Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough and cold front has now moved across SA, VIC and TAS leading to much cooler conditions. Ahead of this trough, hot and very dry gusty northerly winds are filtering into NSW. A trough in the north with a developing low is causing extensive cloud and storms, some severe
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Weather News
SA fire: Emergency warning issued for bushfire at Sherwood near Keith
19:46 EDT
An emergency warning has been issued for a bushfire near Keith in South Australia's Upper South East, amid catastrophic weather conditions in parts of the state on Saturday.
Bushfire warning: Tasmania faces dangerous conditions despite morning cloud and rain
17:56 EDT
Tasmanians are being urged to remain on alert as the state faces dangerous bushfire conditions despite overcast conditions across the state on Saturday morning.
Energy regulator says 'no concern' despite soaring temperatures this weekend
17:14 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 03/01 | Thu 04/01 | Fri 05/01 | |||
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44.5°C Marree Ap, SA |
Hottest |
45.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
45.8°C Nyang, WA |
46.2°C Nyang, WA |
47.0°C Marree Ap, SA |
|
13.5°C Mt Hartz, Tas |
Coldest |
1.7°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
3.9°C Liawenee, Tas |
4.6°C Jarrahwood, WA |
0.0°C Mount Ive, SA |
|
NNW 83km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
Windiest |
85km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
100km/h Centre Island, NT |
112km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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0.4mm last hr Christmas Island Ap, WA |
Wettest |
56.0mm Groote Eylandt Ap, NT |
173.4mm Winvic, Qld |
129.0mm Kangaroo Flats, NT |
129.0mm Kangaroo Flats, 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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