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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

8°C

19°C

Alice Springs

8°C

26°C

Brisbane

16°C

22°C

Broome

18°C

29°C

Cairns

21°C

26°C

Canberra

9°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

14°C

Melbourne

9°C

17°C

Perth

12°C

16°C

Sydney

15°C

20°C

National Summary

A cloudband is bringing rain and storms to southwest Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas. Onshore winds driven by a high is bringing showers to eastern Qld, heaviest over southeast Qld. Troughs are bringing some showers and storms to WA's southwest and eastern interior.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	8°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	E 6.8km/h	NNE 11.9km/h	62.5%	80.9%
Alice Springs	8°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NE 7.6km/h	ENE 11.2km/h	42.0%	67.8%
Brisbane	16°C	22°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	SW 1.8km/h	ENE 4.3km/h	75.4%	92.6%
Broome	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	E 7.2km/h	W 12.6km/h	56.3%	85.5%
Cairns	21°C	26°C	76%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	SSE 16.2km/h	SE 22.3km/h	80.1%	91.4%
Canberra	9°C	16°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	SSW 3.6km/h	NNE 6.8km/h	80.2%	98.5%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	SE 15.1km/h	ENE 16.6km/h	60.2%	80.8%
Hobart	6°C	14°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NW 12.2km/h	NNW 9.7km/h	64.0%	83.2%
Melbourne	9°C	17°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NNE 2.2km/h	NNE 2.9km/h	75.3%	98.5%
Perth	12°C	16°C	76%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	NNE 6.1km/h	ENE 4.7km/h	83.0%	100.0%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	55%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	WNW 6.1km/h	SSE 9.7km/h	76.0%	96.3%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 04:38 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Port Phillip & West and Central coasts

Thu 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Friday Spencer Gulf, Invest St & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper SE & L SE coasts

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East and South West coasts

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Gascoyne and Geraldton coasts

QLD

Thu 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

Mon 10:37 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

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