Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs are generating showers/storms over the northern NT and QLD. A front and trough are bringing wintry winds and showers to southeastern SA, VIC, TAS and NSW. Showers are falling as snow on the alps. A trough swinging over southwest WA is bringing gusty winds and showers.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Polar air reaches Australia
20:42 EST
Satellite images capturing Thursday's last light showed a huge mass of polar air starting to spread over southern Australia.
BOM forecasts cold snap, with temperatures set to plummet in south-east Australia
17:20 EST
It may have felt like spring had sprung, but winter still has a sting in its tail for Australia's south-east.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 21/09 | Tue 22/09 | Wed 23/09 | |||
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32.1°C Fitzroy Crossing, WA |
Hottest |
40.5°C Julia Creek, Qld |
41.0°C YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE), WA |
41.3°C YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE), WA |
41.8°C Mandora, WA |
|
-4.2°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-1.5°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-3.2°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-5.6°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
-19.3°C SYOWA, Tas |
|
NW 62km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
101km/h Thargomindah, Qld |
112km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
96km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
107.0mm Orbost, Vic |
74.0mm Mount Read, Tas |
86.0mm Meadows, SA |
33.2mm Kununurra Ap, WA |
| Australia's Records for September | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 43.1°C at West Roebuck, WA in 2003 Lowest -6.2°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 1995 |
Highest 30.0°C at Warmun, WA in 2016 Lowest -16.7°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1970 |
Highest 370.3mm at Burdekin, Qld in 1890 |
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