Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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MinMax
Cloudy
Adelaide

11°C

17°C

Cloudy
Alice Springs

15°C

27°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

13°C

22°C

Clear skies
Broome

19°C

28°C

Clear skies
Cairns

18°C

23°C

Cloudy
Canberra

8°C

15°C

Clear skies
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

9°C

17°C

Rain showers
Melbourne

12°C

17°C

Clear skies
Perth

8°C

20°C

Clear skies
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

Warnings

QLD

Wed 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Peninsula, Cooktown, Townsville and Mackay coasts

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

SA

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

WA

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

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