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National Summary

Moist onshore winds are delivering showers to parts of the NSW and QLD coasts. A pair of troughs in central Australia are casuing a few showers and the odd storm. A cold front crossing the southwest is delivering gusty winds and showers.

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
11.6 9 16

Showers

Melbourne
 
13.7 2 15

Mostly sunny

Brisbane
 
20.4 10 21

Mostly sunny

Perth
 
19.9 12 20

Showers

Adelaide
 
17.7 8 18

Mostly sunny

Canberra
 
11.0 -5 13

Mostly sunny

Hobart
 
9.4 1 12

Mostly sunny

Darwin
 
30.4 22 33

Mostly sunny

Videos

Weather News

Rainy respite from frosty mornings

11:45 EST

Australia's southeast will be given a chance to thaw out during the next couple of mornings following a string of frosty starts.

Study suggests Perth uses double the water of other capitals, but is that the whole story?

16:33 EST

A Monash University study has concluded that Perth residents use twice as much water per capita as those in Melbourne and Brisbane, but the water authority says that is not the full story.

Frequent frosts replace absent rainfall

15:19 EST

Locals in NSW may have taken a while to thaw out today after some areas experienced their coldest morning in seven years.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sun 09/07 Mon 10/07 Tue 11/07

33.0°C

Oenpelli Airport, NT
Hottest

34.0°C

Katherine, NT

35.0°C

Bradshaw, NT

35.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

36.0°C

Bradshaw, NT

-5.6°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
Coldest

-7.0°C

Cooma, NSW/ACT

-7.0°C

Braidwood, NSW/ACT

-12.0°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

-12.0°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

W 57km/h

Cape Leeuwin, WA
Windiest

103km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas

109km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas

83km/h

Cape Leeuwin, WA
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44.4mm last hr

Kempsey Ap, NSW/ACT
Wettest

53.2mm

Jervois, NT

54.2mm

Margaret River, WA

31.0mm

Nelson Bay, NSW/ACT

62.0mm

Kempsey Ap, NSW/ACT
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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