Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

MinMax

National Summary

A front will bring rain and gusty showers to southern SA, Vic and Tas. A trough will bring storms and showers to inland Qld and NSW. Onshore flow directed by a high will drive showers over eastern Qld and NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

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News from across Australia

Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

Showers are soaking large parts of eastern Australia on this unseasonably warm winter Wednesday, as a cloudband stretching from Queensland to well south of Tasmania crosses the continent.

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Key ocean index hits Australian El Niño threshold

Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean have just passed Australia’s threshold for El Niño.

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Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

A warm week by winter standards is in store for the most populated corner of the country, with maximum temperatures trending around two to five degrees above the June average in the southeastern capitals, and most places in between.

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Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

Australia’s seasonal bushfire outlook for winter 2026 has been released by the Australian and New Zealand National Council for fire and emergency services (AFAC) and it predicts increased fire risk across the northern parts of Western Australia and a large area of central and northern New South Wales.

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