Australian Weather

Current Warnings
 

National Summary

A monsoon trough and embedded low are generating showers and the odd storm in northern QLD. Troughs over southern QLD, NSW, eastern VIC and northern WA are triggering showers and thunderstorms. A cold front passing over southeastern SA, southern VIC and TAS is causing showers.

State Weather

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National Synoptic

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Capital Cities

NOW MIN MAX
Sydney
 
26.0 22 33

Possible thunderstorm

Melbourne
 
18.7 15 20

Windy with showers

Brisbane
 
32.0 22 33

Mostly sunny

Perth
 
31.0 18 36

Sunny

Adelaide
 
21.8 16 22

Clearing shower

Canberra
 
21.9 16 26

Windy

Hobart
 
13.9 13 17

Clearing shower

Darwin
 
32.0 28 33

Mostly sunny

Weather News

A hot Friday night for WA's Central West

14:09 EDT

Many people in the Central West district of WA just tried to sleep through overnight temperatures 8-10 degrees above the norm for February.

Man missing after boat crashes in floodwaters in Ayr in north Queensland

13:39 EDT

The search for a man missing in floodwaters in north Queensland after the boat he was on crashed into a jetty on Friday evening has continued.

Severe thunderstorms roll over NSW on Friday evening

13:03 EDT

A slow-moving, moisture-laden trough generated many severe thunderstorms across a large swathe of NSW on Friday evening.

Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Wed 06/02 Thu 07/02 Fri 08/02

41.7°C

Lajamanu, NT
Avg: Rec:
Hottest

43.8°C

Rabbit Flat, NT
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43.7°C

Rabbit Flat, NT
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44.1°C

Rabbit Flat, NT
Avg: Rec:

50.9°C

Warra, Tas
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2.6°C

Mt Baw Baw, Vic
Avg: Rec:
Coldest

7.1°C

Mt Wellington, Tas
Avg: Rec:

6.9°C

Mt Read, Tas
Avg: Rec:

2.8°C

Mt Buller, Vic
Avg: Rec:

-2.6°C

Liawenee, Tas
Avg: Rec:

WSW 81km/h

Wilsons Promontory, Vic
Windiest

105km/h

Barimunya, WA

98km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas

111km/h

Maatsuyker Is, Tas
-

6.2mm last hr

Mt Hotham Ap, Vic
Avg: Rec:
Wettest

225.0mm

Southwell, Qld
Avg: Rec:
- -

160.0mm

Paluma, Qld
Avg: Rec:
- -

87.0mm

Maitland Downs, Qld
Avg: Rec:
- -

70.0mm

McCluer Is, NT
Avg: Rec:
Australia's Records for February
Max Min Rain
Highest 50.5°C at
Mardie, WA in 1998
Lowest -2.7°C at
Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994
Highest 35.1°C at
Wittenoom, WA in 2015
Lowest -7.4°C at
Mt Wellington, Tas in 1994
Highest 907.0mm at
Crohamhurst, Qld in 1893
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