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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW MON TUE WED THU

MinMax

Adelaide

16°C

27°C

Alice Springs

20°C

34°C

Brisbane

20°C

28°C

Broome

29°C

33°C

Cairns

24°C

29°C

Canberra

12°C

25°C

Darwin

28°C

31°C

Hobart

11°C

20°C

Melbourne

15°C

24°C

Perth

20°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	16°C	27°C	1.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE4.9km/h	SSE14.4km/h	48.1%	60.7%
Alice Springs	20°C	34°C	11.6%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE10.3km/h	ESE21.1km/h	27.7%	45.0%
Brisbane	20°C	28°C	43.3%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE4.0km/h	ESE12.8km/h	72.7%	67.9%
Broome	29°C	33°C	26.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	W9.5km/h	W23.7km/h	76.0%	77.2%
Cairns	24°C	29°C	48.5%	0.5 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE5.2km/h	SSE19.2km/h	80.1%	82.0%
Canberra	12°C	25°C	4.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E13.3km/h	E19.3km/h	60.3%	57.2%
Darwin	28°C	31°C	44.0%	0.5 mm	Nil	Medium	W6.8km/h	W21.8km/h	88.8%	79.9%
Hobart	11°C	20°C	3.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E5.8km/h	E13.5km/h	66.2%	63.0%
Melbourne	15°C	24°C	0.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE6.7km/h	SE15.0km/h	59.8%	62.6%
Perth	20°C	33°C	6.6%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S4.1km/h	S14.4km/h	35.5%	42.5%
Sydney	18°C	24°C	27.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE9.3km/h	SE22.2km/h	67.2%	67.8%

Warnings

QLD

Sat 12:28 AEST

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

Sun 01:01 AWST

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

QLD

Sun 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning South East Gulf of Carpentaria, North East Gulf of Carpentaria, Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay & Gold Coast Waters

NSW

Sun 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs and Macquarie coasts. Cancellation for Eden and Batemans coasts

TAS

Sun 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Far North West Coast

Sat 15:01 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Exmouth Gulf Coast and Midwest Inland

Sun 02:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

VIC

Sat 11:31 AEDT

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

NSW

Sun 04:23 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

QLD

Sat 11:53 AEST

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

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