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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

14°C

Alice Springs

10°C

22°C

Brisbane

14°C

23°C

Broome

18°C

27°C

Cairns

19°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

12°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

14°C

Melbourne

11°C

13°C

Perth

10°C

17°C

Sydney

14°C

22°C

National Summary

Strong wind, rain & storms, some intense are impacting SA, Tas, Vic & western NSW ahead of a front. The front & a low are bringing blustery winds, showers & a few storms to WA's west & south, mainly the southwest. Isolated showers on the coasts of Qld & the NT due to moist winds.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	14°C	88%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	NW 22.3km/h	WNW 31.7km/h	68.0%	87.0%
Alice Springs	10°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	ESE 2.5km/h	ESE 6.8km/h	53.4%	76.4%
Brisbane	14°C	23°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	NW 2.5km/h	NW 2.5km/h	74.2%	91.0%
Broome	18°C	27°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	SE 6.1km/h	WSW 15.8km/h	64.2%	92.6%
Cairns	19°C	26°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	S 10.8km/h	SE 19.4km/h	77.2%	87.5%
Canberra	8°C	12°C	47%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	2 - Low	NW 25.6km/h	NW 29.2km/h	69.5%	93.0%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	SE 9.0km/h	NE 12.2km/h	72.6%	85.1%
Hobart	8°C	14°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	0.9 - Low	NW 11.2km/h	NW 22.0km/h	66.0%	86.9%
Melbourne	11°C	13°C	62%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	1.4 - Low	N 26.3km/h	NNW 23.0km/h	70.7%	90.4%
Perth	10°C	17°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	SE 6.8km/h	SE 8.3km/h	69.8%	85.5%
Sydney	14°C	22°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNW 17.3km/h	NW 20.2km/h	55.5%	73.7%

Warnings

Thu 05:04 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Lower South East district

Thu 05:04 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Lower South East district

Thu 04:56 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning Yorke Peninsula, Mt Lofty R, Kangaroo Island & Lower South East. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning L Eyre & Flinders

VIC

Thu 05:05 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Thu 05:05 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Thu 05:04 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains, Australian Capital Territory and South West Slopes

NSW

Thu 05:04 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains, Australian Capital Territory and South West Slopes

TAS

Thu 05:02 AEST

Gale Warning for Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island & Far North West, Central North & Upper East coasts

TAS

Thu 04:58 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for King Island

NSW

Thu 04:58 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning C Tablelands, S Tablelands, SW Slopes, Snowy Mountains & ACT. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning CW Slopes/Plains

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Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

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Eastern Australia is seeing widespread rain and Australia’s ski resorts are struggling without natural snow as a rare atmospheric event unfolds in the Southern Hemisphere.

Victorian city’s wettest June day in 128 years

A vast rainband crossing eastern Australia has delivered widespread heavy rain, heaviest in northern and central Victoria, with Bendigo receiving 49.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Sydney's warmest June on record

Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

Southern Annular Mode exceeds +5.0 in rare atmospheric event

Victorian city’s wettest June day in 128 years

Sydney's warmest June on record

Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

Southern Annular Mode exceeds +5.0 in rare atmospheric event

Victorian city’s wettest June day in 128 years

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