Australian Weather
National Summary
A broad low pressure trough is generating showers and storms over NT and eastern NSW. A low and an associated trough are causing showers and storms over northern WA and SA. A cold front crossing southwest WA is bringing gusty winds and showers.
Capital Cities
NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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Sydney | 23.6 | 22 | 27 | |
Cloudy |
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Melbourne | 21.3 | 14 | 25 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Brisbane | 28.1 | 20 | 31 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Perth | 16.4 | 15 | 20 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Adelaide | 24.6 | 16 | 35 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Canberra | 23.1 | 16 | 31 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Hobart | 17.1 | 11 | 22 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Darwin | 26.6 | 26 | 34 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
Weather News
Extreme heatwave heads to outback towns in Queensland, NSW
09:56 EDT
There will be extreme heatwave conditions in south-west Queensland and north-west New South Wales over the next three days, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says, with several outback towns expecting sweltering daytime temperatures of at least 43 degrees Celsius.
A stormy outlook for Darwin
13:23 EDT
Darwin is on track to reach their December average rainfall, which is already sitting at the halfway mark.
Unsettled spell for Perth
12:23 EDT
The England cricket team may feel more at home, as conditions turn wet and very windy for the end of the third test.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Thu 14/12 | Fri 15/12 | Sat 16/12 | |||
38.6°C Bourke Ap, NSW/ACT |
Hottest |
44.8°C Telfer Ap, WA |
45.0°C Marble Bar, WA |
45.0°C Bedourie, Qld |
45.5°C Marree Ap, SA |
5.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
-1.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
4.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-2.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-2.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
WNW 61km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
Windiest |
96km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
101km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
88km/h Murrurundi Gap, NSW/ACT |
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0.8mm last hr Bickley, WA |
Wettest |
53.0mm Wyndham, WA |
33.6mm Darwin Ap, NT |
16.6mm Burrinjuck Dam, NSW/ACT |
17.0mm Burrinjuck Dam, NSW/ACT |
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 |