Australian Weather
National Summary
A low, cold front and troughs are generating strong winds, rain and storms in southern SA, VIC, southern NSW and TAS. Onshore winds are bringing showers to the southern WA, northern NSW and QLD coasts, and northeastern NT. A high is keeping elsewhere generally dry.
Weather News
Winter solstice this weekend
19:38 EST
This Sunday will be the shortest day of the year in Australia based on the amount of daylight we see across the country.
Cold weather inbound for southern, eastern Australia
14:57 EST
A large pool of cold air from the Southern Ocean will cause a mix of cold, wet, and windy weather across parts of southern and eastern Australia this weekend and early next week.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 17/06 | Thu 18/06 | Fri 19/06 | |||
|
28.1°C Cape Wessel, NT |
Hottest |
35.3°C Scherger RAAF, Qld |
34.6°C Kowanyama Ap, Qld |
40.9°C Nhulunbuy Ap, NT |
40.9°C Nhulunbuy Ap, NT |
|
-1.3°C Wandering, WA |
Coldest |
-6.0°C Ross, Tas |
-3.9°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
0.0°C Armidale Ap, NSW/ACT |
-9.1°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
NE 55km/h Mt Read, Tas |
Windiest |
116km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
92km/h Mount William, Vic |
111km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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|
0.4mm last hr Sale Ap, Vic |
Wettest |
62.2mm Mount William, WA |
59.0mm Topaz, Qld |
24.4mm Wynyard Ap, Tas |
24.4mm Wynyard Ap, Tas |
| Australia's Records for June | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 43.1°C at Batchelor Ap, NT in 2013 Lowest -6.4°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2009 |
Highest 28.8°C at Troughton Island, WA in 2016 Lowest -23.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1994 |
Highest 478.4mm at Rocky Gully, WA in 2009 |
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