Australian Weather
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.
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
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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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 |
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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 | |||
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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 |