Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough in the east is generating rain and the odd storm over parts of QLD and NSW. A broad area of low pressure over WA is causing rain and storms over southern and northern parts. A trough and onshore winds are bringing showers and storms to SA and southern NSW.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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| Sydney | 30.4 | 22 | 31 | |
Late thunder |
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| Melbourne | 20.2 | 18 | 22 | |
Clearing shower |
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| Brisbane | 25.5 | 23 | 29 | |
Showers |
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| Perth | 22.5 | 17 | 23 | |
Possible shower |
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| Adelaide | 21.7 | 18 | 26 | |
Mostly cloudy |
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| Canberra | 22.1 | 17 | 28 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Hobart | 14.8 | 13 | 18 | |
Mostly cloudy |
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| Darwin | 26.0 | 25 | 32 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Weather News
Police searching for Pakistani student find body off coast of Newcastle
13:41 EDT
Police have located a body, believed to be a Pakistani student missing since the weekend, in waters off Newcastle.
Flooding likely as cyclone threat looms
13:41 EDT
Tropical lows and flooding rain will threaten Australia's east and west this week.
Central Queensland hit with heavy falls, but graziers still in desperate need of rain to break drought
10:57 EDT
Central Queensland has been hammered by heavy falls overnight with more than 100 millimetres of rain in some areas.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 19/03 | Mon 20/03 | Tue 21/03 | |||
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40.3°C Urandangi, Qld |
Hottest |
41.8°C Marble Bar, WA |
40.8°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
42.0°C Urandangi, Qld |
44.6°C Mandora, WA |
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5.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
1.5°C Liawenee, Tas |
6.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
5.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-2.1°C Liawenee, Tas |
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NE 51km/h Frederick Rf, Qld |
Windiest |
74km/h Walgett Ap, NSW/ACT |
116km/h Longreach Ap, Qld |
81km/h Hopetoun Ap, Vic |
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1.6mm last hr Beerburrum, Qld |
Wettest |
166.6mm Woodburn, NSW/ACT |
136.4mm Samuel Hill Ap, Qld |
136.0mm Yeppoon, Qld |
136.2mm Yeppoon, Qld |
| Australia's Records for March | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.8°C at Roebourne, WA in 1998 Lowest -0.9°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1995 |
Highest 34.0°C at Mardie, WA in 1973 Lowest -7.2°C at Kiandra Chalet, NSW/ACT in 1964 |
Highest 572.4mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1990 |
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