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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Joyce is causing rain and gusty winds over central western WA. A broad low pressure trough and front is triggering showers and storms over parts of the NT and QLD. Onshore winds in the east are leading to a few coastal showers for NSW and QLD.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
17.2 17 25

Late shower

Melbourne
 
15.5 14 21

Possible shower

Brisbane
 
22.0 19 31

Sunny

Perth
 
24.2 20 26

Rain

Adelaide
 
18.0 14 28

Mostly sunny

Canberra
 
12.9 8 26

Mostly sunny

Hobart
 
17.2 14 19

Clearing shower

Darwin
 
27.8 26 34

Possible thunderstorm

Videos

Weather News

Woman critical after collapsing at Gold Coast market as Queensland continues to swelter

00:09 EDT

A woman is fighting for her life in hospital after collapsing from severe heat stress at a Gold Coast market.

Australian Open Weather Outlook

14:14 EDT

With the Australian Open of tennis set to start at 11am tomorrow in Melbourne, weather conditions for the first week of competition look to be a mixed bag.

First flurries of the year

13:21 EDT

The mainland alps have received their first snows of 2018 in the wake of a cold front that crossed the southeast on Saturday.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 12/01 Sat 13/01 Sun 14/01

30.2°C

Centre Island, NT
Hottest

45.5°C

Wilcannia Ap, NSW/ACT

45.0°C

Julia Creek Ap, Qld

44.0°C

Julia Creek Ap, Qld

47.3°C

Penrith, NSW/ACT

4.2°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
Coldest

3.5°C

Mt Baw Baw, Vic

-1.0°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT
 

-1.0°C

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

SSE 66km/h

Mt Hotham, Vic
Windiest

118km/h

Mt Wellington, Tas

92km/h

Mt Hotham, Vic

122km/h

Julia Creek Ap, Qld
-

0.4mm last hr

Cape Grim, Tas
Wettest

145.0mm

Mulyie, WA

108.0mm

Wittenoom, WA
 

242.0mm

Derby Rfds, WA
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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