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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

19°C

Alice Springs

22°C

33°C

Brisbane

20°C

34°C

Broome

28°C

33°C

Cairns

23°C

31°C

Canberra

8°C

20°C

Darwin

29°C

33°C

Hobart

8°C

19°C

Melbourne

11°C

17°C

Perth

14°C

28°C

Sydney

16°C

21°C

National Summary

Gusty winds and showers across Vic, Tas and southeast NSW in the wake of a cold front. Moisture combines with heatwave conditions over the northern tropics to bring thunderstorms. Heat will remain across southeast Qld and northeast NSW. Settled over WA and SA with high pressure.

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	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.3 - Very High	WSW 7.9km/h	WSW 15.5km/h	51.2%	63.4%
Alice Springs	22°C	33°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	SE 28.4km/h	ESE 21.6km/h	23.3%	37.7%
Brisbane	20°C	34°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.3 - Very High	W 6.8km/h	W 12.6km/h	32.0%	54.3%
Broome	28°C	33°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.3 - Extreme	NNW 11.2km/h	NW 28.1km/h	70.9%	86.9%
Cairns	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.5 - Extreme	NNW 8.3km/h	NNE 12.6km/h	65.7%	78.5%
Canberra	8°C	20°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	SSW 10.1km/h	NW 12.2km/h	50.9%	68.8%
Darwin	29°C	33°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	NNW 10.1km/h	NW 15.1km/h	68.5%	86.0%
Hobart	8°C	19°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	WNW 14.4km/h	WNW 20.9km/h	45.6%	65.2%
Melbourne	11°C	17°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SW 10.8km/h	SSW 10.4km/h	60.5%	79.2%
Perth	14°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.1 - Very High	S 7.2km/h	SSW 16.9km/h	38.4%	63.6%
Sydney	16°C	21°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	SW 21.2km/h	SSE 24.5km/h	51.9%	73.2%

Warnings

QLD

Tue 13:54 AEST

Severe Storm Warning (To Giant Hail, Damaging To Destructive Winds & Rain) C Highlands & Coalfields, Maranoa & Warrego & Darling Downs

QLD

Tue 13:54 AEST

Severe Storm Warning (To Giant Hail, Damaging To Destructive Winds & Rain) C Highlands & Coalfields, Maranoa & Warrego & Darling Downs

NSW

Tue 14:38 AEDT

Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall, Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones) for parts of Wollondilly/Wingecarribee area

NSW

Tue 14:38 AEDT

Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall, Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones) for parts of Wollondilly/Wingecarribee area

NSW

Tue 14:35 AEDT

Severe Storm Warning (Winds, Hail & Rain) Hunter, Illawarra, C Tablelands, N Tablelands & N Rivers, MN Cst, Metropolitan, S Tablelands

NSW

Tue 14:35 AEDT

Severe Storm Warning (Winds, Hail & Rain) Hunter, Illawarra, C Tablelands, N Tablelands & N Rivers, MN Cst, Metropolitan, S Tablelands

QLD

Tue 13:32 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Upper Balonne River

QLD

Tue 13:10 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Bremer River And Warrill Creek

QLD

Tue 12:43 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Lower Barcoo River

QLD

Tue 12:30 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Lower Condamine River

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