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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW MON TUE WED THU

MinMax

Adelaide

14°C

24°C

Alice Springs

21°C

35°C

Brisbane

20°C

31°C

Broome

28°C

32°C

Cairns

24°C

28°C

Canberra

12°C

25°C

Darwin

28°C

31°C

Hobart

12°C

20°C

Melbourne

14°C

23°C

Perth

21°C

33°C

Sydney

18°C

24°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	14°C	24°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE9.6km/h	SE19.8km/h	52.1%	47.5%
Alice Springs	21°C	35°C	14.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE12.3km/h	ESE26.3km/h	33.2%	44.4%
Brisbane	20°C	31°C	14.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE2.7km/h	ESE9.1km/h	70.9%	70.0%
Broome	28°C	32°C	37.0%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	W8.7km/h	W25.3km/h	76.4%	79.4%
Cairns	24°C	28°C	54.0%	0.7 mm	Nil	Medium	SE5.2km/h	SE20.4km/h	87.0%	85.0%
Canberra	12°C	25°C	4.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E13.3km/h	E19.7km/h	58.3%	55.7%
Darwin	28°C	31°C	42.0%	0.3 mm	Nil	Medium	W7.5km/h	W19.8km/h	85.9%	81.3%
Hobart	12°C	20°C	3.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE5.7km/h	ESE13.8km/h	66.8%	64.4%
Melbourne	14°C	23°C	0.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE7.1km/h	SSE15.9km/h	59.1%	62.5%
Perth	21°C	33°C	0.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE5.4km/h	SE14.6km/h	31.7%	33.6%
Sydney	18°C	24°C	29.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE9.4km/h	SE22.3km/h	61.5%	67.7%

Warnings

QLD

Sat 12:28 AEST

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

Sat 15:01 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Exmouth Gulf Coast and Midwest Inland

Sat 19:01 AWST

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

Sat 20:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast. Cancellation for Arafura and Gove Peninsula coasts

QLD

Sat 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East Gulf of Carpentaria and North East Gulf of Carpentaria

VIC

Sat 11:31 AEDT

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for North Central, North East and Central

NSW

Sat 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans and Eden coasts

NSW

Sat 22:58 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Australian Capital Territory

QLD

Sat 11:53 AEST

Flood Watch For Parts Of North-Western Queensland And North Tropical Coast

Sat 11:04 ACST

Flood Watch For Parts Of The Barkly And Carpentaria Catchments

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