Australian Weather
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
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
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 21/09 | Fri 22/09 | Sat 23/09 | |||
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31.9°C Tocal, NSW/ACT |
Hottest |
39.9°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
41.0°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
42.0°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
42.0°C Birdsville Ap, Qld |
|
0.9°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
-1.5°C Woolbrook, NSW/ACT |
-0.3°C Goulburn Ap, NSW/ACT |
-9.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
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NNW 70km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
138km/h Albany Airport, WA |
111km/h Gooseberry Hill, WA |
116km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
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1.2mm last hr Mt Read, Tas |
Wettest |
58.0mm Victor Road, WA |
101.2mm Sunshine Bore, NT |
669.8mm Glenaladale, Vic |
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| 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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