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Fri 14:30 EDT
Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A pair of troughs and and embedded low are generating heavy rain and thunderstorms over eastern NSW and VIC, some severe. Another trough and low over WA is producing rain and storms. A region of low pressure over the tropics is triggering isolated showers and storms.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
26.3 22 30

Possible thunderstorm

Melbourne
 
19.8 17 21

Rain

Brisbane
 
31.9 24 34

Possible thunderstorm

Perth
 
25.3 14 28

Sunny

Adelaide
 
21.8 20 26

Mostly sunny

Canberra
 
22.8 16 28

Rain clearing

Hobart
 
12.0 13 18

Rain

Darwin
 
26.3 26 32

Thunderstorms

Videos

Weather News

SA weather: Thousands without power after wild storms cross state

12:52 EDT

Thousands of properties are without power in South Australia, with Adelaide being the hardest hit, after a storm front crossed the state last night.

South reeling as severe weather spreads east

12:03 EDT

Severe weather will spread over parts of eastern Australia today after a wild night in the nation's south.

Tasmania weather: Severe winds, rain expected to hit state's north-east, threat of flash flooding

11:13 EDT

Tasmania's north-east is tipped to experience significant rainfall as a low pressure system crosses the top of the state.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Tue 17/01 Wed 18/01 Thu 19/01

40.0°C

Ballera Gas Field, Qld
Hottest

46.0°C

Wilcannia Ap, NSW/ACT

45.1°C

Penrith, NSW/ACT

44.0°C

Moomba Ap, SA

46.9°C

Wanaaring, NSW/ACT

6.0°C

Mt Wellington, Tas
Coldest

2.0°C

Mt Wellington, Tas

-2.7°C

Liawenee, Tas

2.0°C

Mt Wellington, Tas

-2.7°C

Liawenee, Tas

S 90km/h

Eddystone Point, Tas
Windiest

111km/h

Parkes Ap, NSW/ACT

129km/h

Mudgee Ap, NSW/ACT

112km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
-

7.6mm last hr

Murrurundi Gap, NSW/ACT
Wettest

78.6mm

Low Isles, Qld

134.8mm

Telfer Ap, WA

80.0mm

Dum In Mirrie, NT

80.2mm

Dum In Mirrie, NT
Australia's Records for January
Max Min Rain
Highest 50.7°C at
Mildura, Vic in 1906
Lowest 0.6°C at
Mt Hotham, Vic in 2012
Highest 36.9°C at
Warragul Vcah, Vic in 1964
Lowest -7.7°C at
Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1975
Highest 627.4mm at
Mackay, Qld in 1918
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