Australian Weather
National Summary
A front is bringing brisk winds & showers to TAS, southern SA & VIC. An associated trough is generating patchy rain and storms over the interior, mainly in SA & NSW. Another trough is moving away from the NSW coast, causing large surf to gradually ease. A high is clearing WA.
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Handy rain dampening a dry South Australia
16:37 EST
Parts of South Australia's south have received their first decent rain in months, a welcome dampener to a parched state despite it falling on a weekend.
Mother's Day weather forecast
12:53 EST
Nobody wants a rainy picnic! What will the weather around Australian capitals hold for the celebration day of Mothers this Sunday? 24 hour rainfall expected to fall on Mother’s Day: troughs bringing inland precipitation and a cold front over the Southern Ocean approaching southern states. Starting in the east, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, as well as Hobart are in for a partly cloudy day with generally dry and warm conditions.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 06/05 | Fri 07/05 | Sat 08/05 | |||
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28.8°C Hughenden Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
36.2°C Mandora, WA |
36.2°C Wyndham Airport, WA |
51.2°C Bellambi Pt, NSW/ACT |
51.2°C Bellambi Pt, NSW/ACT |
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-0.4°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-1.0°C Maryborough, Vic |
0.6°C Lake St Clair, Tas |
-2.1°C Lake Leake, Tas |
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W 42km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
Windiest |
90km/h Mount Read, Tas |
77km/h Maatsuyker Island, Tas |
92km/h Maatsuyker Island, Tas |
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9.0mm last hr Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
171.0mm Fitzroy Falls, NSW/ACT |
48.0mm Grassy Gully, NSW/ACT |
195.0mm Braidwood, NSW/ACT |
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| Australia's Records for May | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.0°C at Bulman, NT in 2016 Lowest -6.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2000 |
Highest 30.5°C at Lake Cargelligo Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 Lowest -14.2°C at Namadgi National Park, NSW/ACT in 1987 |
Highest 536.6mm at Orbost, Vic in 2017 |
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