Australian Weather
National Summary
A deep trough extending across central Australia is linking up with a cold front in the south, triggering patchy rain, showers and thunderstorms, some severe. A weak trough stretching across the NT and southern QLD is producing thunderstorms, mainly in the NT.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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| Sydney | 19.4 | 18 | 25 | |
Clearing shower |
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| Melbourne | 19.3 | 10 | 25 | |
Rain developing |
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| Brisbane | 26.6 | 20 | 28 | |
Possible shower |
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| Perth | 15.1 | 9 | 20 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Adelaide | 23.4 | 17 | 25 | |
Thunderstorms clearing |
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| Canberra | 20.6 | 8 | 26 | |
Late shower |
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| Hobart | 16.8 | 7 | 22 | |
Rain developing |
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| Darwin | 30.1 | 26 | 34 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Weather News
Rain returning to NSW
11:47 EDT
Thirsty soil across parts of NSW are enjoying some welcome rainfall this month.
Record spring dry spell in Sydney
09:36 EDT
Sydney has just experienced its longest spring dry spell on record.
Unravelling the mystery of fire whirls, the common phenomena that are hard to spot
06:34 EDT
Footage of spectacular fire whirls are all over the internet, and last month in Western Australia.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 08/10 | Mon 09/10 | Tue 10/10 | |||
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37.2°C Windorah, Qld |
Hottest |
40.8°C Kununurra Ap, WA |
41.0°C Daly Waters, NT |
42.0°C Urandangi, Qld |
42.0°C Urandangi, Qld |
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4.7°C Mt Read, Tas |
Coldest |
-0.2°C Cunderdin Airfield, WA |
-3.0°C Mt Hotham Ap, Vic |
-2.7°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-5.5°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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NNE 62km/h Cape Sorell, Tas |
Windiest |
159km/h Tibooburra Ap, NSW/ACT |
100km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
92km/h Mount William, Vic |
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1.0mm last hr Nulla, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
57.0mm Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
19.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
17.0mm Maryborough, Qld |
18.4mm Kintore, NT |
| 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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