Australian Weather
National Summary
A low is generating heavy rain and storms in southwest WA. Troughs are causing severe storms further east in WA and showers and storms over inland parts of SA, the NT and QLD. The troughs are also drawing hot winds to the southeastern Australian inland, while a front cools TAS.
State Weather
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Capital Cities
NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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Sydney | 23.1 | 21 | 32 | |
Cloud increasing |
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Melbourne | 21.9 | 19 | 26 | |
Clearing shower |
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Brisbane | 20.3 | 19 | 32 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Perth | 14.7 | 16 | 24 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Adelaide | 24.7 | 23 | 35 | |
Possible shower |
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Canberra | 15.4 | 18 | 34 | |
Late shower |
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Hobart | 17.8 | 15 | 22 | |
Clearing shower |
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Darwin | 27.1 | 26 | 34 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
Weather News
Flash flooding follows fires as south-west WA experiences heaviest rainfall in decades
00:43 EDT
Wild weather has continued to wreak havoc in the south-west of Western Australia as flash floods follow bushfires.
Great Western Tiers fire alert downgraded as fire conditions ease in Tasmania
20:03 EDT
A fire alert for Lake Mackenzie in the Great Western Tiers in Tasmania's north has been downgraded as conditions ease for crews battling dozens of blazes across the state.
More heavy rain for NSW on the way
17:04 EDT
New South Wales is about to get trounced with widespread rain and storms.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Sun 17/01 | Mon 18/01 | Tue 19/01 | |||
32.7°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
41.0°C Carters Bore, Qld |
42.0°C Nullarbor, SA |
43.0°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
47.4°C Marble Bar, WA |
7.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
3.9°C Adele Is, WA |
5.7°C Lake St Clair, Tas |
-3.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
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NNW 48km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
79km/h Coondewanna, WA |
85km/h Mount Keith, WA |
77km/h Laverton Ap, WA |
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no rain last hr | Wettest |
151.0mm Mackay North, Qld |
90.0mm Nannup, WA |
255.0mm Bungwahl, NSW/ACT |
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 |