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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A trough and cold front is triggering patchy rain about southern parts of SA and throughout VIC and TAS. Northwesterly winds ahead of this trough are bringing unseasonably warm conditions to parts of NSW and QLD. A front in the southwest is causing showers.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
21.4 18 32

Windy

Melbourne
 
14.5 11 16

Showers

Brisbane
 
21.7 15 29

Sunny

Perth
 
17.8 7 22

Sunny

Adelaide
 
17.1 10 14

Showers

Canberra
 
17.9 10 20

Windy with showers

Hobart
 
7.6 5 15

Showers

Darwin
 
30.4 23 33

Mostly sunny

Videos

Weather News

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Extremes and Records

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

37.8°C

Wyndham Ap, WA
Hottest

37.0°C

West Roebuck, WA

37.9°C

Kalumburu, WA

38.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

39.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

0.3°C

Mt Read, Tas
Coldest

-5.8°C

Braidwood, NSW/ACT

-5.2°C

Braidwood, NSW/ACT

-3.4°C

Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT

-9.5°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

NNW 62km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
Windiest

83km/h

Mt Wellington, Tas

87km/h

Leinster Ap, WA

109km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
-

0.6mm last hr

Hobart East, Tas
Wettest

37.8mm

Mt Read, Tas

14.6mm

Mt Read, Tas

31.0mm

Rudds Lane, Qld

13.0mm

Rottnest Island, WA
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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