Australian Weather
National Summary
Unseasonably warm northerly winds for northern and eastern NSW, eastern VIC and TAS ahead of a trough. The trough and cold front are bringing strong winds, rain and a few storms to western NSW, VIC, TAS and SA. A high is causing wind to ease and showers to clear in southern WA.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 21.4 | 19 | 26 | |
Increasing sunshine |
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| Melbourne | 13.9 | 12 | 18 | |
Windy with showers |
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| Brisbane | 17.8 | 16 | 28 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Perth | 8.2 | 7 | 23 | |
Mostly sunny |
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| Adelaide | 11.8 | 11 | 18 | |
Showers easing |
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| Canberra | 13.6 | 10 | 17 | |
Windy with rain |
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| Hobart | 14.7 | 13 | 18 | |
Windy with showers |
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| Darwin | 24.5 | 25 | 33 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Weather News
Possible global heat record in Pakistan
14:50 EST
A global heat record may have been broken in southern Pakistan earlier this week.
What's a 'cold monsoon'? And is it the best way to describe Adelaide's climate?
13:33 EST
As South Australia and Victoria brace for more wild, wet weather, an Adelaide biologist says the notion that the city has a Mediterranean climate should be reconsidered.
Welcome rain amid severe weather in SA
11:46 EST
Parts of South Australia have picked up their best rain in more than six months as a deep low pressure trough sweeps over the state.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 01/05 | Wed 02/05 | Thu 03/05 | |||
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29.8°C Browse Is, WA |
Hottest |
37.5°C Mount Bundey South, NT |
37.4°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
37.0°C Wyndham Ap, WA |
37.5°C Mount Bundey South, NT |
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0.9°C Mt Hotham, Vic |
Coldest |
0.0°C Pardoo, WA |
-0.5°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-3.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
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W 59km/h Neptune Island, SA |
Windiest |
81km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
98km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
116km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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1.0mm last hr Sale Ap, Vic |
Wettest |
59.8mm Bingil Bay, Qld |
27.2mm Mount Hope, SA |
59.8mm Bingil Bay, Qld |
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| Australia's Records for May | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 47.0°C at Bulman, NT in 2016 Lowest -6.0°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2000 |
Highest 30.5°C at Lake Cargelligo Ap, NSW/ACT in 1990 Lowest -14.2°C at Namadgi National Park, NSW/ACT in 1987 |
Highest 536.6mm at Orbost, Vic in 2017 |
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