Australian Weather
National Summary
Troughs in the west are deepening as a cold front clips the southwest, expected to bring the odd shower and storm to the western interior later. A trough in the east is causing the odd shower and storm over inland QLD. High pressure is bringing calmer conditions to the south.
Weather News
Chilly start in Victoria
08:43 EST
Melbourne just had its coldest morning in 11 months and parts of Victoria saw their first frost of the season.
40 degrees in April: Why this autumn has felt more like summer
07:17 EST
The southern states of Australia have been experiencing unseasonably hot weather this autumn.
Rainy weather on the way as parched Perth set for first big autumn drenching
22:53 EST
Perth could get more rain this weekend than it has received in the past three months when the first serious cold front of autumn hits south-west WA.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Sun 15/04 | Mon 16/04 | Tue 17/04 | |||
30.3°C Century Mine, Qld |
Hottest |
41.1°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
40.0°C Pardoo, WA |
41.0°C Port Hedland Ap, WA |
43.7°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
-0.9°C Liawenee, Tas |
Coldest |
-0.3°C Mt Hartz, Tas |
-2.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
4.0°C Castlemaine, Vic |
-2.8°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
ESE 51km/h Cape Moreton, Qld |
Windiest |
162km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
124km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
81km/h Mt Hartz, Tas |
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0.2mm last hr Innisfail Aerodrome, Qld |
Wettest |
87.4mm Mt Buller, Vic |
241.0mm Euramo, Qld |
0.0mm Rainbow Beach, Qld |
6.0mm Smoky Cape, NSW/ACT |
Australia's Records for April | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 48.1°C at Minnipa, SA in 2016 Lowest -5.6°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 1978 |
Highest 32.0°C at Pannawonica, WA in 1981 Lowest -17.4°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 1991 |
Highest 800.9mm at Port Douglas, Qld in 1911 |