Australian Weather
National Summary
A pair of troughs crossing WA, the NT, and the eastern states are bringing showers and storms - mainly over southern WA and west of the ranges of NSW and southern QLD. A high pressure ridge is bringing a warm and settled day central Australia, SA and western VIC and NSW.
Weather News
Cooler conditions for Perth before heat set to return
13:46 EDT
Perth is set for a run of cooler conditions over the next few days, following on from a two week period of mostly well above average temperatures.
Storms leave a white blanket on the Blue Mountains
12:09 EDT
Parts of the Blue Mountains reported a covering of hail on Friday afternoon, as severe thunderstorms rolled through the area.
Thunderstorm brings damaging winds to parts of NSW and ACT
23:35 EDT
Large hailstones have pelted parts of the Blue Mountains and Canberra, as thunderstorms and damaging winds lashed New South Wales.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Wed 15/11 | Thu 16/11 | Fri 17/11 | |||
40.7°C Telfer Ap, WA |
Hottest |
41.8°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
42.3°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
40.0°C Norseman Ap, WA |
43.8°C Nyang, WA |
7.3°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
4.9°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
3.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
5.0°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
-6.5°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
NNE 62km/h Fawkner Beacon, Vic |
Windiest |
105km/h Uluru, NT |
79km/h Cape Nelson, Vic |
94km/h Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
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19.2mm last hr Killala, NSW/ACT |
Wettest |
98.2mm Pirlangimpi, NT |
93.4mm Katherine, NT |
82.0mm Albion Park, NSW/ACT |
82.2mm Albion Park, NSW/ACT |
Australia's Records for November | |||
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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 |