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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A deepening tropical low is bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and storms to parts of the WA coast. An associated trough is triggering widespread storms throughout WA. A trough in the east is producing showers in NSW and QLD. A high is leading to settled conditions in the south.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
28.8 23 29

Increasing sunshine

Melbourne
 
22.4 16 28

Mostly sunny

Brisbane
 
31.0 23 31

Mostly sunny

Perth
 
21.4 22 26

Possible thunderstorm

Adelaide
 
33.3 17 38

Sunny

Canberra
 
31.6 16 37

Sunny

Hobart
 
20.9 11 25

Mostly sunny

Darwin
 
31.0 26 33

Possible thunderstorm

Videos

Weather News

Wrap up of the Tropical Low

12:31 EDT

A tropical low is now continuing off WA's Pilbara coast and weakening over the Indian Ocean.

WA cyclone: BOM gives Pilbara residents all clear for tropical low

21:44 EDT

People in parts of Western Australia's Pilbara region are given the all clear by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) regarding a tropical low that earlier prompted a blue alert.

Bodies recovered after three drown in crowded 4WD swept into Northern Territory floodwaters

20:52 EDT

The bodies of a woman and two men have been recovered after their troop carrier trying to cross a flooded causeway south-west of Darwin was swept off the road with 20 people on board.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 26/01 Fri 27/01 Sat 28/01

41.7°C

Birdsville Ap, Qld
Hottest

45.0°C

Nyang, WA

45.0°C

Morawa Ap, WA

45.0°C

Northam, WA

47.8°C

Burketown Ap, Qld

11.2°C

Mt Wellington, Tas
Coldest

0.7°C

Liawenee, Tas

6.6°C

Mt Read, Tas

-0.4°C

Butlers Gorge, Tas

-2.7°C

Liawenee, Tas

ENE 40km/h

Onslow Ap, WA
Windiest

105km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas

109km/h

Legendre Island, WA

94km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
-
no rain last hr Wettest

95.4mm

Country Downs, WA

74.0mm

Greenbank, Qld

48.0mm

Middle Point, NT

48.2mm

Middle Point, 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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