Australian Weather
National Summary
A front is bringing brisk winds and showers to VIC, TAS and SA, mainly TAS. A trough is generating very warm, dry gusty winds in NSW and western QLD. Troughs further north are causing showers and storms in southeast and central QLD, and in the northern tropics mainly in the NT.
State Weather
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National Synoptic
Capital Cities
| NOW | MIN | MAX | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 23.4 | 20 | 37 | |
Windy |
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| Melbourne | 24.3 | 17 | 21 | |
Windy with showers |
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| Brisbane | 26.3 | 23 | 35 | |
Possible thunderstorm |
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| Perth | 20.4 | 15 | 28 | |
Increasing sunshine |
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| Adelaide | 20.9 | 16 | 20 | |
Windy with showers |
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| Canberra | 18.7 | 13 | 31 | |
Windy |
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| Hobart | 19.5 | 13 | 20 | |
Windy with showers |
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| Darwin | 28.6 | 28 | 33 | |
Mostly sunny |
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Weather News
Townsville flood leaves eight people ill from potentially deadly soil bacteria
21:22 EDT
A potentially deadly disease is infecting vulnerable Townsville residents amid the flood clean-up, health authorities in the north Queensland city are warning.
Queensland flood video reveals moment police rescue 79yo man trapped in rising waters
19:19 EDT
Dramatic police bodycam vision has captured the moment officers carried a 79-year-old man out of rising floodwaters that swamped his home near Richmond in north-west Queensland.
Australia's biggest cattle company announces massive cattle losses in Qld floods
18:26 EDT
Australia's largest pastoral company says it has lost thousands of cattle in unprecedented flooding, including almost 30,000 head on one of its Gulf of Carpentaria stations alone.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 08/02 | Sat 09/02 | Sun 10/02 | |||
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39.5°C Paraburdoo Ap, WA |
Hottest |
44.1°C Rabbit Flat, NT |
44.1°C Lajamanu, NT |
44.2°C Nyang, WA |
46.9°C Telfer Ap, WA |
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9.5°C Mt Wellington, Tas |
Coldest |
2.8°C Mt Buller, Vic |
-1.3°C Perisher Valley, NSW/ACT |
0.0°C Narooma, NSW/ACT |
-2.6°C Liawenee, Tas |
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N 51km/h Mt Read, Tas |
Windiest |
111km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
120km/h Hogan Island, Vic |
100km/h Maatsuyker Is, Tas |
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| no rain last hr | Wettest |
87.0mm Maitland Downs, Qld |
158.6mm Scherger RAAF, Qld |
68.0mm Coconut Island, Qld |
68.0mm Coconut Island, Qld |
| 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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