Australian Weather
National Summary
A cold front in the south is bringing cool, gusty showers to southern VIC and TAS. Weak troughs over WA and QLD are triggering a few light showers. In the east onshore winds are generating a few showers over the NSW and QLD coasts.
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Weather News
Temperatures drop in Tasmania
16:47 EST
A cold front will cross Tasmania on Tuesday morning bringing a wintry blast and low level snow.
No Perth rain in April for first time since 1982
14:58 EST
No rain fell in Perth at all during the month of April for only the fourth time in the past 140 years, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
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.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 29/04 | Sun 30/04 | Mon 01/05 | |||
|
28.2°C Rowley Shoals, WA |
Hottest |
35.4°C Kowanyama Ap, Qld |
35.0°C Bradshaw, NT |
35.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
35.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
|
-1.9°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-4.6°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-1.3°C Goulburn Ap, NSW/ACT |
-1.3°C Goulburn Ap, NSW/ACT |
|
|
W 62km/h Cape Grim, Tas |
Windiest |
83km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
98km/h Low Rocky Point, Tas |
120km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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|
0.6mm last hr Cape Grim, Tas |
Wettest |
16.4mm Mackay, Qld |
537.0mm Orbost, Vic |
537.0mm Orbost, Vic |
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| 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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Now Temperature
At Young Ap
08:00 EST
6°C
18°C
Cloudy
