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Current Warnings
 

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.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
21.0 19 24

Possible shower

Melbourne
 
18.9 18 28

Mostly sunny

Brisbane
 
18.4 18 23

Showers

Perth
 
23.1 14 24

Clearing shower

Adelaide
 
21.6 15 31

Mostly sunny

Canberra
 
18.6 11 24

Cloudy

Hobart
 
28.6 15 26

Mostly sunny

Darwin
 
34.1 25 34

Possible thunderstorm

Videos

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

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
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
-

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
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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