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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	24°C	39°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S3.4km/h	S15.4km/h	22.5%	23.0%
Alice Springs	25°C	40°C	0.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ENE9.1km/h	ENE23.1km/h	21.6%	23.1%
Brisbane	21°C	30°C	15.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE7.0km/h	ESE11.9km/h	69.2%	68.0%
Broome	28°C	33°C	17.5%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	NW11.9km/h	NW25.8km/h	78.1%	76.5%
Cairns	24°C	29°C	63.7%	1.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE13.7km/h	SSE33.8km/h	87.2%	89.7%
Canberra	20°C	36°C	10.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW9.9km/h	SSW17.8km/h	37.8%	39.9%
Darwin	27°C	31°C	41.4%	0.4 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW4.3km/h	WNW14.2km/h	94.0%	83.4%
Hobart	14°C	24°C	9.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE5.9km/h	SE16.7km/h	60.5%	62.1%
Melbourne	18°C	28°C	16.1%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S8.6km/h	S17.8km/h	60.6%	55.8%
Perth	18°C	29°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S8.2km/h	S15.3km/h	52.4%	51.0%
Sydney	21°C	33°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	NE11.8km/h	NE19.6km/h	62.0%	60.5%

Warnings

QLD

Mon 16:29 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River And Minor Flood Warning For The Cloncurry River

QLD

Mon 15:03 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Minor Flood Warning For Eyre Creek

QLD

Mon 11:49 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

Mon 15:17 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Exmouth Gulf Coast

Mon 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Eucla coasts

QLD

Mon 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Cairns Coast. Cancellation for Townsville Coast

Mon 12:26 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

Mon 12:26 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

Mon 12:26 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

Mon 12:26 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Queensland braces for more heavy rain as monsoon surge looms

A burst of monsoonal rain will bring further heavy rain to parts of Queensland from later this week, with potential for a Coral Sea tropical cyclone to form by this weekend.

Adelaide and Melbourne could reach 40 degrees midweek

Intense heat is currently building over Western Australia and this hot air mass will shift slowly eastward this week, with temperatures possibly reaching 40 degrees in Adelaide and Melbourne midweek.

45C in four Australian states next week

An extremely hot air mass will spread across Australia next week, with temperatures expected to reach the mid-to-high 40s in parts of four states.

2025 was Australia's 4th warmest year on record

Australia’s mean temperature was more than 1.

Queensland braces for more heavy rain as monsoon surge looms

A burst of monsoonal rain will bring further heavy rain to parts of Queensland from later this week, with potential for a Coral Sea tropical cyclone to form by this weekend.

Adelaide and Melbourne could reach 40 degrees midweek

Intense heat is currently building over Western Australia and this hot air mass will shift slowly eastward this week, with temperatures possibly reaching 40 degrees in Adelaide and Melbourne midweek.

45C in four Australian states next week

An extremely hot air mass will spread across Australia next week, with temperatures expected to reach the mid-to-high 40s in parts of four states.

2025 was Australia's 4th warmest year on record

Australia’s mean temperature was more than 1.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Queensland braces for more heavy rain as monsoon surge looms

Adelaide and Melbourne could reach 40 degrees midweek

45C in four Australian states next week

2025 was Australia's 4th warmest year on record

Queensland braces for more heavy rain as monsoon surge looms

Adelaide and Melbourne could reach 40 degrees midweek

45C in four Australian states next week

2025 was Australia's 4th warmest year on record

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