Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough is triggering storms across WA's Kimberley, the NT's Top End and QLD's tropics and central-east. Troughs are also maintaining heat in central and western interior, southern WA and SA. Highs are keeping SA, VIC and southern QLD dry.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Hume Freeway melts in heat in Victoria, ahead of scorcher predicted for Saturday
20:20 EDT
A 10-kilometre stretch of the Hume Freeway in central Victoria has melted in the heat, with the state's police advising motorists heading towards Melbourne to prepare for delays.
Heatwave: Temperatures to rise above 40C as weather forecasters issue heat stress warning
20:08 EDT
Parts of south-east Australia are warned to expect a heatwave, with temperatures predicted to rise in Victoria and Tasmania from this afternoon and the mercury set to soar above 40 degrees on Saturday.
Energy regulator says 'no concern' despite soaring temperatures this weekend
18:56 EDT
Temperatures are set to soar in the southern states this weekend, but the energy market regulator says we're unlikely to see blackouts or calls to reduce power consumption.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 02/01 | Wed 03/01 | Thu 04/01 | |||
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44.2°C Leonora Ap, WA |
Hottest |
44.0°C Morawa Ap, WA |
45.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
45.8°C Nyang, WA |
45.8°C Nyang, WA |
|
9.4°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
0.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
2.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
4.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
0.0°C Mount Ive, SA |
|
SE 51km/h Low Isles, Qld |
Windiest |
96km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
85km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
100km/h Centre Island, NT |
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0.4mm last hr Christmas Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
91.0mm Rosebank, NSW/ACT |
56.0mm Groote Eylandt Ap, NT |
79.0mm Murganella Airstrip, NT |
79.4mm Murganella Airstrip, NT |
| Australia's Records for January | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.7°C at Mildura, Vic in 1906 Lowest 0.6°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 2012 |
Highest 36.9°C at Warragul Vcah, Vic in 1964 Lowest -7.7°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1975 |
Highest 627.4mm at Mackay, Qld in 1918 |
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