hottest |
45.9°C Mandora, WA |
45.2°C Bulga Downs, WA |
45.0°C Forrest, WA |
59.9°C Murganella Airstrip, NT |
|
4.6°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-1.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-1.3°C Liawenee, Tas |
-2.0°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-7.4°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
|
SW 51km/h Rottnest Island, WA |
Windiest |
124km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
118km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
101km/h Leonora Ap, WA |
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1.2mm last hr Shannon, WA |
Wettest |
39.8mm Wayatinah, Tas |
53.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
0.8mm Mt Hartz, Tas |
0.8mm Mt Hartz, Tas |
| Australia's Records for November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 48.7°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1990 Lowest -3.1°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1967 |
Highest 38.0°C at Balgo Hills, WA in 2015 Lowest -8.5°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1973 |
Highest 630.0mm at Bellenden Ker Top Stn, Qld in 1989 |
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