Australian Weather
National Summary
A pair of cold fronts crossing the southeast are generating strong winds, rain and thunderstorms, and blizzards over alpine areas. A trough over western WA is causing a few showers. Onshore winds are bringing isolated showers to northeast QLD. Mostly clear elsewhere.
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The week ahead for NSW
15:11 EST
A cold front is passing over southern parts of New South Wales, with cold air in its wake and unusually warm air ahead of the system over central and northern areas.
Dry winds elevate the risk of fire in the Top End
13:07 EST
With strong winds and temperatures on the rise, there has been severe fire danger declared for the Darwin and Adelaide River and Northern Fire Protection Area fire forecast areas.
Country towns close to reaching 'day zero', as water supplies dry up in the drought
12:19 EST
Across New South Wales and Queensland's southern downs, country towns are approaching their own 'day zero', as water supplies dry up in the drought.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 20/07 | Sun 21/07 | Mon 22/07 | |||
|
26.0°C Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Hottest |
36.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
35.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
35.5°C Warmun, WA |
36.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
|
-2.6°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-6.2°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
-5.4°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-4.4°C Marrangaroo, NSW/ACT |
-12.3°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
|
W 79km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
Windiest |
112km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
116km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
112km/h Cape Sorell, Tas |
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5.6mm last hr Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
14.4mm Mount William, WA |
22.2mm Dandaragan West, WA |
32.2mm Quamby Bluff, Tas |
20.4mm Wynyard Ap, Tas |
| 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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