Australian Weather
National Summary
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther is generating intense rain, storms & wind in the NT. Troughs are causing showers & storms in parts of WA, QLD and NSW, some intense. Brisk winds aheady of a front is bringing showers to southern VIC & TAS. Tropical Cyclone Ferdinand is well offshore.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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| Sydney | 21.0 | 19 | 25 | |
Mostly cloudy |
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| Melbourne | 13.1 | 10 | 21 | |
Cloud increasing |
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| Brisbane | 27.4 | 23 | 30 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Perth | 22.8 | 22 | 30 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Adelaide | 15.9 | 12 | 22 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Canberra | 14.7 | 12 | 27 | |
Increasing sunshine |
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| Hobart | 13.9 | 10 | 19 | |
Windy with showers |
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| Darwin | 24.7 | 27 | 31 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Weather News
Canberra's urban forest threatened by extreme heat, drought — and drivers parking on nature strips
08:52 EDT
If you park your car on the nature strip, beware — you're killing Canberra's street trees and the ACT Government will track you down.
St George flooding expected to affect nearly 20 homes when Balonne River peaks
08:43 EDT
Nearly 20 homes in low-lying areas of St George in Queensland's southern inland are at risk of flooding when the Balonne River reaches its expected peak later today.
WA storm prompts big clean-up as Perth dashcam video shows large tree crushing car
20:25 EDT
Dramatic footage has emerged of a lucky escape on Perth's roads during a destructive storm authorities have described as the most severe to hit the city in almost a decade.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 24/02 | Tue 25/02 | Wed 26/02 | |||
|
30.7°C Windorah, Qld |
Hottest |
43.0°C Telfer Ap, WA |
43.1°C Telfer Ap, WA |
44.0°C Telfer Ap, WA |
46.8°C Richmond, NSW/ACT |
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0.0°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
1.4°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
0.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
7.0°C Maydena, Tas |
-4.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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NW 92km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
101km/h Centre Island, NT |
105km/h Cape Otway, Vic |
138km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
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22.4mm last hr Charles Point, NT |
Wettest |
168.4mm McArthur River, NT |
165.0mm Caloundra Airport, Qld |
8.0mm Maydena, Tas |
34.8mm Moree Ap, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for February | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.5°C at Mardie, WA in 1998 Lowest -2.7°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 35.1°C at Wittenoom, WA in 2015 Lowest -7.4°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 907.0mm at Crohamhurst, Qld in 1893 |
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