Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough over inland areas of the NT, QLD and NSW is generating showers and thunderstorms, some severe. A low is triggering thunderstorms over northwest WA. A monsoon trough is producing thunderstorms across the tropics. Onshore winds are bringing showers to eastern QLD and NSW.
Weather News
NSW weather: Foreign student swept off Nobbys Beach rocks remains missing
08:36 EDT
A man remains missing after being swept off rocks and into the sea at Nobbys Beach at Newcastle in the New South Wales Hunter region.
Wet start of the week coming to Melbourne
13:46 EDT
Stunning sunny skies across Victoria are about to give way to wet weather, especially in the south.
Wet and wild week for coastal Queensland
12:52 EDT
With a lingering coastal trough and developing low pressure system, the coming week is set to be soaking and thundery for many parts of the Queensland coastal fringe.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fri 17/03 | Sat 18/03 | Sun 19/03 | |||
30.0°C Marble Bar, WA |
Hottest |
42.1°C Urandangi, Qld |
43.2°C Eyre, WA |
41.0°C Warburton, WA |
44.6°C Mandora, WA |
2.5°C Bridgetown, WA |
Coldest |
-1.5°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
0.8°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
1.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-2.1°C Liawenee, Tas |
E 44km/h Double Is Pt, Qld |
Windiest |
105km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
103km/h Ben Nevis, Vic |
74km/h Walgett Ap, NSW/ACT |
- |
6.6mm last hr Coldstream Comparison, Vic |
Wettest |
187.2mm Careys Peak, NSW/ACT |
273.3mm Dorrigo, NSW/ACT |
83.0mm Lismore, NSW/ACT |
83.4mm Lismore, 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 |