Australian Weather
National Summary
A deepening Tropical Cyclone is generating showers and strong winds, most intense about the NT's Top End. A hot and dry airmass is building over the southeast. A trough is causing few showers about the NSW coast.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
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| Sydney | 25.1 | 21 | 31 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Melbourne | 24.1 | 18 | 33 | |
Cloud and wind increasing |
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| Brisbane | 25.7 | 20 | 31 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Perth | 19.5 | 16 | 24 | |
Cloudy |
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| Adelaide | 27.2 | 19 | 33 | |
Late shower |
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| Canberra | 20.7 | 14 | 33 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Hobart | 20.6 | 14 | 28 | |
Clearing shower |
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| Darwin | 24.1 | 23 | 28 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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Weather News
Tropical Cyclone Marcus reaches NT coast bringing wind gusts of up to 120kph
07:58 EDT
Tropical Cyclone Marcus has hit Croker Island and the Coburg Peninsula with wind gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour.
Hot and windy weekend brings heightened bushfire risk in Victoria
20:22 EDT
Victorians are being warned to prepare for a hot and windy weekend with a severe fire danger risk for large parts of the state.
Sweaty Sunday in Sydney
15:20 EDT
It's going to be an unseasonably hot day in Sydney on Sunday, with the mercury forecast to climb to within two degrees of the city's maximum temperature record for this time of year.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 14/03 | Thu 15/03 | Fri 16/03 | |||
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32.6°C Ballera Gas Field, Qld |
Hottest |
42.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
43.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
43.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
43.0°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
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8.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
2.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
-1.0°C Liawenee, Tas |
2.0°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
-2.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
|
S 61km/h Darwin Ntc, NT |
Windiest |
111km/h Cato Is, Qld |
72km/h McCluer Is, NT |
92km/h Point Stuart, NT |
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1.0mm last hr Horn Island, Qld |
Wettest |
20.0mm Milingimbi, NT |
158.0mm Warruwi, NT |
35.0mm St Helens Ap, Tas |
35.2mm St Helens Ap, Tas |
| Australia's Records for March | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.8°C at Roebourne, WA in 1998 Lowest -0.9°C at Mt Wellington, Tas in 1995 |
Highest 35.0°C at Pardoo, WA in 2016 Lowest -7.2°C at Kiandra Chalet, NSW/ACT in 1964 |
Highest 572.4mm at Yeppoon, Qld in 1990 |
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