Australian Weather
National Summary
A trough extending from north central WA to the NSW coast is triggering showers and thunderstorms, some severe. Northerly winds being drawn into the trough are causing hot and dry conditions over inland QLD. Cool southerly winds are bringing the odd shower to southern VIC and TAS
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Weather News
Stormy weather coming up for Tassie
17:50 EDT
Tasmania is no stranger to inclement conditions, but after a reasonable quiet period, the island is in for some unsettled weather next week.
Thundery weekend for much of the southeast
13:47 EDT
Friday afternoon and evening was a prelude of what's to come for southeastern Australia over the weekend as a trough closely follows one that just passed.
Heatwave to hit Queensland with temperatures tipped to reach up to 46C
12:16 EDT
It is hot and getting hotter in Queensland.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 08/02 | Fri 09/02 | Sat 10/02 | |||
|
39.0°C Thargomindah Ap, Qld |
Hottest |
44.7°C Wudinna Ap, SA |
45.2°C Port Augusta Ap, SA |
46.0°C Wilcannia Ap, NSW/ACT |
55.4°C Lucinda Point, Qld |
|
3.3°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
6.7°C Liawenee, Tas |
5.0°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
2.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-3.2°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
SW 51km/h Wilsons Promontory, Vic |
Windiest |
85km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
92km/h Goulburn Ap, NSW/ACT |
101km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
66.0mm Coconut Island, Qld |
122.0mm Point Stuart, NT |
39.0mm Mt Read, Tas |
39.4mm Mt Read, Tas |
| Australia's Records for February | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 50.5°C at Mardie, WA in 1998 Lowest -2.7°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 35.1°C at Wittenoom, WA in 2015 Lowest -7.4°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994 |
Highest 907.0mm at Crohamhurst, Qld in 1893 |
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