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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A low, front and associated trough are generating areas of rain over VIC, TAS and southern NSW, with thunderstorms over inland NSW and northern VIC. An unstable flow in the wake of this system is maintaining showers over sourthern parts of SA.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
21.4 14 22

Rain developing

Melbourne
 
16.0 16 18

Showers

Brisbane
 
21.6 16 23

Possible shower

Perth
 
17.4 7 19

Mostly cloudy

Adelaide
 
16.0 10 17

Showers easing

Canberra
 
15.0 8 16

Showers

Hobart
 
19.2 12 17

Showers

Darwin
 
31.4 24 34

Sunny

Videos

Weather News

Victoria weather: Coleraine flooded, BoM warns of more heavy rain

13:28 EST

A town in Victoria's west has been flooded as heavy rain continues to fall in parts of the state.

Adelaide weather: Patients in maternity ward forced to move after SA storm

11:18 EST

Five patients at Burnside Hospital's maternity ward had to be moved to another section of the ward due to flooding after a deluge on Thursday night.

Heavy rainfalls hit sodden north-west Tasmania with more expected

11:13 EST

Tasmania's north-west has been hit by heavy rainfall overnight and it seems there is no end in sight.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Tue 06/09 Wed 07/09 Thu 08/09

36.2°C

Derby Ap, WA
Hottest

38.6°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

38.8°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

40.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

40.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

3.7°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
Coldest

-5.8°C

Liawenee, Tas

0.4°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

-1.0°C

Norseman Ap, WA

-6.8°C

Liawenee, Tas

NNE 66km/h

Mt Hotham, Vic
Windiest

109km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas

111km/h

Cape Leeuwin, WA

114km/h

Mt Hotham, Vic
-

1.2mm last hr

Cocos Island Ap, WA
Wettest

80.2mm

Russell River, Qld

36.6mm

Christmas Island Ap, WA

44.0mm

Mount Lofty, SA

64.6mm

Luncheon Hill, Tas
Australia's Records for September
Max Min Rain
Highest 43.1°C at
West Roebuck, WA in 2003
Lowest -6.2°C at
Mt Buller, Vic in 1995
Highest 29.7°C at
Wyndham, WA in 2005
Lowest -16.7°C at
Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1970
Highest 370.3mm at
Burdekin, Qld in 1890
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