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Sun 17:04 EST
Current Warnings
 

National Summary

An intense low and trough are generating very strong winds, flooding rain and damaging surf from southeast QLD to TAS, mainly in eastern NSW. A weaker trough is bringing patchy rain to SA and WA. A weak high is clearing skies in QLD and keeping much of the NT and northern WA dry.

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
18.4 15 19

Cloudy

Melbourne
 
13.3 9 15

Possible shower

Brisbane
 
15.9 15 20

Mostly sunny

Perth
 
17.3 6 19

Showers increasing

Adelaide
 
14.9 11 17

Possible shower

Canberra
 
12.0 7 14

Showers easing

Hobart
 
15.9 14 17

Heavy rain

Darwin
 
32.2 24 33

Mostly sunny

Weather News

NSW weather: Hundreds ordered to evacuate and thousands call for help as wild weather hits

16:21 EST

Hundreds of people have been evacuated across New South Wales as heavy rain and damaging winds from a low pressure system batters the state, with rivers yet to peak and a dangerous high tide still to come.

Gold Coast cops worst of severe weather system, but Queensland 'dodged a bullet'

15:34 EST

Authorities are continuing to mop up across south-east Queensland after the massive storm yesterday .

Weather warning: NSW, Tasmania battered by heavy rain, strong winds

15:30 EST

New South Wales and Tasmania are being buffeted by damaging winds, heavy rainfall and rough seas as the east coast low moves south.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 02/06 Fri 03/06 Sat 04/06

35.7°C

Wyndham Ap, WA
Hottest

36.4°C

Kalumburu, WA

37.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

37.3°C

Kalumburu, WA

37.3°C

Kalumburu, WA

3.9°C

Mount William, Vic
Coldest

-7.1°C

Liawenee, Tas

-3.2°C

Liawenee, Tas

-1.3°C

Lake St Clair, Tas

-9.0°C

Liawenee, Tas

ENE 83km/h

Montague Is, NSW/ACT
Windiest

62km/h

Palmerville, Qld

103km/h

Cape Moreton, Qld

116km/h

West Channel Beacon, NSW/ACT
-

2.6mm last hr

Pt Perpendicular, NSW/ACT
Wettest

87.4mm

Pilliga, NSW/ACT

205.2mm

Lower Springbrook, Qld

330.0mm

Tweed Heads, NSW/ACT

280.4mm

Coolangatta Ap, Qld
Australia's Records for June
Max Min Rain
Highest 43.1°C at
Batchelor Ap, NT in 2013
Lowest -6.4°C at
Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2009
Highest 28.5°C at
Oenpelli, NT in 1973
Lowest -23.0°C at
Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1994
Highest 478.4mm at
Rocky Gully, WA in 2009
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