Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough over central Australia is producing thunderstorms and patchy rain in the desert. Onshore winds are directing the odd light shower onto the QLD north tropical coast and southern TAS, VIC and WA coasts. A high is keeping elsewhere dry and and mostly sunny.
Weather News
Snow worries but there's hope on the horizon
12:47 EST
Australia's alps are having the second worst start to a ski season in more than 20 years in terms of natural snow depth.
Wild weather on the way for New South Wales
12:42 EST
After a month of mostly high pressure, a cold front and trough will bump away the high and bring some woolly weather later this week to parts of New South Wales.
Turbulent skies over WA's interior
10:55 EST
Following a week of generally clear weather over the interior of WA, thundery clouds and a strong jetstream are leading to storm activity and some magnificent cloud features observable on satellite.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Fri 23/06 | Sat 24/06 | Sun 25/06 | |||
32.7°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
Hottest |
34.5°C Kalumburu, WA |
34.4°C Kalumburu, WA |
34.7°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
34.7°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
-1.7°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-6.0°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-8.4°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-5.1°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-11.0°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
WSW 53km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
Windiest |
135km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
112km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
107km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
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4.0mm last hr Christmas Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
29.0mm South Johnstone, Qld |
2.0mm Innisfail, Qld |
32.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
32.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
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 |