Australian Weather
National Summary
Another trough is causing a few showers and storms in the northern tropics. A front is bringing a blustery colder change, showers and a few thunderstorms to southern WA. A trough in the east is causing showers in southeast QLD.
Weather News
Sydney, Melbourne urged to prepare for 50C days by end of century
09:05 EDT
Sydney and Melbourne have been warned to prepare for scorcher days reaching 50 degrees Celsius by the end of the century — even if global warming is contained to the Paris Agreement target of a 2C increase.
Morning glory brings gliders from far and wide to surf spectacular, rare cloud formation
06:16 EDT
Like surfers scouting for the ultimate wave, gliders have travelled nationwide to soar across the Gulf of Carpentaria's rare roll-like cloud formation known as the morning glory.
Bundaberg deluge: Residents clean up after rain soaks town and southern Queensland
20:02 EDT
A clean-up is underway across much of Queensland's Wide Bay and Fraser Coast after wild winds and torrential rain damaged properties and cut power.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Sun 01/10 | Mon 02/10 | Tue 03/10 | |||
33.9°C Century Mine, Qld |
Hottest |
40.3°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
41.0°C Curtin Ap, WA |
41.0°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
41.0°C Curtin Ap, WA |
1.7°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-4.1°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-1.4°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-3.0°C Thredbo Village, NSW/ACT |
-5.4°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
NNW 51km/h Cape Willoughby, SA |
Windiest |
96km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
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1.6mm last hr Maryborough, Qld |
Wettest |
95.0mm Mystery Park, Qld |
105.0mm Hervey Bay Ap, Qld |
79.0mm Lady Elliot Island, Qld |
79.0mm Lady Elliot Island, Qld |
Australia's Records for October | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 46.9°C at Port Hedland Ap, WA in 2002 Lowest -5.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1972 |
Highest 32.7°C at Old Halls Creek, WA in 1900 Lowest -12.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 2006 |
Highest 551.2mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1914 |