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.
State Weather
Click for state forecasts
National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 23.6 | 22 | 27 | |
Cloudy |
||||
| Melbourne | 21.3 | 14 | 25 | |
Mostly sunny |
||||
| Brisbane | 28.1 | 20 | 31 | |
Mostly sunny |
||||
| Perth | 16.4 | 15 | 20 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
||||
| Adelaide | 24.6 | 16 | 35 | |
Mostly sunny |
||||
| Canberra | 23.1 | 16 | 31 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
||||
| Hobart | 17.1 | 11 | 22 | |
Mostly sunny |
||||
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- |
|
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
Christmas Day Weather Forecast
-
Display your Local Weather here
automatically each time you visit us:
Rotates through Temperature,
Wind, Humidity and RainUse the Search Bar above
to find your Local, and go to the Local page
Click "Set My Local"
button next to the location name
