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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A deepening low and trough in the west are leading to areas of showers and isolated storms. An offshore low is delivering gusty showers to the northern NSW coast. Onshore flow in the wake of a front is generating patchy rain over VIC and TAS. Generally clear elsewhere with a high

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
17.4 9 19

Mostly cloudy

Melbourne
 
12.7 8 14

Clearing shower

Brisbane
 
21.5 12 23

Mostly sunny

Perth
 
19.1 10 19

Showers increasing

Adelaide
 
17.3 5 19

Sunny

Canberra
 
13.7 -4 15

Sunny

Hobart
 
9.0 4 11

Possible shower

Darwin
 
31.9 22 32

Mostly sunny

Videos

Weather News

Winter solstice

15:38 EST

Today will be the shortest day of the year in Australia.

ENSO: Neutral does not mean normal

10:17 EST

Despite signs that the Pacific Ocean had been warming towards an El Nino event in recent months, this has failed to eventuate and is now unlikely to take place during 2017.

Winter finally arrives in Hobart

20:51 EST

Hobart is about to have its coldest pair of days in almost a year after experiencing its warmest start to winter on record.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sun 18/06 Mon 19/06 Tue 20/06

33.5°C

Noonamah, NT
Hottest

34.1°C

Noonamah, NT

34.1°C

Oenpelli Airport, NT

34.1°C

Middle Point, NT

34.4°C

Oenpelli Airport, NT

-1.5°C

Mt Wellington, Tas
Coldest

-5.5°C

Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT

-4.8°C

Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT

-7.5°C

Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT

-11.0°C

Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT

SSW 55km/h

Windy Point, NSW/ACT
Windiest

96km/h

Mt Hartz, Tas

109km/h

Windy Point, NSW/ACT

135km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas
-
no rain last hr Wettest

74.6mm

Swansea, NSW/ACT

49.0mm

Ballina Ap, NSW/ACT

27.6mm

Mt Read, Tas

28.0mm

Mt Read, Tas
Australia's Records for June
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
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