Australian Weather
National Summary
Low pressure troughs are triggering thunderstorms over inland parts of QLD, NSW, VIC, SA and WA. These troughs are also generating very warm, dry gusty winds across central WA, northern and eastern SA, western and central VIC and western NSW, raising fire danger.
State Weather
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Capital Cities
NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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Sydney | 22.1 | 16 | 25 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Melbourne | 30.0 | 11 | 30 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Brisbane | 24.3 | 17 | 27 | |
Possible shower |
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Perth | 20.5 | 13 | 28 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Adelaide | 20.8 | 20 | 26 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Canberra | 25.3 | 6 | 27 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Hobart | 19.7 | 8 | 20 | |
Rain developing |
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Darwin | 33.5 | 24 | 34 | |
Mostly sunny |
Weather News
Showers and storms lashing NSW and QLD
14:55 EDT
Severe thunderstorms hit Queensland yesterday, bringing the best rain in months to some areas, and are set to make their presence felt over many parts of the nation's east in the coming days.
Melbourne's wintery interruption
13:01 EDT
Melburnians are basking in a balmy spring day, ten degrees warmer than yesterday with many parts of the city reaching 30 degrees.
Storms roll over Rolleston
12:06 EDT
Thunderstorms deliver the best rain since March for parts of Queensland A cluster of particularly active thunderstorms developed along a low pressure trough on Friday afternoon, moving slowly in an eastward direction into the night.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Thu 22/10 | Fri 23/10 | Sat 24/10 | |||
42.5°C Port Hedland Ap, WA |
Hottest |
42.9°C Marble Bar, WA |
42.9°C Marble Bar, WA |
43.5°C Marble Bar, WA |
43.5°C Marble Bar, WA |
11.0°C Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Coldest |
-1.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-3.4°C Liawenee, Tas |
-45.0°C Trangie, NSW/ACT |
-49.4°C Trangie, NSW/ACT |
N 51km/h Melbourne Ap, Vic |
Windiest |
94km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
87km/h Forrest, WA |
107km/h Cape Willoughby, SA |
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no rain last hr | Wettest |
79.0mm Careys Peak, NSW/ACT |
40.0mm Rolleston Airport, Qld |
64.4mm Blackwater, Qld |
64.0mm Blackwater, Qld |
Australia's Records for October | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 46.9°C at Port Hedland Ap, WA in 2002 Lowest -5.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1972 |
Highest 32.7°C at Old Halls Creek, WA in 1900 Lowest -12.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2006 |
Highest 551.2mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1914 |