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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A cold front and trough tracking east over southern AUS is bringing powerful winds and a rainband to VIC and TAS, as well as storms in NSW. In the wake of a front, cool westerlies are bringing showers along the southern coast. High pressure elsewhere is resulting in clear skies.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
26.7 11 28

Windy

Melbourne
 
16.5 12 17

Showers

Brisbane
 
23.5 12 28

Mostly sunny

Perth
 
15.6 6 17

Mostly cloudy

Adelaide
 
11.8 10 15

Windy with showers

Canberra
 
21.9 4 20

Windy

Hobart
 
14.8 9 17

Possible shower

Darwin
 
30.7 21 33

Sunny

Videos

Weather News

Blizzards developing on Australian Alps as we enter season's snowiest week

14:14 EST

Wind is howling as we enter what should be the snowiest week of the year with 70-120 centimetres of fresh snow due to fall across the main resorts.

Spring storms strike NSW

12:58 EST

The first spring storms have formed over NSW, a sign of things to come.

Amazing snowfalls on the way

15:54 EST

This coming week should see a snow event similar to the best we've seen this season.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 31/08 Fri 01/09 Sat 02/09

37.2°C

Wyndham Ap, WA
Hottest

36.4°C

Marble Bar, WA

37.1°C

Oenpelli Airport, NT

37.6°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

37.6°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

-1.1°C

Mt Hotham, Vic
Coldest

-9.5°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

-7.1°C

Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT

-3.4°C

Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT

-9.5°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

WNW 70km/h

Hogan Island, Vic
Windiest

85km/h

Windy Point, NSW/ACT

81km/h

Busselton Jetty, WA

140km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
-

0.8mm last hr

Rocky Gully, WA
Wettest

258.4mm

Glenaladale, Vic

34.0mm

Lumeah, Qld

354.0mm

Glenaladale, Vic

37.2mm

Parndana, SA
Australia's Records for September
Max Min Rain
Highest 43.1°C at
West Roebuck, WA in 2003
Lowest -6.2°C at
Mt Buller, Vic in 1995
Highest 30.0°C at
Warmun, WA in 2016
Lowest -16.7°C at
Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1970
Highest 370.3mm at
Burdekin, Qld in 1890
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