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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

17°C

Alice Springs

15°C

27°C

Brisbane

13°C

22°C

Broome

19°C

28°C

Cairns

18°C

23°C

Canberra

8°C

15°C

Darwin

22°C

31°C

Hobart

9°C

17°C

Melbourne

12°C

17°C

Perth

8°C

20°C

Sydney

11°C

22°C

National Summary

A north-west cloud band will bring showers from central WA though the interior, with rain and thunderstorms possible over southern NSW, Vic and Tas. Moist onshore winds around ridges of high pressure will bring showers to northeast NSW, eastern Qld and southwest WA.

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	17°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	N 9.7km/h	WNW 18.0km/h	67.5%	86.6%
Alice Springs	15°C	27°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	N 10.4km/h	NW 10.1km/h	53.0%	76.5%
Brisbane	13°C	22°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	S 5.8km/h	ENE 13.0km/h	66.7%	85.1%
Broome	19°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	W 4.7km/h	W 19.8km/h	65.5%	95.7%
Cairns	18°C	23°C	43%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	SSE 18.0km/h	SE 23.0km/h	74.4%	86.4%
Canberra	8°C	15°C	44%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	NNW 10.4km/h	NW 20.5km/h	73.8%	97.3%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.9 - Very High	ESE 8.3km/h	E 17.3km/h	52.8%	71.1%
Hobart	9°C	17°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NNW 11.9km/h	NW 17.6km/h	64.0%	81.0%
Melbourne	12°C	17°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NNW 11.2km/h	NW 15.5km/h	66.3%	83.8%
Perth	8°C	20°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	NE 4.0km/h	SW 8.6km/h	74.9%	85.9%
Sydney	11°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	NW 10.4km/h	NNE 14.0km/h	63.1%	80.8%

Warnings

VIC

Wed 17:05 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Central, East Gippsland, North Central, North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Wed 17:05 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Central, East Gippsland, North Central, North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & West, Central and East Gippsland coasts

NSW

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Far North West, Upper East, Lower East, South East, South West & Central West coasts. Cancelled East of Flinders Is

Wed 15:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts. Cancellation for Investigator Strait & Central Coast

VIC

Wed 15:39 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

Wed 13:01 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Albany and Esperance coasts

VIC

Wed 12:45 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

NSW

Wed 12:32 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

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Warnings

News from across Australia

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Rain spreading across inland Australia

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Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Rain spreading across inland Australia

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