Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough and cold front crossing SA, VIC, TAS and southwest NSW is bringing cold winds and gusty showers. A developing low pressure trough over far north QLD is causing rain develop. A broad betl of high pressure is leading to mostly clear skies in the east and west and north.
Weather News
Hurricane Maria following similar path to Irma
16:32 EST
The second hurricane in a fortnight to affect the Caribbean will cause destructive winds and flooding rain in the coming days.
Turbulent Monday for Victoria and Tasmania
16:24 EST
It was a blustery start to the week in the nation's southeast as a cold front and trailing low pressure system prompted severe weather warnings in multiple states.
Meet the forecasters behind the weather at the BOM in Hobart
12:42 EST
How about that weather, eh? It's the topic for many a socially awkward barbecue or work function, it affects us all in some way every day, but what does it take to forecast the future? Tristan Oakley loved thunderstorms as a kid, and after dabbling in geology at university he realised the skies were more his thing.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Fri 15/09 | Sat 16/09 | Sun 17/09 | |||
30.2°C Marble Bar, WA |
Hottest |
38.6°C Mandora, WA |
39.2°C Onslow Ap, WA |
40.7°C Onslow Ap, WA |
40.7°C Onslow Ap, WA |
1.4°C Mount William, Vic |
Coldest |
-5.0°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
-7.1°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-7.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-9.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
NW 88km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Windiest |
114km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
107km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
116km/h Mount William, Vic |
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1.4mm last hr Warrnambool Ap, Vic |
Wettest |
41.4mm Ferny Creek, Vic |
19.4mm Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
7.0mm Willis Island, Qld |
22.0mm Cape Sorell, Tas |
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 |