Australian Weather
National Summary
A low and trough are generating areas of rain and the odd thunderstorm over eastern NSW. A cold front is bringing cool winds and light showers and light alpine snow to southeastern NSW, VIC and TAS. A high is bringing dry, gusty winds to the north, raising fire danger in the NT.
Weather News
Another icy start looms for Queensland
14:42 EST
Winter made itself known in Queensland this morning as some places endured their lowest temperature in two years.
Asthma sufferers struggle to breathe while bushfire prevention burns cover Perth in smoke
13:44 EST
An unfortunate side effect of the fire hazard reduction burning underway in the Perth Hills is that it fills the city with smoke, leaving some residents struggling to breathe.
East coast drenching to continue
13:30 EST
Parts of Sydney were soaked by the heaviest rain in a year during the last two days, with some suburbs picking up an entire month's worth of rain in just 36 hours.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Tue 06/06 | Wed 07/06 | Thu 08/06 | |||
27.1°C Cape Wessel, NT |
Hottest |
33.0°C Noonamah, NT |
32.0°C Coconut Island, Qld |
31.0°C Pirlangimpi, NT |
34.2°C Kalumburu, WA |
-1.7°C Collie East, WA |
Coldest |
-5.3°C Liawenee, Tas |
-4.5°C Yunta, SA |
-4.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-6.9°C Goulburn Ap, NSW/ACT |
E 59km/h Legendre Island, WA |
Windiest |
114km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
101km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
72km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
- |
0.2mm last hr Tocal, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
72.0mm Mount Elliot, NSW/ACT |
116.0mm Baulkham Hills, NSW/ACT |
59.0mm Port Macquarie Ap, NSW/ACT |
59.0mm Port Macquarie Ap, NSW/ACT |
Australia's Records for June | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 43.1°C at Batchelor Ap, NT in 2013 Lowest -6.4°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2009 |
Highest 28.8°C at Troughton Island, WA in 2016 Lowest -23.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1994 |
Highest 478.4mm at Rocky Gully, WA in 2009 |