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Sat 06:44 EST
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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 maintaining persistent showers. Conditions remain largely stable elsewhere under a high pressure ridge.

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
8.7 8 17

Cloudy

Melbourne
 
9.1 6 15

Mostly sunny

Brisbane
 
17.0 14 20

Rain

Perth
 
15.5 13 21

Showers increasing

Adelaide
 
2.1 4 15

Sunny

Canberra
 
0.7 -3 15

Frost then sunny

Hobart
 
12.3 8 15

Mostly sunny

Darwin
 
17.0 16 28

Sunny

Weather News

Tasmania weather: Derwent Valley floodwaters peak, New Norfolk caravan park evacuated

20:01 EST

Rising floodwaters in Tasmania's Derwent Valley have forced the closure of the New Norfolk Esplanade and the evacuation of the town's caravan park.

Storms steal a slice of south-east coastline and leave gaping hole in Kingston jetty

18:42 EST

South east residents are counting the cost of damage caused by severe storms that battered South Australia earlier this week, with the small coastal town of Wyomi Beach losing a sizeable chunk of their coastline to pounding waves.

Foster locals say inefficient waterway maintenance resulted in homes flooding

16:39 EST

A tree that locals says contributed to one house being completely flooded and another badly damaged is at the centre of a bureaucratic dispute over who is responsible for it.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Wed 13/07 Thu 14/07 Fri 15/07

26.7°C

Willis Island, Qld
Hottest

33.0°C

Kalumburu, WA

31.0°C

Scherger RAAF, Qld

32.0°C

Coconut Island, Qld

36.2°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

-3.1°C

Mt Hotham, Vic
Coldest

-8.7°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

-6.1°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

1.0°C

Batemans Bay, NSW/ACT

-8.7°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

NNW 70km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas
Windiest

153km/h

Wilsons Promontory, Vic

164km/h

Mt Wellington, Tas

111km/h

Mt Hartz, Tas
-

1.6mm last hr

Shannon, WA
Wettest

81.3mm

Wayatinah, Tas

112.0mm

Mt Read, Tas

0.0mm

Dartmouth Reservoir, Vic

0.0mm

Dartmouth Reservoir, Vic
Australia's Records for July
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
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