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Australian Weather Forecast

For Sunday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

17°C

Alice Springs

9°C

17°C

Brisbane

16°C

23°C

Broome

18°C

27°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

10°C

16°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

9°C

17°C

Melbourne

11°C

17°C

Perth

5°C

20°C

Sydney

15°C

21°C

National Summary

A front and a moist, unstable airmass will bring rain to central and southern Australia. Onshore winds will direct showers into eastern NSW, northern Tas, southeast Qld and the far north tropics. A high keeps elsewhere dry and settled.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Sunday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	17°C	64%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	NNE 10.4km/h	NNW 15.1km/h	57.1%	90.4%
Alice Springs	9°C	17°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	S 12.2km/h	S 18.0km/h	68.2%	93.9%
Brisbane	16°C	23°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	SW 6.8km/h	S 9.0km/h	67.8%	91.4%
Broome	18°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	ESE 27.4km/h	SE 23.0km/h	38.8%	71.6%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	S 10.1km/h	SE 14.8km/h	63.6%	84.2%
Canberra	10°C	16°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	ESE 6.1km/h	ENE 9.0km/h	72.8%	98.7%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.3 - Very High	SE 9.4km/h	ENE 10.4km/h	67.1%	83.0%
Hobart	9°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	NNW 10.8km/h	NNE 8.6km/h	66.5%	86.2%
Melbourne	11°C	17°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NE 3.6km/h	NNE 7.2km/h	70.6%	98.0%
Perth	5°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	NE 9.0km/h	NE 6.1km/h	49.4%	77.1%
Sydney	15°C	21°C	52%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	NW 5.8km/h	ESE 7.2km/h	71.4%	92.0%

Warnings

NSW

Thu 22:10 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

NSW

Thu 22:06 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Thu 22:06 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

QLD

Thu 22:01 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

QLD

Thu 22:01 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

NSW

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts

TAS

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South West Coast

NSW

Thu 21:40 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts

Thu 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance Coast. Cancellation for Perth Local Waters & Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Albany coasts

QLD

Thu 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Cooktown, Capricornia & K'gari coasts

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News from across Australia

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