Australian Weather
National Summary
A low pressure trough over SA, WA and the NT is producing showers and storms, heaviest along the southern coast. Another trough in the east combined with onshore winds is leading to showers over QLD. Mostly clear elsewhere under high pressure.
Capital Cities
NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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Sydney | 24.4 | 20 | 27 | |
Possible shower |
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Melbourne | 28.7 | 22 | 35 | |
Possible shower |
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Brisbane | 24.9 | 20 | 25 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Perth | 14.0 | 12 | 25 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Adelaide | 28.0 | 26 | 34 | |
Late shower |
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Canberra | 19.9 | 14 | 30 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Hobart | 23.0 | 15 | 33 | |
Possible shower |
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Darwin | 28.8 | 26 | 34 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
Weather News
BOM warns Victoria to be hit by 'unprecedented' thunderstorms, flash flooding
06:15 EDT
Victoria is set to be drenched with up to three times its monthly rainfall average mostly over two days with "unprecedented" thunderstorms due to hit the state on Friday and Saturday, which could lead to flash flooding.
Haystack burns for days as lightning chaos strikes farmers and more stormy weather on the way
18:02 EDT
A farming family has lost a large hay and barley straw stack to a raging 12-foot-high inferno, still smouldering three days later, sparked by lightning which struck their property early Monday morning.
How to stay safe from lightning strikes during a storm
15:55 EDT
Standing on one leg can be quite tricky, but it could save your life in a storm.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Mon 27/11 | Tue 28/11 | Wed 29/11 | |||
32.7°C Urandangi, Qld |
Hottest |
41.8°C Marble Bar, WA |
43.0°C Telfer Ap, WA |
42.0°C Warburton, WA |
45.1°C Marble Bar, WA |
7.8°C Rocky Gully, WA |
Coldest |
3.9°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
3.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
12.0°C Maydena, Tas |
-6.5°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
E 55km/h Cape Grim, Tas |
Windiest |
90km/h Cobar, NSW/ACT |
77km/h Forrest, WA |
118km/h Lombadina, WA |
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2.8mm last hr Ernabella, SA |
Wettest |
84.6mm Condobolin, NSW/ACT |
213.0mm Christmas Island Ap, WA |
19.0mm Wanaaring, NSW/ACT |
346.0mm Mt Mercer, Vic |
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 |