Australian Weather
National Summary
An upper trough and deepening surface trough over QLD is generating widespread areas of rain. A cold front and associated trough over southwestern WA is generating showers. Conditions remain largely stable elsewhere under a ridge.
State Weather
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Weather News
Queensland weather: Heavy rain, strong winds to hit parts of state
14:50 EST
Residents in central Queensland are bracing for wild weather as the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) predicts heavy rainfall and damaging winds to hit over the weekend.
Tasmania weather: Huonville mopping up after Huon River hits 20-year high
14:49 EST
Floodwaters that inundated parts of southern Tasmania are starting to subside, as Huon Valley home and business owners start to assess the damage from the deluge.
Pokemon Go into the weather
14:43 EST
The weather forecast for this weekend is now more important than ever after a generation of nostalgic Pokemon trainers have been forced into the open-air to hunt the digital beasties.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Tue 12/07 | Wed 13/07 | Thu 14/07 | |||
31.3°C Coconut Island, Qld |
Hottest |
34.9°C Borroloola, NT |
33.0°C Kalumburu, WA |
31.0°C Scherger RAAF, Qld |
36.2°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
-2.1°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
-8.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-8.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-6.0°C Woolbrook, NSW/ACT |
-8.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
NW 87km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
161km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
153km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
164km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
- |
4.0mm last hr Shannon, WA |
Wettest |
63.2mm Rocky Valley, Vic |
81.3mm Wayatinah, Tas |
112.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
112.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
Australia's Records for July | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 40.5°C at Tindal, NT in 1995 Lowest -6.9°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978 |
Highest 26.9°C at Cocos Island Ap, WA in 1984 Lowest -19.6°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2010 |
Highest 384.3mm at Nambour, Qld in 1973 |