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National Summary

A trough is drawing very warm, dry, gusty northerly winds across western and southern QLD and NSW. A front is causing showers and thunderstorms over southern NSW, VIC, TAS and SA. A high is causing wind to ease and showers to clear in southern WA.

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
27.4 11 18

Windy with showers

Melbourne
 
11.0 6 15

Possible shower

Brisbane
 
22.7 19 25

Windy

Perth
 
20.9 9 25

Sunny

Adelaide
 
11.6 9 15

Possible shower

Canberra
 
14.3 1 12

Frost then sunny

Hobart
 
10.5 5 13

Showers

Darwin
 
29.9 23 32

Possible shower

Videos

Weather News

Sydney's record early-season heat

13:01 EST

Sydney is having its warmest day this early in the season on record.

Season's first fire bans issued in NSW

09:15 EST

The first total fire bans of the season for NSW are in effect today as warm and dry winds fan parched vegetation across the state.

Cold competition: Is the NSW town of Blayney or Oberon the chilliest?

06:16 EST

Towns often have rivalries, but of the NSW central west towns of Blayney and Oberon — both renowned for being a tad chilly — which one has the dubious honour of being colder? The Bureau of Meteorology said it was not an easy question to answer because of the disparity in weather records for the two towns.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sun 10/09 Mon 11/09 Tue 12/09

39.0°C

Bradshaw, NT
Hottest

37.9°C

Kalumburu, WA

38.2°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA

39.0°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

40.1°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

-2.1°C

Mt Hotham, Vic
Coldest

-5.2°C

Braidwood, NSW/ACT

-3.4°C

Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT

-1.6°C

Newdegate, WA

-9.5°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

NW 81km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas
Windiest

87km/h

Leinster Ap, WA

109km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

101km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
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0.6mm last hr

Coldstream Comparison, Vic
Wettest

14.6mm

Mt Read, Tas

31.0mm

Rudds Lane, Qld

16.8mm

Mount Lofty, SA

17.0mm

Mount Lofty, 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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