Australian Weather
National Summary
A weak trough in the west and low in the northwest in generating a few showers and storms over northern WA. A cold front is bringing the odd shower to southern SA and western VIC. Onshore winds in the east are bringing a few light showers along the NSW and QLD coasts.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Will we have a good snow season this year?
10:45 EST
There were two decent rounds of alpine snow last month and much of Australia's southeast shivered through their coldest temperatures in at least six months last week.
Colder showery change moving through southern states
16:08 EST
A front is bringing a colder showery change to southern Australia, dropping temperatures by five-to-10 degrees.
North Queensland chills
09:54 EST
Some inland areas of Northern Queensland have had their coldest April morning in at least 60 years.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 28/04 | Sat 29/04 | Sun 30/04 | |||
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32.2°C Kowanyama Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
36.0°C Bedourie, Qld |
35.4°C Kowanyama Ap, Qld |
35.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
32.3°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
|
2.4°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
-3.4°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-4.6°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-1.0°C Bombala, NSW/ACT |
-1.0°C Bombala, NSW/ACT |
|
NW 87km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
111km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
83km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
98km/h Low Rocky Point, Tas |
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0.2mm last hr Cape Grim, Tas |
Wettest |
28.6mm Mt Read, Tas |
16.4mm Mackay, Qld |
537.0mm Orbost, Vic |
23.0mm Yass, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for May | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 40.6°C at Bidyadanga, WA in 1990 Lowest -6.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2000 |
Highest 30.5°C at Lake Cargelligo Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 Lowest -14.2°C at Namadgi National Park, NSW/ACT in 1987 |
Highest 320.0mm at Lismore, NSW/ACT in 1921 |
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