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A trough approaching WA should bring some late rain and the odd storm. Onshore winds should produce a few light showers over the eastern seaboard and western Tas. Settled elsewhere under a broad high pressure system, with gusty winds in the north.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	7°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	E 4.3km/h	W 9.7km/h	55.9%	69.6%
Alice Springs	9°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.3 - Very High	ESE 24.1km/h	ESE 25.2km/h	27.5%	38.5%
Brisbane	13°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	S 10.4km/h	SSE 13.0km/h	40.4%	58.5%
Broome	23°C	33°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	E 20.2km/h	NNW 15.5km/h	50.4%	79.7%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.2 - Extreme	SSE 15.1km/h	SE 23.8km/h	65.3%	81.7%
Canberra	2°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	S 8.3km/h	NW 14.4km/h	50.0%	73.1%
Darwin	25°C	32°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.3 - Extreme	ESE 10.1km/h	NE 21.6km/h	53.4%	68.0%
Hobart	7°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.3 - Moderate	WNW 18.7km/h	WNW 20.9km/h	51.0%	70.6%
Melbourne	9°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	SSW 9.4km/h	SSW 10.8km/h	61.7%	79.3%
Perth	18°C	26°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	N 13.7km/h	WNW 17.3km/h	56.6%	78.3%
Sydney	10°C	18°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	SW 20.5km/h	SSE 19.8km/h	53.8%	76.5%

Warnings

VIC

Sun 10:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & Central Coast

TAS

Sun 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South West and Central West coasts

Sun 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Leeuwin and Albany coasts

QLD

Sun 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

NSW

Sun 07:50 AEST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert for Sydney Western Suburbs

VIC

Fri 11:01 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

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Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Sunday spring storms for South Australia

August tied as world’s warmest month on record

Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

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