Australian Weather
National Summary
The monsoon trough and an embedded low is causing heavy, thundery rain in northern QLD and the Top End. A front and trough is sweeping across SA, NSW, TAS and VIC, producing storms, showers. Another trough in the west is causing thundery showers in WA and the southern NT.
State Weather
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Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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| Sydney | 20.1 | 19 | 30 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Melbourne | 20.4 | 15 | 20 | |
Windy with rain |
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| Brisbane | 21.7 | 20 | 32 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Perth | 18.4 | 15 | 27 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Adelaide | 16.4 | 15 | 20 | |
Clearing shower |
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| Canberra | 14.3 | 12 | 23 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Hobart | 18.5 | 15 | 18 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Darwin | 28.9 | 26 | 33 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Weather News
Dust storm sweeps up from Pinery fire ground as strong winds lash South Australia
20:02 EDT
A severe dust storm has swept across parts of the mid-north of South Australia and into the Barossa Valley, north-east of Adelaide.
Western Queensland Drought Appeal to hand out prepaid debit cards to struggling farmers
14:04 EDT
The Western Queensland Drought Appeal says thousands of dollars worth of prepaid debit cards will soon be made available to struggling farming families.
First decent rain for Sydney this season
13:07 EDT
Following an extended run of warm and dry conditions, Sydney has copped a soaking, with more rain on the way.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 15/03 | Wed 16/03 | Thu 17/03 | |||
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31.3°C Newman Ap, WA |
Hottest |
42.4°C Marble Bar, WA |
44.4°C Curtin Springs, NT |
42.0°C Telfer Ap, WA |
47.0°C Mardie, WA |
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8.3°C Mount William, Vic |
Coldest |
2.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
3.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-0.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
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NW 68km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
Windiest |
79km/h Cape Wessel, NT |
83km/h Mount Magnet, WA |
103km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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1.6mm last hr Coldstream, Vic |
Wettest |
121.6mm Townsville Ap, Qld |
210.0mm Abingdon Downs, Qld |
264.0mm Mount Jukes, Qld |
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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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