Australian Weather
National Summary
The remnants of Ex-TC Winston embedded in a trough is bringing thundery, heavy showers to the north QLD tropical coast. A trough is generating a few showers and storms across inland parts of QLD, NSW and the NT. A deepening trough in the west is causing thundery rain.
State Weather
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Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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| Sydney | 22.9 | 22 | 29 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Melbourne | 16.8 | 17 | 36 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Brisbane | 21.3 | 21 | 30 | |
Possible shower |
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| Perth | 17.2 | 15 | 27 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Adelaide | 18.0 | 17 | 34 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Canberra | 14.7 | 15 | 33 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Hobart | 14.3 | 14 | 24 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Darwin | 29.5 | 28 | 35 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Weather News
Fiji comes to terms with Winston's aftermath
05:50 EDT
Nearly two weeks after Cyclone Winston smashed into Fiji, killing 43 people and levelling entire communities, aid agencies are struggling to provide relief to tens of thousands of people without food, water or shelter.
Far north Queensland coast braces for ex-Tropical Cyclone Winston, could bring up to 300mm of rain
22:37 EDT
Parts of the Queensland coast between Cairns and Townsville could cop up to 300 millimetres of rain within 24 hours, thanks to a low associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Winston.
Federal Highway closure: Northbound lanes, one southbound lane closed due to flash flooding
22:05 EDT
All but one lane of the Federal Highway is closed north of Canberra due to flash flooding.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 01/03 | Wed 02/03 | Thu 03/03 | |||
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34.0°C Onslow Ap, WA |
Hottest |
45.2°C Telfer Ap, WA |
46.5°C Marble Bar, WA |
46.0°C Onslow Ap, WA |
46.5°C Marble Bar, WA |
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4.8°C Liawenee, Tas |
Coldest |
5.0°C Jarrahwood, WA |
1.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
1.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
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NNE 103km/h Taree Ap, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
107km/h Bickley, WA |
88km/h Central Arnhem, NT |
105km/h Taree Ap, NSW/ACT |
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14.6mm last hr Centre Island, NT |
Wettest |
117.0mm Boat Harbour, NSW/ACT |
101.0mm Sarina, Qld |
125.2mm Bangalow, NSW/ACT |
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| Australia's Records for March | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.8°C at Roebourne, WA in 1998 Lowest -0.9°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1995 |
Highest 34.0°C at Mardie, WA in 1973 Lowest -7.2°C at Kiandra Chalet, NSW/ACT in 1964 |
Highest 572.4mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1990 |
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