Australian Weather
National Summary
A frontal system crossing the west is leading to gusty rain and thunderstorms across parts of WA. Troughs over eastern QLD and NSW combining with offshore winds are leading to light showers and storms. Elsewhere is generally dry and settled under a large high pressure ridge.
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National Synoptic
Weather News
Unseasonable warmth continuing for South Australia
16:56 EST
A slow moving airmass and mostly sunny skies has brought well above average temperatures to much of SA, and will continue to on Monday.
Dousing for southwest WA
13:21 EST
A strong frontal system is bringing some heavy falls of rain to southwest parts of Western Australia.
Dry end to the wet season for the Top End
15:19 EST
A generally healthy wet season across the Northern Territory's Top End is having a very dry April to finish it off.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 19/04 | Fri 20/04 | Sat 21/04 | |||
|
33.3°C Telfer Ap, WA |
Hottest |
40.3°C Fitzroy Crossing Ap, WA |
40.1°C Onslow Ap, WA |
40.5°C Pardoo, WA |
43.7°C Roebourne Ap, WA |
|
3.8°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-3.9°C Liawenee, Tas |
-0.6°C Butlers Gorge, Tas |
-0.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
-5.2°C Liawenee, Tas |
|
WNW 59km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
Windiest |
88km/h Wiluna Airport, WA |
79km/h Neptune Island, SA |
77km/h Cape Byron, NSW/ACT |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
70.0mm Walgett, NSW/ACT |
56.0mm Talwood, Qld |
46.8mm Ballina Ap, NSW/ACT |
47.0mm Ballina Ap, NSW/ACT |
| Australia's Records for April | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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