Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough in the west will deepen, producing areas of rain, showers and thunderstorms throughout WA. A low and trough in the east and southeast will cause gusty winds and showers in TAS, VIC and eastern parts of NSW. A high in the south is bringing settled conditions.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Rain returning to parched Murray-Darling Basin
12:18 EDT
Rain is likely to affect around 80 per cent of Australia during the next week as October starts to make up for a record-dry start to spring in the Murray-Darling Basin.
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.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 01/10 | Mon 02/10 | Tue 03/10 | |||
|
36.4°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 |
|
3.4°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 |
|
NW 48km/h Neptune Island, SA |
Windiest |
96km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
95.0mm Mystery Park, Qld |
105.0mm Hervey Bay Ap, Qld |
541.0mm Ulladulla, NSW/ACT |
281.0mm Sandy Cape, Qld |
| Australia's Records for October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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