Capital city synoptic reports for Saturday, 16 May 2026
prepared 0239 EST, 17/05/26
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Max Var Min Var Grs Min Rainfall Mth/ Date Time local Cloud amounts & types Wind Temp Dew Pt Rel Hum Pressure Weather Description Vis Observer comments
° C ° C ° C ° C ° C mm/ hr mm/ hr     Tot Cov Low Cloud(base m x 100) Mid High Dir °/ km/h ° C ° C % hPa/ 3hr tendency Pre- sent Past km  
Western Australia
Lower West and Perth
PERTH AIRPORT
- - - - - - - 0516 0000 15/SW - - 360/09 9.5 8.6 94 1017.60.1 30.0 -
- - - - - - - 0516 0300 - - - 020/09 9.9 8.0 88 1017.50.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0600 15/SW - - Calm 10.2 8.1 87 1017.70.2 - 30.0 -
21.0 -0.6 7.6 -2.8 6 0.4/24 - 0516 0900 20/SW - - 060/17 14.1 8.7 70 1019.21.5 30.0 -
- - - - - - - 0516 1200 10/SW - - 170/13 19.3 8.9 51 1018.70.5 30.0 -
21.0 -0.6 - - - - - 0516 1500 10/SW - - 250/17 19.0 9.5 54 1017.61.1 30.0 -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 15/SW - - 210/11 16.5 10.4 67 1018.50.9 30.0 -
21.5 -0.1 - - - - - 0516 2100 15/SW - - 210/09 15.2 11.2 77 1019.81.3 30.0 -
PERTH METRO
- - - - - - - 0516 0000 - - - - Calm 11.9 11.1 95 1017.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0300 - - - - Calm 10.8 9.9 94 1017.50.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0600 - - - - Calm 10.9 9.3 90 1017.70.2 - - - -
19.0 - 10.7 - - - - 0516 0900 - - - - 040/09 14.2 9.4 73 1019.41.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 1200 - - - - 230/05 18.8 9.6 55 1018.90.5 - - - -
20.0 - - - - - - 0516 1500 - - - - 230/13 18.1 9.5 57 1017.91.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 - - - - Calm 16.3 11.5 73 1018.60.7 - - - -
19.7 - - - - - - 0516 2100 - - - - Calm 14.9 12.2 84 1019.91.3 - - - -
Northern Territory
Northern Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
33.5 +1.5 - - - - - 0516 0000 - - - - 050/09 26.3 23.8 86 1010.9 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0300 - - - - 060/11 25.8 24.2 91 1009.91.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0600 - - - - 090/09 25.2 23.8 92 1009.70.2 - - - -
33.0 +1.0 25.0 +2.9 - - - 0516 0900 - - - - 090/17 27.9 22.2 71 1011.01.3 - - - -
- - 25.1 +3.0 - - - 0516 1200 - - - - 080/15 31.6 21.7 56 1010.20.8 - - - -
33.0 +1.0 - - - - - 0516 1500 - - - 070/15 32.6 21.5 52 1008.71.5 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 - - - - 040/17 29.8 21.2 60 1008.90.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 2100 - - - - 040/05 26.3 23.0 82 1010.21.3 - - - -
South Australia
Adelaide plains and Mt Lofty Ranges
ADELAIDE (WEST TERRACE / NGAYIR
22.6 +4.0 - - - - 2/3 0516 0000 - - - 040/09 16.5 14.0 85 1015.62.1 - - - -
- - - - - 2/6 0.2/3 0516 0300 - - - 050/09 16.4 14.4 88 1014.90.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 3/3 0516 0600 - - - 050/11 15.4 14.6 95 1013.81.1 - - - -
23.0 +4.4 15.0 +4.6 - 12/24 - 0516 0900 - - - 030/08 16.4 14.8 90 1015.11.3 - - - -
- - 15.3 +4.9 - - - 0516 1200 - - - 010/08 17.6 14.3 81 1015.00.1 - - - -
21.0 +2.4 - - - - - 0516 1500 - - - 350/09 20.3 14.0 67 1013.71.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 - - - Calm 16.6 14.1 85 1014.91.2 - - - -
- - - - - 20/6 20/3 0516 2100 - - - 010/04 14.9 13.6 92 1015.6 - - - -
ADELAIDE AIRPORT COMPARISON
23.5 +5.0 - - - - 2/3 0516 0000 - - - - -/- 16.1 14.1 88 1015.62.2 - - - -
- - - - - 3/6 0.4/3 0516 0300 - - - - -/- 15.7 14.2 91 1015.00.6 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.6/3 0516 0600 - - - - -/- 15.6 14.3 92 1013.91.1 - - - -
23.0 +4.5 15.0 +5.5 - 11/24 - 0516 0900 - - - - -/- 16.4 14.4 88 1014.91.0 - - - -
- - 15.1 +5.6 - - - 0516 1200 - - - - -/- 18.6 14.1 75 1014.9 - - - -
21.0 +2.5 - - - - - 0516 1500 - - - - -/- 20.9 13.8 64 1013.61.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 - - - - -/- 16.8 14.1 84 1014.81.2 - - - -
- - - - - 26/6 26/3 0516 2100 - - - - -/- 14.6 12.1 85 1015.60.8 - - - -
Queensland
South Coast Moreton & Brisbane
BRISBANE
24.6 - - - - - 0.2/3 0516 0000 - - - - 200/04 16.7 14.7 88 1023.20.9 - - - -
- - - - - 0.4/6 0.2/3 0516 0300 - - - - 240/04 16.4 14.8 90 1021.51.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 0516 0600 - - - - 250/04 16.0 14.5 91 1021.50.0 - - - -
25.0 - 16.0 - - 0.8/24 - 0516 0900 - - - - 200/05 20.1 15.3 74 1022.71.2 - - - -
- - 15.9 - - - - 0516 1200 - - - - 120/11 23.2 16.0 64 1021.31.4 - - - -
24.0 - - - - - - 0516 1500 - - - - 100/08 23.4 15.7 62 1019.71.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 - - - - 110/02 20.4 17.0 81 1020.30.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 2100 - - - - 190/04 19.5 16.9 85 1021.71.4 - - - -
BRISBANE AERO
23.9 - - - - - 2/3 0516 0000 6/SE - - 210/15 16.4 15.1 92 1022.71.3 30.0 -
- - - - - 2/6 0.2/3 0516 0300 - - - 210/15 16.5 15.5 94 1021.21.5 - - - -
- - - - - - 2/3 0516 0600 6/SE - 210/15 15.7 15.1 96 1021.20.0 30.0 -
24.0 - 15.0 - 14 4/24 - 0516 0900 6/SE - 190/11 19.9 16.2 79 1022.41.2 30.0 -
- - 15.3 - - - - 0516 1200 6/SE - 150/13 22.7 16.9 70 1021.21.2 30.0 -
24.0 - - - - - - 0516 1500 6/E 130/13 23.0 16.8 68 1019.71.5 30.0 -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 - - - 130/09 20.6 18.0 85 1020.20.5 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 2100 3/SE - - 190/09 19.2 17.9 92 1021.61.4 18.0 -
New South Wales
Sydney Metropolitan - east
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
22.1 - - - - - - 0516 0000 - - - - -/- 16.3 15.5 95 1027.11.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0300 - - - - -/- 15.2 14.6 96 1025.51.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0600 - - - - -/- 15.1 14.6 97 1025.70.2 - - - -
22.0 - 15.0 - - 0.2/24 - 0516 0900 - - - - -/- 17.1 16.0 93 1026.40.7 - - - -
- - 14.8 - - - - 0516 1200 - - - - -/- 21.3 16.0 72 1024.71.7 - - - -
23.0 - - - - - - 0516 1500 - - - - -/- 21.8 15.9 69 1023.51.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 - - - - -/- 18.9 16.7 87 1023.20.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 2100 - - - - -/- 18.9 16.5 86 1024.31.1 - - - -
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
19.8 -0.1 - - - - - 0516 0000 - - - 270/08 16.5 15.2 92 1027.01.0 - - - -
- - - - - 0.4/6 0.4/3 0516 0300 - - - - 240/08 15.2 14.2 94 1025.31.7 - - - -
- - - - - - 0.2/3 0516 0600 1/NE - 320/09 14.7 13.7 94 1025.60.3 - 25.0 -
20.0 +0.1 14.0 +3.2 12 0.8/24 - 0516 0900 3/NE - 290/09 18.1 16.1 88 1026.30.7 25.0 -
- - 14.2 +3.4 - - - 0516 1200 3/NE - 190/11 19.6 17.4 87 1024.61.7 25.0 -
21.0 +1.1 - - - - - 0516 1500 3/E - 120/17 20.8 16.6 77 1023.31.3 22.0 -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 - - - 070/08 19.2 16.2 83 1023.10.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 2100 - - - 360/09 20.0 16.6 81 1024.21.1 - - - -
Southern Tablelands-Goulburn/Monaro
CANBERRA AIRPORT
18.2 - - - - - - 0516 0000 - - - 270/05 11.3 11.3 100 1028.20.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0300 - - - 110/09 10.3 10.3 100 1027.11.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0600 - - - 150/09 11.9 11.7 99 1026.90.2 - - - -
18.0 - 9.0 - - - - 0516 0900 - - - 130/09 14.5 11.1 80 1027.3 - - - -
- - 8.6 - - - 0.2/3 0516 1200 - - - 270/11 18.2 10.6 61 1025.61.5 - - - -
20.0 - - - - 0.2/6 - 0516 1500 - - - 170/02 18.8 10.1 57 1023.52.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 - - - 070/15 15.8 11.4 75 1023.80.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 2100 - - - 120/09 13.7 11.6 87 1025.01.1 - - - -
Victoria
East Central
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK)
22.7 - - - - - - 0516 0000 - - - - 350/08 14.5 10.5 77 1022.31.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0300 - - - - Calm 13.4 10.4 82 1020.71.6 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0600 - - - - Calm 12.8 11.4 91 1020.40.3 - - - -
23.0 - 12.0 - - - - 0516 0900 - - - - 360/09 16.8 11.1 69 1020.90.5 - - - -
- - 12.0 - - - - 0516 1200 - - - - 360/18 22.0 11.4 51 1019.51.4 - - - -
24.0 - - - - - - 0516 1500 - - - - 010/21 23.1 10.2 44 1017.52.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 - - - - 040/08 20.2 10.6 54 1017.50.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 2100 - - - - 020/08 18.8 10.9 60 1017.70.2 - - - -
MELBOURNE AIRPORT
21.8 +5.2 - - - - - 0516 0000 - - - 030/11 12.2 9.4 83 1022.51.2 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0300 - - - 030/30 16.3 10.4 68 1020.71.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0600 - - - 010/37 16.1 10.0 67 1020.20.5 - - - -
22.0 +5.4 11.0 +2.7 - - - 0516 0900 - - - 010/24 16.1 10.4 69 1021.51.2 - - - -
- - 10.5 +2.2 - - - 0516 1200 - - - 010/31 20.0 11.2 57 1019.81.6 - - - -
22.0 +5.4 - - - - - 0516 1500 - - - 020/30 20.9 10.4 51 1017.82.0 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 - - - 060/18 17.8 10.7 63 1017.90.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 2100 - - - 030/11 15.3 10.5 73 1018.10.2 - - - -
Tasmania
Southeast and Hobart
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD)
20.7 +6.3 - - - - - 0516 0000 - - - - 360/08 11.0 8.6 85 1024.60.7 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0300 - - - - 340/22 10.7 8.3 85 1023.21.4 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 0600 - - - - 330/21 10.6 8.5 87 1022.11.1 - - - -
21.0 +6.6 10.0 +3.1 - - - 0516 0900 - - - - 340/18 11.3 8.7 84 1022.30.2 - - - -
- - 10.0 +3.1 - - - 0516 1200 - - - - 340/24 19.9 11.4 58 1020.12.2 - - - -
22.0 +7.6 - - - - - 0516 1500 - - - - 360/35 20.3 10.4 53 1017.92.1 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 1800 - - - - 360/28 18.8 10.6 59 1017.60.3 - - - -
- - - - - - - 0516 2100 - - - - 360/24 18.1 10.5 61 1018.10.5 - - - -