Australian Weather
National Summary
Tropical Cyclone Blanche is generating gales, thunderstorms and heavy rain across the western Top End and northern Kimberley. A low in the Tasman Sea is bringing gusty winds and light showers to the NSW coast. A trough in the west is producing the odd shower and storm.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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| Sydney | 21.4 | 19 | 25 | |
Windy with showers |
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| Melbourne | 19.7 | 17 | 26 | |
Increasing sunshine |
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| Brisbane | 26.8 | 22 | 32 | |
Possible shower |
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| Perth | 19.4 | 21 | 35 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Adelaide | 18.4 | 16 | 29 | |
Increasing sunshine |
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| Canberra | 17.9 | 10 | 27 | |
Sunny |
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| Hobart | 15.0 | 13 | 20 | |
Clearing shower |
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| Darwin | 25.6 | 24 | 29 | |
Thunderstorms |
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Weather News
Cyclone Blanche: Conditions in NT ease as storm moves towards WA's Kimberley coast
08:41 EDT
Conditions in the Top End are expected to ease today as towards Western Australia.
Cyclone Blanche: Darwin spared worst of cyclone as it moves towards WA
06:11 EDT
Darwin is likely to experience further localised heavy rain but appears to have escaped the worst of Tropical Cyclone Blanche, which is moving away from the city.
Tropical Cyclone Blanche heads for Kimberley coast
18:23 EDT
Tropical Cyclone Blanche is expected to cross the north Kimberley coast tomorrow afternoon between Wyndham and Kalumburu.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 03/03 | Sat 04/03 | Sun 05/03 | |||
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31.9°C Longreach Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
44.2°C Onslow Ap, WA |
44.0°C Port Hedland Ap, WA |
45.0°C Mandora, WA |
45.0°C Mandora, WA |
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5.3°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
1.8°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
3.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
2.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
0.5°C Liawenee, Tas |
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NE 66km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
90km/h Darwin Ap, NT |
212km/h Bickley, WA |
88km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
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2.0mm last hr Point Stuart, NT |
Wettest |
134.0mm Moruya, NSW/ACT |
384.0mm Cape Fourcroy, NT |
40.0mm Coffs Harbour, NSW/ACT |
40.0mm Coffs Harbour, NSW/ACT |
| 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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