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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A deep low pressure trough is linking up with a low and front in the southeast, producing showers, storms and rain from central WA through to the NT, inland QLD, NSW and VIC. Onshore winds are delivering showers to the QLD and SA coastlines.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
19.8 19 24

Showers

Melbourne
 
19.7 17 24

Possible shower

Brisbane
 
21.7 19 27

Mostly sunny

Perth
 
24.0 19 25

Possible thunderstorm

Adelaide
 
14.0 13 19

Showers

Canberra
 
15.1 13 22

Showers

Hobart
 
12.7 12 25

Clearing shower

Darwin
 
26.4 24 33

Possible thunderstorm

Videos

Weather News

Perth weather: Temperature heats up before wet weekend

19:40 EDT

Perth reached 35.7C today but the mercury is set to plunge by more than 10 degrees on Friday, leading into a wet weekend.

Auslan 'Sign Guy' delivers emergency messages to the deaf community – rain, hail or shine

15:24 EDT

Meet the man who makes it possible for deaf people to know what's happening during emergency weather events.

Stormy change in Melbourne

17:17 EDT

Melbourne's warm spell came to an abrupt end this afternoon as a southerly change swept through the city, with peakhour storms adding to the turbulent weather.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 13/11 Tue 14/11 Wed 15/11

36.0°C

Telfer Ap, WA
Hottest

41.8°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA

41.0°C

Paraburdoo Ap, WA

42.0°C

Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA

43.8°C

Nyang, WA

5.6°C

Mt Hotham, Vic
Coldest

1.2°C

Butlers Gorge, Tas

1.6°C

Salmon Gums, WA

5.0°C

Mt Wellington, Tas

-6.5°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

SSW 50km/h

Cape Jaffa, SA
Windiest

103km/h

Ben Nevis, Vic

101km/h

Tasman Island, Tas

105km/h

Uluru, NT
-
no rain last hr Wettest

61.6mm

Coconut Island, Qld

59.2mm

Gunn, NT

98.0mm

Pirlangimpi, NT

98.2mm

Pirlangimpi, NT
Australia's Records for November
Max Min Rain
Highest 48.7°C at
Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1990
Lowest -3.1°C at
Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1967
Highest 38.0°C at
Balgo Hills, WA in 2015
Lowest -20.6°C at
Mt Hotham, Vic in 1990
Highest 400.0mm at
Orange, NSW/ACT in 2016
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