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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A trough along the east coast is generating widespread rain from southern QLD to VIC, now mostly offshore for most of QLD. Another trough is triggering rain and storms over inland QLD, NSW and SA. A trough and cold front in southwestern WA is bringing showers and storms.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
17.4 17 23

Rain

Melbourne
 
11.8 12 19

Clearing shower

Brisbane
 
18.8 19 23

Showers easing

Perth
 
16.3 10 18

Possible shower

Adelaide
 
13.1 11 20

Possible shower

Canberra
 
13.8 11 18

Rain

Hobart
 
12.8 11 16

Rain developing

Darwin
 
25.8 23 33

Sunny

Videos

Weather News

A 'hit and miss' growing season finally breaks in WA's Great Southern

18:58 EST

Many farmers in the Great Southern region of West Australia have celebrated the arrival of season breaking rain today, while others in the central Wheatbelt and Northern agricultural areas still await their first decent rain since summer.

Perth misses out on morning rain

16:12 EST

It was a wet morning in the southwestern districts of Western Australia, although Perth missed out on the heavy falls.

Brisbane rain: Big wet tracking down coast to south-east Queensland, BOM says

16:02 EST

Unseasonal rain is falling across large parts of Queensland, with one city receiving nearly four times its May average in a day.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Tue 16/05 Wed 17/05 Thu 18/05

28.4°C

McCluer Is, NT
Hottest

35.6°C

Century Mine, Qld

36.0°C

Bradshaw, NT

36.3°C

Oenpelli Airport, NT

37.4°C

Mandora, WA

3.3°C

Mt Wellington, Tas
Coldest

-5.1°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

-1.1°C

Lake Leake, Tas

-1.2°C

Liawenee, Tas

-10.0°C

Taralga, NSW/ACT

ENE 66km/h

Hogan Island, Vic
Windiest

85km/h

Mount William, Vic

81km/h

Hamilton Island Ap, Qld

83km/h

Hamilton Island Ap, Qld
-

0.8mm last hr

Wandering, WA
Wettest

50.0mm

Woodhouse, Qld

108.0mm

Mingela, Qld

192.2mm

Alva Beach, Qld

192.2mm

Alva Beach, Qld
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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