Australia Sea Surface Temperature
The sea surface temperature (SST) varies much more slowly than atmospheric temperatures due to the heat capacity of water. As such, the SSTs lag the atmospheric temperatures on a seasonal timescale by about 3 months. The lowest SSTs are usually observed in early Spring and the highest SSTs are observed in early Autumn.
In tropical regions, SSTs greater than 26°C are considered suitable for formation of tropical cyclones.
The data displayed in this map is the weekly average, centred on the date shown.
Now Temperature
At Darwin Ap
17:20 CST
33°C
28°C
Sunny
Weather News
Heatwave grips Queensland as Roma and Brisbane suffer an unending run of scorchers
18:20 EDT
Severe heatwave conditions along the length of the Queensland coast have brought a record-breaking run of high temperatures to the southern inland town of Roma and unrelenting searing weather to Brisbane.
Fire, floods, dust and snow — how is this all happening at the same time?
18:11 EDT
There are fires in NSW, a heatwave in south-east Queensland, the dust is still settling on Sydney and Canberra, and it snowed in Tasmania overnight.
Townsville rental prices skyrocket after flooding crisis, families struggle to find homes
17:28 EDT
Some home rentals in Townsville are going for more than double their normal asking price as locals fight it out for rapidly dwindling housing stock.
