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Front and a moist, unstable air mass brings rain to central and south Australia. Onshore winds are directing showers into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. High pressure produces dry weather elsewhere. Onshore winds directing showers over northeast QLD, coastal NT and northwest WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Sunday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	18°C	77%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	NE 10.4km/h	NW 16.9km/h	68.1%	90.1%
Alice Springs	10°C	16°C	36%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	SSW 13.3km/h	S 16.9km/h	67.2%	94.9%
Brisbane	17°C	23°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	SSW 7.6km/h	SSE 9.0km/h	70.2%	88.2%
Broome	18°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	SE 28.1km/h	SE 21.6km/h	43.0%	65.7%
Cairns	17°C	26°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	S 10.1km/h	SE 15.1km/h	68.4%	81.1%
Canberra	11°C	16°C	35%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	ESE 6.1km/h	E 9.0km/h	76.3%	94.8%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.4 - Very High	SSE 6.5km/h	NNE 9.4km/h	68.8%	83.8%
Hobart	9°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	NNW 10.4km/h	ENE 7.6km/h	65.5%	88.7%
Melbourne	10°C	16°C	27%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NE 3.2km/h	NNE 6.8km/h	72.5%	96.7%
Perth	5°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.5 - Moderate	NE 7.6km/h	NE 6.8km/h	53.3%	75.2%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	55%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	WNW 5.8km/h	ESE 6.8km/h	77.0%	96.3%

Warnings

NSW

Sun 04:55 AEST

Cancellation Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

Sun 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower West and Central coasts

TAS

Sun 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for South West and Central West coasts

NSW

Sun 04:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Byron Coast

National

Sun 03:53 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

National

Sun 03:52 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

Sun 01:08 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast East, Pilbara Coast West & West Kimberley Coast

QLD

Sun 03:04 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast. Cancellation for Capricornia Coast

QLD

Sat 22:59 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

QLD

Sat 22:59 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

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A powerful low pressure system is spinning over the Tasman Sea with its centre currently located to the northeast of Lord Howe Island.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Destructive winds churn 5 metre waves at Lord Howe Island

Drones to improve hurricane forecasts this season

Volatile weather returning to Australia's southeast and southwest next week

Snowmaking begins in Australia: but how does it work?

Destructive winds churn 5 metre waves at Lord Howe Island

Drones to improve hurricane forecasts this season

Volatile weather returning to Australia's southeast and southwest next week

Snowmaking begins in Australia: but how does it work?

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