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National Summary

A front moving across southern WA is bringing showers. Onshore winds are generating the odd shower in northern QLD. Very chilly air in the wake of a cold front combined with a settling high pressure system is causing frost to form over much of SA, southern NT, NSW, VIC and TAS.

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
8.0 6 16

Mostly sunny

Melbourne
 
2.7 1 13

Sunny

Brisbane
 
14.2 9 20

Sunny

Perth
 
13.5 10 16

Possible thunderstorm

Adelaide
 
9.8 4 17

Sunny

Canberra
 
-0.5 -7 13

Frost then sunny

Hobart
 
2.0 1 10

Frost then sunny

Darwin
 
20.6 21 31

Mostly sunny

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Weather News

Victoria's Icy Start

09:06 EST

Melbourne's CBD has just recorded its coldest morning in two years, with the temperature dipping to 1.1 degrees between 7:40 and 8:07am.

Winter finally arrives in Tasmania with dusting of snow, as Australia braces for cold snap

00:46 EST

Winter proper has finally arrived in Tasmania with snowfall and dangerous black ice, as cold conditions sweep across much of Australia.

Adelaide records lowest June rainfall in 59 years as winter dry spell frustrates farmers

17:51 EST

Adelaide has had its second-driest June on record, with less than 10 millimetres of rain falling in the last 30 days.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Wed 28/06 Thu 29/06 Fri 30/06

26.8°C

Horn Island, Qld
Hottest

34.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

34.0°C

Kalumburu, WA

33.0°C

Middle Point, NT

26.8°C

Horn Island, Qld

-7.4°C

Goulburn Ap, NSW/ACT
Coldest

-8.2°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

-8.0°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

-3.0°C

Maryborough, Vic

-3.0°C

Maryborough, Vic

WSW 50km/h

Windy Point, NSW/ACT
Windiest

90km/h

Mt Hartz, Tas

109km/h

Wilsons Promontory, Vic

87km/h

Cape Naturaliste, WA
-

4.4mm last hr

Cocos Island Ap, WA
Wettest

130.8mm

Cocos Island Ap, WA

23.0mm

Inverell, NSW/ACT

10.0mm

Low Rocky Point, Tas

0.0mm

Logan City, Qld
Australia's Records for July
Max Min Rain
Highest 40.5°C at
Tindal, NT in 1995
Lowest -6.9°C at
Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978
Highest 27.1°C at
Cocos Island Ap, WA in 2016
Lowest -19.6°C at
Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2010
Highest 384.3mm at
Nambour, Qld in 1973
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