Australian Weather
National Summary
A strong cold front is generating rain, storms & powerful winds in SA, southwestern NSW, western VIC & TAS while sending hot air over NSW & QLD. A trough is triggering a few storms over parts of the NT & northern WA. Onshore winds are directing showers to the south coast of WA.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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| Sydney | 23.8 | 19 | 29 | |
Windy |
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| Melbourne | 25.4 | 19 | 27 | |
Windy with showers |
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| Brisbane | 27.9 | 23 | 32 | |
Increasing sunshine |
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| Perth | 14.3 | 7 | 24 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Adelaide | 18.7 | 17 | 21 | |
Windy with showers |
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| Canberra | 21.7 | 12 | 35 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Hobart | 23.5 | 15 | 26 | |
Windy with rain |
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| Darwin | 30.0 | 26 | 33 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Weather News
Perth's coldest summer morning on record
09:43 EDT
As the sun rose over Western Australia on the first day of summer, it was feeling more like winter in Perth.
Weekend heatwave sent records tumbling in SA and NSW ? and it isn't over yet
08:22 EDT
Well, it's officially summer, although I'm sure many of you will contend that it arrived a few days ago.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 28/11 | Sun 29/11 | Mon 30/11 | |||
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41.9°C Bourke Ap, NSW/ACT |
Hottest |
48.0°C Andamooka, SA |
46.5°C Birdsville, Qld |
47.1°C Birdsville, Qld |
42.2°C Bourke Ap, NSW/ACT |
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8.6°C Dwellingup, WA |
Coldest |
3.8°C Salmon Gums, WA |
-13.8°C Bulman, NT |
5.8°C Mount Read, Tas |
5.8°C Mount Read, Tas |
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NNW 68km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
Windiest |
157km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
116km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
100km/h Alice Springs Ap, NT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
78.0mm Adelaide River, NT |
62.0mm Thorak, NT |
13.2mm Port Pirie, SA |
10.2mm Clare, SA |
| Australia's Records for December | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 49.5°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1972 Lowest -0.8°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 2006 |
Highest 35.0°C at Marble Bar, WA in 1902 Lowest -9.6°C at Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 |
Highest 711.0mm at Munglinup West, WA in 2010 |
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