Australian Weather
National Summary
Onshore winds and an approaching front in the south are bringing the odd shower to western TAS. A high is keeping the rest of the country largely dry and clear with gentle winds, leading to frost and areas of fog developing inland in the southeast
Weather News
Potential rain for eastern Australia
12:52 EST
There are early signs that some welcome rain could develop across parts of eastern Australia next week.
Long, frosty night in southern Australia
10:50 EST
Canberra and Adelaide just had their coldest morning of 2018 after temperatures plummeted across southern Australia during the longest night of the year.
Cheeky Canberrans disrobe and jump in the lake to mark winter solstice
07:57 EST
It's the shortest day of the year, so why not take off all of your clothes and plunge into the freezing lake to celebrate? That's what a brave group of Canberrans did early on Thursday morning to mark the winter solstice and raise money for charity.
Extremes and Records
Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
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Wed 20/06 | Thu 21/06 | Fri 22/06 | |||
27.3°C Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Hottest |
34.5°C Oenpelli Airport, NT |
34.0°C Oenpelli Airport, NT |
33.0°C Oenpelli Airport, NT |
39.3°C Noonamah, NT |
-6.8°C Cooma Ap, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-6.5°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
-9.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
-9.0°C Cooma, NSW/ACT |
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W 50km/h Mt Read, Tas |
Windiest |
85km/h Cape Byron, NSW/ACT |
81km/h Mt Wellington, Tas |
94km/h Mt Read, Tas |
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3.2mm last hr Mt Read, Tas |
Wettest |
30.0mm Forster, NSW/ACT |
10.0mm North Walpole, WA |
106.0mm Norah Head, NSW/ACT |
Australia's Records for June | |||
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Max | Min | Rain | |
Highest 43.1°C at Batchelor Ap, NT in 2013 Lowest -6.4°C at Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT in 2009 |
Highest 28.8°C at Troughton Island, WA in 2016 Lowest -23.0°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1994 |
Highest 478.4mm at Rocky Gully, WA in 2009 |