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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

Cold unstable air in the wake of a front is causing scattered showers and cool gusty winds over TAS, VIC and eastern NSW. A developing low near the Top End is generating heavy rain, storms and gales. A high pressure ridge is bringing settled conditions to SA and southern WA.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
16.2 10 19

Windy

Melbourne
 
13.6 9 15

Showers

Brisbane
 
19.2 13 22

Sunny

Perth
 
20.0 10 27

Sunny

Adelaide
 
13.3 10 17

Possible shower

Canberra
 
11.0 0 14

Mostly sunny

Hobart
 
12.0 4 15

Cloud increasing

Darwin
 
25.3 24 29

Possible thunderstorm

Videos

Weather News

Victoria on track for wet April after wintry blast hits state

15:20 EST

Parts of Victoria have already received almost double the average rainfall this month, and some areas have recorded the wettest April in 16 years.

Several weather systems set to pummel NZ

15:10 EST

New Zealanders are bracing for a week of wild weather.

Smoke signals the burning of heavy stubble, a hangover of last year's record NSW crop

14:56 EST

The skies above New South Wales farms have been filled with smoke in recent weeks as growers burn a huge load of dry stubble left over from last year's record crop yields.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 24/04 Tue 25/04 Wed 26/04

32.9°C

Troughton Island, WA
Hottest

39.8°C

Georgetown Ap, Qld

37.8°C

Century Mine, Qld

39.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

40.2°C

Carnarvon Ap, WA

-3.3°C

Mt Hotham, Vic
Coldest

1.5°C

Jarrahwood, WA

-1.9°C

Mt Wellington, Tas

-6.0°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

-6.0°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

SW 62km/h

Gabo Island, Vic
Windiest

105km/h

Mt Hotham, Vic

103km/h

Wilsons Promontory, Vic

103km/h

Wilsons Promontory, Vic
-

0.2mm last hr

Christmas Island Ap, WA
Wettest

84.4mm

Horn Island, Qld

65.0mm

Ngayawili, NT

39.0mm

Pirlangimpi, NT

39.2mm

Pirlangimpi, NT
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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