Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough and cold front are causing showers and storms in NSW, QLD and TAS. A low and trough in the west are also triggering showers and storms, as well as drawing heat across the southwest of WA. A high in the south is bringing sunny and settled conditions to most of SA and VIC.
Capital Cities
NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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Sydney | 18.2 | 18 | 24 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Melbourne | 16.0 | 12 | 22 | |
Mostly cloudy |
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Brisbane | 20.4 | 20 | 31 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Perth | 22.9 | 22 | 34 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Adelaide | 11.0 | 13 | 24 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Canberra | 9.3 | 9 | 26 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Hobart | 15.4 | 12 | 20 | |
Clearing shower |
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Darwin | 29.2 | 28 | 35 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
Weather News
Immediate threat of severe thunderstorms passes south-east Queensland
16:11 EDT
The threat of severe thunderstorms over south-east Queensland has passed for now, however they could redeveloped later in the day, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says.
Want a better forecast? Leading climatologist encourages farmers to largely 'do it yourself'
15:09 EDT
Farmers often vent their frustrations when predicted rain does not eventuate or when forecasts are too general, but could they get a more accurate forecast by doing it themselves? One of Australia's leading climatologists Professor Roger Stone joked that he could make an amateur climatologist of any willing farmer in just a matter of hours.
Eastern storms strike capital cities
14:58 EDT
Skies have darkened over Brisbane and Sydney this afternoon as thunderstorms rolled through both capital cities.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Wed 06/12 | Thu 07/12 | Fri 08/12 | |||
30.2°C Troughton Island, WA |
Hottest |
42.0°C Marble Bar, WA |
43.4°C Nyang, WA |
43.0°C Geraldton Ap, WA |
43.6°C Shark Bay Ap, WA |
2.0°C Mt Hotham Ap, Vic |
Coldest |
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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NW 79km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
83km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
94km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
127km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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0.2mm last hr Cape Grim, Tas |
Wettest |
64.4mm Deddington, Tas |
496.0mm Orbost, Vic |
496.0mm Orbost, Vic |
Australia's Records for December | |||
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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 |