Australian Weather
National Summary
TC Frances is generating heavy rain, storms and strong winds in the northwest Top End. Brisk southwesterly winds in southeastern Australia are causing a few showers, mainly coastal. A high in the south is bringing light winds and mostly clear skies parts of WA, SA and VIC.
Weather News
Cyclone Frances keeping its distance
11:02 EST
Tropical Cyclone Frances is intensifying rapidly to the north of Australia and may become a severe tropical cyclone by tonight.
Whitehaven Beach gets environmental makeover after 'catastrophic' Cyclone Debbie
10:21 EST
Hundreds of tonnes of pristine white sand have been excavated to rebuild Australia's iconic Whitehaven Beach off north Queensland after Cyclone Debbie caused severe erosion and damage.
Canberra shivers through first sub-zero morning of 2017, warmer days ahead
08:04 EST
Canberra has awoken to its first freezing morning of the year, with temperatures dropping to -1.7 degrees Celsius.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Tue 25/04 | Wed 26/04 | Thu 27/04 | |||
31.5°C Palmerville, Qld |
Hottest |
37.8°C Century Mine, Qld |
38.6°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
36.0°C Derby Ap, WA |
40.2°C Carnarvon Ap, WA |
3.3°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
-1.9°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-6.1°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-6.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-6.1°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
NNW 62km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
103km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
103km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
100km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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54.0mm last hr Christmas Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
65.0mm Ngayawili, NT |
50.5mm Nhulunbuy, NT |
192.0mm Pirlangimpi, NT |
192.0mm Pirlangimpi, NT |
Australia's Records for April | |||
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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 |