Australian Weather
National Summary
A cold front with a trough in the southeast is generating showers and thunderstorms, some severe. A trough stretching from WA to NSW is triggering showers and the thunderstorm. High pressure is keeping the south and southwest dry.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 23.7 | 20 | 25 | |
Showers |
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| Melbourne | 17.3 | 12 | 19 | |
Possible shower |
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| Brisbane | 24.2 | 20 | 34 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Perth | 30.0 | 17 | 35 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Adelaide | 20.4 | 12 | 20 | |
Clearing shower |
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| Canberra | 21.4 | 11 | 23 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Hobart | 17.8 | 10 | 19 | |
Possible shower |
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| Darwin | 33.8 | 27 | 35 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Weather News
Eastern storms strike capital cities
14:58 EDT
Skies have darkened over Brisbane and Sydney this afternoon as thunderstorms rolled through both capital cities.
Damaging winds, large hailstones hit parts of Queensland
14:06 EDT
Wind gusts of up to 81 kilometres per hour have been recorded in Beaudesert as severe thunderstorms continue to bear down on south-east Queensland.
Queensland 2011 flood victims didn't try hard enough to save properties, Seqwater argues
00:31 EDT
Victims of the 2011 floods in south-east Queensland did not try hard enough to take their belongings to higher ground, dam operator Seqwater will argue in a large class action in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 05/12 | Wed 06/12 | Thu 07/12 | |||
|
42.0°C Julia Creek Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
42.9°C Marble Bar, WA |
42.0°C Marble Bar, WA |
43.4°C Nyang, WA |
43.6°C Shark Bay Ap, WA |
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1.9°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
Coldest |
1.8°C Oberon, NSW/ACT |
3.0°C Glen Innes Ap, NSW/ACT |
0.0°C Mt Baw Baw, Vic |
-1.7°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
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NNW 61km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
92km/h Wattamolla, NSW/ACT |
83km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
94km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
63.6mm Kimbolton Range Station, WA |
64.4mm Deddington, Tas |
496.0mm Orbost, Vic |
53.0mm Ferny Creek, Vic |
| Australia's Records for December | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 49.5°C at Birdsville Police Station, Qld in 1972 Lowest -0.8°C at Mt Buller, Vic in 2006 |
Highest 35.0°C at Marble Bar, WA in 1902 Lowest -9.6°C at Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 |
Highest 711.0mm at Munglinup West, WA in 2010 |
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