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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

Low pressure troughs are generating patchy rain and thunderstorms over the central NT and QLD. A trough and front is in the southeast is moving away, allowing showers to ease for VIC and TAS. A high pressure ridge over SA and most of WA is bringing settled conditions.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
11.6 6 17

Mostly sunny

Melbourne
 
10.7 6 15

Late shower

Brisbane
 
12.7 9 20

Rain developing

Perth
 
14.1 6 18

Cloudy

Adelaide
 
10.2 6 16

Possible shower

Canberra
 
5.8 -1 13

Frost then sunny

Hobart
 
9.0 5 11

Showers

Darwin
 
25.5 21 32

Mostly sunny

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Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 06/07 Fri 07/07 Sat 08/07

28.3°C

Wyndham Ap, WA
Hottest

36.0°C

Bradshaw, NT

35.7°C

Kalumburu, WA

36.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

36.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

-4.5°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
Coldest

-8.0°C

Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT

-7.5°C

Cooma, NSW/ACT

-6.0°C

Woolbrook, NSW/ACT

-10.4°C

Goulburn Ap, NSW/ACT

NW 61km/h

Low Rocky Point, Tas
Windiest

90km/h

Neptune Island, SA

83km/h

Neptune Island, SA

88km/h

Hogan Island, Vic
-
no rain last hr Wettest

38.4mm

Leyburn, Qld

34.0mm

Uraidla, SA

23.8mm

Flinders Island, Tas

24.0mm

Meningie, SA
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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