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Hottest

Argyle Aerodrome, WA

32.1°C

Coldest

kunanyi /Mount Wellington, TAS

-1.1°C

Windiest

kunanyi /Mount Wellington, TAS

W 88km/h

Wettest

no rain last hr

current national summary

An unstable airmass brings showers & storms over northern, western & central WA. Humid & somewhat unstable onshore winds are delivering some storms to northeast QLD & showers to southeast & northeast NSW. Few gusty showers across TAS behind a cold front. Clear elsewhere.

capital cities

Sydney	15°C	24°C
Melbourne	6°C	17°C
Brisbane	16°C	25°C
Perth	18°C	31°C
Adelaide	8°C	21°C
Canberra	5°C	25°C
Hobart	9°C	17°C
Darwin	26°C	35°C

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SA - Thu 23:32 CDT
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TAS - Thu 23:17 EDT
Warning to Sheep Graziers

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Why has Hurricane Milton spawned tornadoes?

16:59 AEDT Hurricanes and tornadoes are two totally different types of weather phenomena involving swirling destructive winds – hurricanes on a macro scale, tornadoes on a micro scale – so why have the two occurred in unison as Hurricane Milton lashes Florida? The answer is that under the right conditions, hurricanes can produce exactly the type of extreme weather conditions which are conducive to tornado formation.