Australian Weather
National Summary
A vigorous cold front is crossing SA and VIC, delivering regular showers and blustery, cold winds. A weak trough is causing southwesterly winds to freshen in southwest WA again, also causing showers. A high pressure ridge is maintaining clear skies over NSW, QLD and the NT.
Weather News
Melbourne weather: 100kph wind gusts hit Victoria, emergency crews attend hundreds of calls
23:52 EST
Melbourne is mopping up after wind gusts of more than 100 kilometres per hour hit the Victorian capital, while a severe weather warning remains in place across the state.
Water Police advise to avoid the ocean as wild weather approaches the south-west
19:58 EST
Water Police are urging people across Western Australia's southern half, including Perth, to avoid the sea or ocean amid "atrocious" conditions.
Unseasonable warmth heads east, taking records with it
14:43 EST
The past few days has seen the warmest July days in more than 50 years in parts of Western Australia, Saturday was South Australia and Victoria's turn and on Sunday the focus will be on New South Wales and Queensland.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Thu 27/07 | Fri 28/07 | Sat 29/07 | |||
26.3°C Browse Is, WA |
Hottest |
36.3°C Bidyadanga, WA |
36.0°C West Roebuck, WA |
35.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
40.0°C Mount Ive, SA |
-5.8°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-5.0°C Woolbrook, NSW/ACT |
-8.0°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
-12.1°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
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NNE 75km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
Windiest |
122km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
118km/h Windy Point, NSW/ACT |
116km/h Mt Hotham, Vic |
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2.4mm last hr Jandakot Ap, WA |
Wettest |
57.0mm Greenbushes, WA |
25.0mm Dwellingup, WA |
149.4mm Kempsey Ap, NSW/ACT |
Australia's Records for July | |||
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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 |