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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW TUE WED THU FRI

MinMax

Adelaide

16°C

26°C

Alice Springs

21°C

26°C

Brisbane

21°C

29°C

Broome

27°C

32°C

Cairns

25°C

30°C

Canberra

17°C

29°C

Darwin

27°C

29°C

Hobart

14°C

26°C

Melbourne

16°C

26°C

Perth

20°C

33°C

Sydney

22°C

28°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	16°C	26°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE2.1km/h	SSE8.6km/h	43.6%	71.9%
Alice Springs	21°C	26°C	41.9%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	SE12.2km/h	SE26.5km/h	66.9%	97.7%
Brisbane	21°C	29°C	38.5%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE4.9km/h	ESE9.8km/h	60.5%	79.4%
Broome	27°C	32°C	43.8%	0.4 mm	Nil	Medium	E13.0km/h	E34.5km/h	70.2%	91.7%
Cairns	25°C	30°C	65.5%	0.9 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE12.9km/h	SSE34.1km/h	71.0%	95.0%
Canberra	17°C	29°C	5.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SW6.1km/h	SW14.1km/h	59.2%	78.2%
Darwin	27°C	29°C	59.5%	0.8 mm	Nil	Medium	W8.0km/h	W25.0km/h	83.2%	96.9%
Hobart	14°C	26°C	10.5%	0.0 mm	Nil	Low	WNW15.8km/h	WNW27.2km/h	35.6%	60.0%
Melbourne	16°C	26°C	5.1%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SW1.5km/h	SW7.7km/h	59.7%	83.7%
Perth	20°C	33°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S4.2km/h	S14.2km/h	39.6%	61.8%
Sydney	22°C	28°C	8.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE5.4km/h	ESE15.0km/h	74.7%	88.2%

Warnings

Sun 10:43 ACDT

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

QLD

Sun 21:05 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Eyre Creek

QLD

Sun 14:31 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Qld)

NSW

Sun 15:22 AEDT

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Nsw)

QLD

Sun 13:05 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Cooper Creek, Moderate Flood Warning For The Barcoo River

QLD

Sun 11:50 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Diamantina River And Minor Flood Warning For The Western River

QLD

Sun 11:32 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

QLD

Sun 10:25 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Suttor River

Sun 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & North Kimberley, Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin and Perth coasts

Sun 20:36 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Beagle Bonaparte, North Tiwi, Arafura and Gove Peninsula coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Update: Heavy rain drenching South Australia and Victoria, and much more to come

The low pressure system over the country’s interior has been slowly moving southward, as stated in Anthony Sharwood’s story, leading to increased heavy falls over South Australia and Victoria.

Adelaide set for wettest weekend in months in SA deluge

Heavy rain is forecast for parts of South Australia this weekend, including Adelaide, with Sunday in particular likely to be by far the wettest day of 2026 to date for the SA capital.

Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours

Heavy rain and thunderstorms inundated parts of Sydney, the Illawarra and the Central Coast over the last 24 hours, with locally intense falls causing flash flooding in some areas.

Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week

A total lunar eclipse will be visible from most of Australia next week on the night of Tuesday, March 3, with eastern Australia in the best position to witness the 'blood moon’ in its entirety.

Update: Heavy rain drenching South Australia and Victoria, and much more to come

The low pressure system over the country’s interior has been slowly moving southward, as stated in Anthony Sharwood’s story, leading to increased heavy falls over South Australia and Victoria.

Adelaide set for wettest weekend in months in SA deluge

Heavy rain is forecast for parts of South Australia this weekend, including Adelaide, with Sunday in particular likely to be by far the wettest day of 2026 to date for the SA capital.

Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours

Heavy rain and thunderstorms inundated parts of Sydney, the Illawarra and the Central Coast over the last 24 hours, with locally intense falls causing flash flooding in some areas.

Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week

A total lunar eclipse will be visible from most of Australia next week on the night of Tuesday, March 3, with eastern Australia in the best position to witness the 'blood moon’ in its entirety.

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News from across Australia

Update: Heavy rain drenching South Australia and Victoria, and much more to come

Adelaide set for wettest weekend in months in SA deluge

Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours

Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week

Update: Heavy rain drenching South Australia and Victoria, and much more to come

Adelaide set for wettest weekend in months in SA deluge

Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours

Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week

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