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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A cold front is causing showers over southeaster NSW, VIC, TAS, falling as snow over highland areas. Troughs over SA and northern QLD are generating high cloud as well as a few showers. A hot and dry airmass remains in the NT, increasing fire danger.

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
11.1 8 19

Sunny

Melbourne
 
8.8 4 19

Sunny

Brisbane
 
14.6 12 24

Mostly sunny

Perth
 
16.5 14 22

Clearing shower

Adelaide
 
12.3 9 24

Mostly sunny

Canberra
 
-0.8 -4 17

Frost then sunny

Hobart
 
6.3 3 16

Mostly sunny

Darwin
 
26.7 20 36

Sunny

Videos

Weather News

Afternoon Storms quench Melbourne's Thirst

11:45 EST

Showers and storms on Friday afternoon have brought the parched city of Melbourne their greatest 24 hour rain since ANZAC day.

Rainfall for Perth next week offers little respite to dry September

10:08 EST

Following a relatively dry month with rainfall days few and far apart, Perth looks to receive some respectable rainfall before the end of September.

Twin typhoon threat in Asia

16:14 EST

Typhoon Talim is bearing down on Japan after narrowly missing China's biggest city, while parts of southeast Asia are bracing for weekend floods.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 14/09 Fri 15/09 Sat 16/09

27.6°C

Curtin Ap, WA
Hottest

39.7°C

Derby Ap, WA

39.0°C

Derby Ap, WA

39.0°C

Onslow Ap, WA

40.4°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

-6.8°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
Coldest

-6.1°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

-5.0°C

Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT
 

-9.5°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

WSW 50km/h

Hogan Island, Vic
Windiest

122km/h

Mt Wellington, Tas

114km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas

107km/h

Wilsons Promontory, Vic
-

0.6mm last hr

Shannon, WA
Wettest

32.6mm

Mt Read, Tas

41.4mm

Ferny Creek, Vic
 

669.8mm

Glenaladale, Vic
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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