Australian Weather
National Summary
A broad area of low pressure is bringing areas of rain and a few storms over QLD, northern and southeastern NSW and parts of eastern VIC. A trough in the west is triggering thundery showers across northern WA. A ridge is bringing clear skies to SA and the NT.
State Weather
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Capital Cities
NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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Sydney | 18.5 | 18 | 25 | |
Mostly cloudy |
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Melbourne | 17.3 | 17 | 26 | |
Drizzle clearing |
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Brisbane | 19.1 | 18 | 30 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Perth | 22.3 | 22 | 37 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Adelaide | 17.2 | 17 | 30 | |
Clearing shower |
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Canberra | 18.0 | 15 | 28 | |
Late shower |
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Hobart | 14.0 | 13 | 18 | |
Possible shower |
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Darwin | 27.7 | 27 | 33 | |
Mostly sunny |
Weather News
Disaster assistance for flood-affected communities in Queensland
17:36 EDT
The Queensland and the Commonwealth governments have announced disaster assistance for local councils affected by recent heavy rain and flooding.
Daly River flood: Relief payments for evacuees due to be processed
16:56 EDT
Relief payments will soon be processed for hundreds of Daly River residents whose community has been flooded for more than a week.
New Delhi takes private vehicles off road every second day as pollution soars
16:04 EDT
India's capital New Delhi has started a trial restricting private vehicles to alternate days to try to curb the city's rising pollution.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Wed 30/12 | Thu 31/12 | Fri 01/01 | |||
32.6°C Newman Ap, WA |
Hottest |
45.0°C Tumbarumba, NSW/ACT |
45.5°C Newman Ap, WA |
44.0°C Telfer Ap, WA |
44.0°C Telfer Ap, WA |
3.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
4.8°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
5.4°C Lake St Clair, Tas |
5.4°C Lake St Clair, Tas |
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SSE 59km/h Sellicks Hill, SA |
Windiest |
103km/h Windy Point, NSW/ACT |
81km/h Perth Airport, WA |
83km/h Cape Grim, Tas |
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1.2mm last hr Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
112.0mm Indiana, NT |
202.0mm Augustus Downs Station, Qld |
202.0mm Augustus Downs Station, Qld |
Australia's Records for January | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 50.7°C at Mildura, Vic in 1906 Lowest 0.6°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 2012 |
Highest 36.9°C at Warragul Vcah, Vic in 1964 Lowest -7.7°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1975 |
Highest 627.4mm at Mackay, Qld in 1918 |