Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough crossing WA is bringing showers and storms to the southeast of the state. Another trough over NSW is bringing showers and storms west of the ranges. Warm air drawn south on northerly winds are causing a warm night in VIC and SA, leading in to a warm day in those states.
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 | |||
36.5°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 |
5.2°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 |
N 51km/h Maria Is, Tas |
Windiest |
105km/h Uluru, NT |
79km/h Cape Nelson, Vic |
94km/h Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
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2.8mm last hr Nyngan, 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 |