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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A trough and front moving over the southeast is bringing showers and storms for TAS, and storms and a cool change in VIC. Dry northwesterly winds ahead of this system is causing elevated fire danger in NSW and QLD. A cold front clipping SA is producing a few showers in the south.

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
27.5 21 33

Windy

Melbourne
 
16.8 12 18

Possible shower

Brisbane
 
22.6 18 32

Sunny

Perth
 
15.1 9 17

Rain

Adelaide
 
15.7 12 18

Windy with showers

Canberra
 
24.0 9 21

Windy

Hobart
 
13.8 10 16

Showers

Darwin
 
29.4 24 33

Mostly sunny

Videos

Weather News

Bushfire fears as southern Queensland faces significant fire risk over the weekend

17:13 EST

Southern Queensland is in the grip of hot and dry conditions which prompted major fears for significant bushfires over the weekend.

Sydney sizzles as September heat record broken in NSW

14:14 EST

A new September record for New South Wales has been broken and total fire bans remain in place across half of the state as an unseasonal heatwave takes hold.

Fronts and troughs leading to seesaw temperatures in southeast Australia

14:11 EST

Cloud cover and wind direction changes are conspiring to make for very fast changes in temperature over parts of Victoria and NSW on Saturday.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Wed 20/09 Thu 21/09 Fri 22/09

37.4°C

Bradshaw, NT
Hottest

40.5°C

Roebourne Ap, WA

39.9°C

Wyndham Ap, WA

41.0°C

Birdsville Ap, Qld

42.0°C

Birdsville Ap, Qld

4.2°C

Mt Baw Baw, Vic
Coldest

-2.6°C

Armidale, NSW/ACT

-1.5°C

Woolbrook, NSW/ACT

-0.3°C

Goulburn Ap, NSW/ACT

-9.5°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

WSW 79km/h

Hogan Island, Vic
Windiest

92km/h

Cape Leeuwin, WA

138km/h

Albany Airport, WA

111km/h

Gooseberry Hill, WA
-

0.2mm last hr

Shannon, WA
Wettest

88.4mm

Mount William, WA

58.0mm

Victor Road, WA

101.2mm

Sunshine Bore, NT

33.0mm

Albany, 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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