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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.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
25.4 20 27

Possible shower

Melbourne
 
29.0 22 35

Possible shower

Brisbane
 
25.0 20 25

Possible thunderstorm

Perth
 
14.5 12 25

Mostly sunny

Adelaide
 
29.1 26 34

Late shower

Canberra
 
21.1 14 30

Mostly sunny

Hobart
 
24.1 15 33

Possible shower

Darwin
 
29.2 26 34

Possible thunderstorm

Videos

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

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 27/11 Tue 28/11 Wed 29/11

33.2°C

Jervois, NT
Hottest

41.8°C

Marble Bar, WA

43.0°C

Telfer Ap, WA

42.0°C

Warburton, WA

45.1°C

Marble Bar, WA

8.3°C

Rocky Gully, WA
Coldest

3.9°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

3.0°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

3.0°C

Scotts Peak Dam, Tas

-6.5°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

E 53km/h

Cape Grim, Tas
Windiest

90km/h

Cobar, NSW/ACT

77km/h

Forrest, WA

118km/h

Lombadina, WA
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21.6mm last hr

Beerburrum, Qld
Wettest

84.6mm

Condobolin, NSW/ACT

213.0mm

Christmas Island Ap, WA

44.0mm

Inverell, NSW/ACT

346.0mm

Mt Mercer, Vic
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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