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National Summary

A cold front and trough crossing SA is bringing showers and storms, possibly severe later. Onshore winds are bringing the odd light shower to the east QLD coast. In the wake of a front, light showers are being generated over southern parts of WA.

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
19.9 13 22

Mostly sunny

Melbourne
 
19.5 11 20

Sunny

Brisbane
 
25.4 17 25

Mostly sunny

Perth
 
15.0 9 19

Showers

Adelaide
 
18.8 14 22

Possible thunderstorm

Canberra
 
16.7 -2 18

Sunny

Hobart
 
19.5 8 19

Sunny

Darwin
 
32.0 23 34

Mostly sunny

Videos

Weather News

Brisbane weather: Fog shrouds CBD for second straight morning

09:12 EST

Brisbane has awoken to a city shrouded in fog for the second day in a row.

Adelaide likely for driest autumn in 12 years

15:22 EST

Showers are likely most days this week in Adelaide but they are unlikely to amount to enough to stop this autumn being the driest in 12 years.

Beach weather makes a return to Sydney

13:02 EST

After a rather wet and miserable end to the working week with the wettest day in a month for Sydney things look to improve over the coming days.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 19/05 Sat 20/05 Sun 21/05

34.3°C

McArthur River, NT
Hottest

36.2°C

Jabiru Ap, NT

36.3°C

Jabiru Ap, NT

36.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

37.4°C

Mandora, WA

7.4°C

Mt Hotham, Vic
Coldest

1.3°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

-2.8°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

-4.0°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

-10.0°C

Taralga, NSW/ACT

N 59km/h

Cleve Ap, SA
Windiest

116km/h

Mt Read, Tas

101km/h

Mt Read, Tas

83km/h

Neptune Island, SA
-

0.2mm last hr

Shannon, WA
Wettest

151.0mm

Central Tilba, NSW/ACT

124.4mm

St Marys, Tas

14.0mm

Mandurah, WA

42.0mm

Pemberton, WA
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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