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National Summary

A broad region of low pressure across WA, the NT, QLD and northern NSW is bringing areas of rain, showers and thunderstorms. Onshore winds along the NSW coast is also triggering some showers. A high in the southeast is leading to settled conditions for SA, VIC and TAS.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
23.9 19 25

Mostly sunny

Melbourne
 
28.1 15 32

Sunny

Brisbane
 
26.8 21 28

Cloudy

Perth
 
20.0 14 25

Increasing sunshine

Adelaide
 
33.5 17 35

Sunny

Canberra
 
21.1 10 26

Increasing sunshine

Hobart
 
23.6 12 26

Mostly sunny

Darwin
 
31.7 25 32

Late thunder

Videos

Weather News

Queensland weather: flooded road catches Ipswich woman by surprise, multiple rescues across south-east

12:41 EDT

Swiftwater rescue crews have pulled more than a dozen people from fast-rising floodwaters across south-east Queensland, after the region was hammered with heavy rain.

Cool and wet in Sydney

17:58 EDT

Sydney just had its coldest and wettest pair of days so far this year.

Canberra's stormwater drains 'unable to cope with major rain events', report warned

17:43 EDT

A report warning Canberra's storm drains would not cope with a major rain event was published just weeks before a deluge brought parts of the city to a standstill and some residents' homes were flooded.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sat 24/02 Sun 25/02 Mon 26/02

38.7°C

Cloncurry Ap, Qld
Hottest

42.4°C

Bedourie, Qld

40.0°C

Kintore, NT

41.0°C

Kintore, NT

46.5°C

Winton Ap, Qld

13.2°C

Mt Wellington, Tas
Coldest

0.5°C

Mt Wellington, Tas

1.0°C

Mt Wellington, Tas

-2.0°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

-3.2°C

Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT

SSE 53km/h

Double Is Pt, Qld
Windiest

103km/h

Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT

129km/h

Garden Island, WA

90km/h

Ben Nevis, Vic
-

66.6mm last hr

Christmas Island Ap, WA
Wettest

213.0mm

Lucinda Point, Qld

94.0mm

Samuel Hill Ap, Qld

126.0mm

Casino Ap, NSW/ACT

126.0mm

Casino Ap, NSW/ACT
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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