National Margarita Index
Live weather from Australia’s eight capitals, distilled into a verdict on margarita conditions - and where to find a good one.
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Conditions align. The Index is unambiguous.
Twenty-four degrees and a firm lid of grey cloud. The harbour is at its most persuasive. The Bureau recommends a seat with a view of the water and a margarita, salt rim intact.
- Index
- 85/100
- Feels like
- 25°
- Rain, 6h
- 16%
- Wind
- 15 km/h
- UV max
- 8
- Sunset
- 19:34
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Not one for outdoors. Indoors is another jurisdiction.
Fifteen degrees and a firm lid of grey cloud. Rain has never once stopped a Melburnian. The Bureau suggests a room with good lighting and a properly shaken margarita.
- Index
- 12/100
- Feels like
- 15°
- Rain, 6h
- 23%
- Wind
- 4 km/h
- UV max
- 2
- Sunset
- 20:07
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The data is unconvinced. The Bureau reserves judgement.
Twenty-nine degrees and a firm lid of grey cloud. Unusually restrained for Brisbane. The humidity will return; until then, a margarita in the shade.
- Index
- 45/100
- Feels like
- 34°
- Rain, 6h
- 100%
- Wind
- 7 km/h
- UV max
- 9
- Sunset
- 18:15
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Every instrument agrees. A rare and beautiful thing.
Twenty-one degrees and not a cloud worth mentioning. Sun-soaked and unbothered by the distance to anywhere else. The Indian Ocean provides the view; a margarita is recommended alongside.
- Index
- 88/100
- Feels like
- 21°
- Rain, 6h
- 0%
- Wind
- 4 km/h
- UV max
- 8
- Sunset
- 18:52
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Meteorologically challenging. The Bureau relocates indoors.
Seventeen degrees and a drizzle that won’t commit either way. The Gulf has turned grey and sullen. The Bureau recommends an interior with character and a margarita with salt.
- Index
- 9/100
- Feels like
- 18°
- Rain, 6h
- 100%
- Wind
- 2 km/h
- UV max
- 7
- Sunset
- 19:57
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The Bureau finds no fault and no caveat. Conditions are ideal.
Twenty-three degrees and a sky that can’t quite commit. The capital has achieved consensus. Note the date; it is historic, and it calls for a margarita.
- Index
- 80/100
- Feels like
- 25°
- Rain, 6h
- 42%
- Wind
- 4 km/h
- UV max
- 9
- Sunset
- 19:45
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Meteorologically challenging. The Bureau relocates indoors.
Fourteen degrees and a firm lid of grey cloud. A southerly off the mountain, delivered with conviction. Find a fire, a sandstone wall and a margarita.
- Index
- 0/100
- Feels like
- 14°
- Rain, 6h
- 53%
- Wind
- 7 km/h
- UV max
- 5
- Sunset
- 20:10
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Not perfect. Perfect is overrated.
Twenty-nine degrees and not a cloud worth mentioning. Warm, as advertised. The Bureau recommends shade, a breeze off the harbour and a margarita over plenty of ice.
- Index
- 61/100
- Feels like
- 36°
- Rain, 6h
- 34%
- Wind
- 5 km/h
- UV max
- 9
- Sunset
- 18:50
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Make your Margarita, MargaRight.
Cointreau, tequila and fresh lime, in equal measure. The Bureau accepts no substitutes.
Accept No Substitutes
The Margarita
Equal parts, Cointreau first. As specified.
- 30mlCointreau
- 30mlBlanco tequila, 100% agave
- 30mlFresh lime juice, squeezed today
- Half rimSea salt
- GarnishLime wheel
Salt half the rim of a rocks glass. Shake Cointreau, tequila and lime hard over ice for ten seconds. Strain over fresh ice.
For the Spicy: add two slices of jalapeño and two sprigs of coriander to the shaker, and garnish with a jalapeño slice.