Australian Weather
National Summary
A broad trough is generating showers and storms across QLD and eastern parts of NSW. Another trough is generating thundery showers over the WA's Kimberley and Pilbara, NT's Top End and west. A jetstream is sending cloud across SA, bringing areas of light rain.
State Weather
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Capital Cities
NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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Sydney | 24.1 | 21 | 26 | |
Possible shower |
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Melbourne | 25.2 | 19 | 25 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Brisbane | 24.4 | 22 | 28 | |
Possible shower |
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Perth | 28.9 | 19 | 32 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Adelaide | 27.3 | 20 | 32 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Canberra | 19.4 | 15 | 23 | |
Possible shower |
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Hobart | 16.9 | 14 | 21 | |
Showers increasing |
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Darwin | 29.3 | 27 | 33 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
Weather News
Best rain in months for the QLD
17:09 EDT
Storms last night have dumped the best rain in months across places across the interior and north.
Two people hospitalised in Canberra hail storm, as SES field 521 calls for help
16:12 EDT
A severe storm has swept across the ACT, prompting hundreds of calls for help and putting a dampener on the Australian of the Year ceremony.
Southeast to have a cold, wet and windy end of January
13:07 EDT
A cool spell is heading for southeastern Australia towards the end of the working week as a deep low spins up in the South Ocean and heads inland across Victoria.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Sat 23/01 | Sun 24/01 | Mon 25/01 | |||
40.1°C Urandangi, Qld |
Hottest |
43.8°C Bedourie, Qld |
42.7°C Isisford, Qld |
42.8°C Boulia Ap, Qld |
47.4°C Marble Bar, WA |
6.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
2.8°C Liawenee, Tas |
2.7°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
3.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-3.0°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
E 57km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
Windiest |
120km/h Cannington, Qld |
75km/h Richmond, Qld |
96km/h Mudgee Ap, NSW/ACT |
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no rain last hr | Wettest |
81.2mm Mount House, WA |
98.0mm Weelarrana, WA |
115.0mm Carfax, Qld |
103.2mm Cairns Ap, 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 |