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Mon 22:03 WST
Current Warnings
 

National Summary

Broad regions of low pressure are triggering widespread storms over WA, the NT's Top End, inland QLD and northern NSW. Warm northerly winds moving ahead of these troughs are dragging interior heat towards the east. Onshore winds are causing a few showers along the QLD coast.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
21.8 19 24

Late shower

Melbourne
 
12.6 10 21

Increasing sunshine

Brisbane
 
23.2 18 30

Possible shower

Perth
 
18.9 14 28

Increasing sunshine

Adelaide
 
18.7 13 30

Sunny

Canberra
 
11.7 10 26

Late shower

Hobart
 
12.2 10 18

Mostly sunny

Darwin
 
26.7 27 34

Possible thunderstorm

Videos

Weather News

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17:12 EDT

Summer will turn up right on time for parts of Australia's eastern inland, with a heatwave forecast for some areas in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Eastern storms continue

12:21 EDT

Severe thunderstorms will continue to affect parts of Queensland and New South Wales at the beginning of this week.

Latest frost in decades hits SE SA - risk now diminishing

18:00 EDT

South Australia's southeast recorded its latest sub-zero temperature in more than 20 years but the frost risk for the coming days and weeks is diminishing.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sat 26/11 Sun 27/11 Mon 28/11

36.0°C

Paraburdoo Ap, WA
Hottest

42.6°C

Marble Bar, WA

42.8°C

Marble Bar, WA

44.0°C

Marble Bar, WA

46.0°C

West Roebuck, WA

2.5°C

Liawenee, Tas
Coldest

-0.6°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

1.0°C

Mortlake, Vic
 

-5.5°C

Mt Hotham, Vic

SSW 48km/h

Rottnest Island, WA
Windiest

96km/h

Hogan Island, Vic

105km/h

Dalby Ap, Qld

81km/h

Leinster Ap, WA
-

4.6mm last hr

Oakey Ap, Qld
Wettest

189.4mm

Christmas Island Ap, WA

71.0mm

Bell Store, Qld
 

204.2mm

Gray, Tas
Australia's Records for November
Max Min Rain
Highest 48.7°C at
Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1990
Lowest -3.1°C at
Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1967
Highest 35.0°C at
Cunnamulla, Qld in 1965
Lowest -20.6°C at
Mt Hotham, Vic in 1990
Highest 398.8mm at
Moreton, Qld in 1909
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