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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW MON TUE WED THU

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

18°C

Alice Springs

8°C

23°C

Brisbane

14°C

24°C

Broome

21°C

28°C

Cairns

18°C

27°C

Canberra

5°C

16°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

5°C

16°C

Melbourne

8°C

16°C

Perth

9°C

18°C

Sydney

12°C

19°C

National Summary

A cold front and trough crossing the country's southwest bring showers to southern WA, western SA and the southwest NT. Winds around a high pressure ridge may continue to bring showers to parts of eastern Qld, and northeastern NSW, as well as southern Vic and Tas.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	NE 11.2km/h	NNW 13.3km/h	52.6%	75.4%
Alice Springs	8°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	NNE 10.8km/h	E 11.9km/h	45.7%	82.3%
Brisbane	14°C	24°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.5 - High	SSW 6.5km/h	E 10.8km/h	58.8%	81.4%
Broome	21°C	28°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	WSW 4.7km/h	W 14.8km/h	72.0%	100.0%
Cairns	18°C	27°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.1 - Very High	S 13.3km/h	SE 22.3km/h	60.9%	84.8%
Canberra	5°C	16°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	NNW 6.5km/h	NW 19.8km/h	57.0%	88.2%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	S 6.5km/h	NNE 15.8km/h	60.0%	77.8%
Hobart	5°C	16°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NNW 9.4km/h	NNW 14.0km/h	56.4%	84.2%
Melbourne	8°C	16°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.5 - Moderate	N 5.8km/h	NNW 6.5km/h	60.7%	83.9%
Perth	9°C	18°C	34%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	S 11.9km/h	S 14.4km/h	63.8%	94.3%
Sydney	12°C	19°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	WSW 10.4km/h	E 12.6km/h	49.6%	91.2%

Warnings

VIC

Sun 14:06 AEST

Initial Flood Watch For Part Of North West, Central And North East Victoria

VIC

Sun 12:30 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

NSW

Sun 12:21 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

VIC

Sun 11:33 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

Sun 10:17 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Far West and Upper West coasts

VIC

Sun 10:25 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Avoca River

TAS

Sun 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & Upper East, South East, South West and Central West coasts

National

Sun 03:56 AEST

Final Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

TAS

Sat 10:53 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

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Huge northwest cloudband producing rain across Australia

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Australian Weather Forecast

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Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Watch this 7000km cloudband splits Australia into two

El Niño affecting Pacific Ocean marine life

Huge northwest cloudband producing rain across Australia

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

Watch this 7000km cloudband splits Australia into two

El Niño affecting Pacific Ocean marine life

Huge northwest cloudband producing rain across Australia

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

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