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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW TUE WED THU FRI

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

17°C

Alice Springs

16°C

31°C

Brisbane

15°C

30°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

9°C

15°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

13°C

Melbourne

11°C

17°C

Perth

11°C

19°C

Sydney

15°C

25°C

National Summary

A front will bring strong winds, showers, small hail & highland snow to Tas, & blustery winds & showers to Vic & southern NSW. A high will cause wind to ease & most showers to clear in SA. Another front will bring showers to SW WA. Showery onshore winds for the northeast tropics.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	17°C	35%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	W 16.6km/h	W 17.3km/h	66.2%	93.7%
Alice Springs	16°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.7 - Very High	NNW 5.0km/h	NNW 6.8km/h	27.7%	43.3%
Brisbane	15°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	WNW 5.0km/h	N 6.5km/h	49.3%	70.3%
Broome	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.4 - Very High	NW 5.8km/h	W 23.0km/h	71.3%	98.8%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 13.0km/h	SE 20.2km/h	70.2%	83.2%
Canberra	9°C	15°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	WNW 21.2km/h	WNW 29.2km/h	58.0%	85.5%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	E 7.2km/h	NNE 17.6km/h	65.1%	82.1%
Hobart	8°C	13°C	51%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	WNW 25.6km/h	WNW 29.9km/h	52.4%	79.6%
Melbourne	11°C	17°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	NNW 17.3km/h	W 18.4km/h	57.5%	81.2%
Perth	11°C	19°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	N 6.8km/h	W 16.2km/h	69.2%	93.8%
Sydney	15°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	WNW 18.4km/h	W 19.8km/h	44.2%	58.6%

Warnings

Mon 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

QLD

Mon 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

NSW

Mon 14:04 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Mirrool Creek

NSW

Mon 11:16 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

VIC

Mon 10:27 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

Mon 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for South Central and Lower South East coasts

VIC

Mon 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Port Phillip & West, Central and Central Gippsland coasts

TAS

Mon 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East and South West coasts. Cancellation for Lower East Coast

National

Mon 09:54 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western And Southern Areas

National

Mon 09:54 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western, Southeastern And Southern Areas

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

22°C to start spring in Melbourne as warmth spreads east

A burst of warmth will spread across southeastern Australia this week, with a relatively brief spike in temperatures in Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra around the first day of the new season, while Sydney will be unseasonably warm all week.

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

WA’s remote mining regions have been impacted by thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rainfall only detectable using remote sensing methods.

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

Extensive parts of WA’s west, south and remote interior have been impacted by thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rainfall over the past few days.

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

It looks like it'll be a fabulous race day for all those Sydneysiders who plan on participating in the annual TCS Sydney Marathon tomorrow, Sunday, August 30.

22°C to start spring in Melbourne as warmth spreads east

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

WA’s remote mining regions have been impacted by thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rainfall only detectable using remote sensing methods.

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

Extensive parts of WA’s west, south and remote interior have been impacted by thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rainfall over the past few days.

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

It looks like it'll be a fabulous race day for all those Sydneysiders who plan on participating in the annual TCS Sydney Marathon tomorrow, Sunday, August 30.

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News from across Australia

22°C to start spring in Melbourne as warmth spreads east

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

22°C to start spring in Melbourne as warmth spreads east

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

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