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Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A low and associated troughs over QLD and the NT are generating showers and thunderstorms, with heavy rain over southeast QLD. A weak trough is producing light showers over VIC and TAS. Heat is building over the interior under clear skies.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
24.6 22 33

Mostly sunny

Melbourne
 
32.2 25 29

Windy with showers

Brisbane
 
23.4 23 27

Possible thunderstorm

Perth
 
30.1 15 32

Possible thunderstorm

Adelaide
 
29.5 19 26

Clearing shower

Canberra
 
28.6 16 32

Late shower

Hobart
 
18.9 18 21

Rain clearing

Darwin
 
30.3 26 32

Possible thunderstorm

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Weather News

Queensland weather: Six rescues on Sunshine, Fraser Coasts as torrential rain floods state's south-east

18:32 EDT

Six people have been rescued after being caught in flash flooding on the Sunshine and Fraser Coasts as much of the state continues to be hammered by heavy rain.

Queensland weather: Man rescued from floodwaters, heavy rain tipped across state

16:49 EDT

A man has been rescued from floodwater on the Sunshine Coast at Maleny as heavy rain continues to fall along much of Queensland's coastline.

Wet week in eastern Queensland

12:12 EDT

Rivers are swollen in eastern Queensland following the heaviest rain since Cyclone Debbie in some areas.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Tue 20/02 Wed 21/02 Thu 22/02

42.7°C

Tennant Creek Ap, NT
Hottest

45.2°C

Boulia Ap, Qld

44.0°C

Urandangi, Qld

43.0°C

Century Mine, Qld

46.5°C

Winton Ap, Qld

11.5°C

Mt Wellington, Tas
Coldest

0.4°C

Liawenee, Tas

-0.5°C

Liawenee, Tas

6.0°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

-3.2°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

SE 51km/h

Richmond, Qld
Windiest

103km/h

Moranbah Ap, Qld

83km/h

Double Is Pt, Qld

114km/h

Tarcoola Ap, SA
-

3.4mm last hr

Beerburrum, Qld
Wettest

159.8mm

Injune, Qld

227.0mm

Kununurra, WA

91.0mm

Hamilton Island Ap, Qld

91.0mm

Hamilton Island Ap, Qld
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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