Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough in the west is generating rain and thunderstorms over inland WA and central Australia, some intense. Weak troughs elsewhere are triggering a few showers and storms in the far northern tropics. Southeasterly winds on the eastern seaboard are causing showers, mainly in QLD
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 16.3 | 15 | 24 | |
Possible shower |
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| Melbourne | 9.7 | 11 | 22 | |
Increasing sunshine |
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| Brisbane | 16.7 | 17 | 27 | |
Possible shower |
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| Perth | 16.0 | 14 | 24 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Adelaide | 20.2 | 15 | 29 | |
Mostly cloudy |
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| Canberra | 11.6 | 8 | 23 | |
Late shower |
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| Hobart | 9.1 | 9 | 22 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Darwin | 24.9 | 24 | 33 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Weather News
Northern tropics quiet down
15:56 EST
The tropical low that made Darwin rug up last week has now dissipated of Western Australia's Pilbara coast.
Electric skies over WA's Goldfields and Southern Interior
11:11 EST
A low and trough is delivering plenty of lightning to southern central WA to finish off the Easter long weekend.
Escaping a sinking car: Staying put is 'death trap' says Canadian expert
09:15 EST
When news reports started to come in that a car with a mother and three children had plunged into the Tweed River and only one child had escaped, many parents felt a pang of fear.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 15/04 | Sun 16/04 | Mon 17/04 | |||
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29.0°C Rowley Shoals, WA |
Hottest |
37.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
37.9°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
38.0°C Urandangi, Qld |
40.2°C Carnarvon Ap, WA |
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-1.3°C Liawenee, Tas |
Coldest |
-2.2°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-0.5°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-4.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
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WSW 53km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
Windiest |
94km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
103km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
74km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
62.0mm Debesa, WA |
60.2mm Mainoru Outstation, NT |
222.4mm Warruwi, NT |
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| Australia's Records for April | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 45.0°C at Marble Bar, WA in 1928 Lowest -5.6°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978 |
Highest 32.0°C at Pannawonica, WA in 1981 Lowest -17.4°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 1991 |
Highest 800.9mm at Port Douglas, Qld in 1911 |
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