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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

18°C

Alice Springs

6°C

18°C

Brisbane

13°C

22°C

Broome

23°C

27°C

Cairns

18°C

24°C

Canberra

4°C

15°C

Darwin

23°C

32°C

Hobart

6°C

16°C

Melbourne

10°C

15°C

Perth

8°C

25°C

Sydney

12°C

19°C

National Summary

A high pressure system centered over SA is bringing a few showers to southern SA, southern Vic and western Tas. Southerly winds over eastern NSW are bringing a few coastal showers. Light rain in northwest WA with enhanced mid-level moisture. Mostly dry elsewhere.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	18°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	SSW 4.7km/h	SW 10.4km/h	67.6%	85.0%
Alice Springs	6°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	SE 10.1km/h	ESE 19.1km/h	58.5%	86.7%
Brisbane	13°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	SW 10.1km/h	SSW 10.4km/h	58.1%	75.1%
Broome	23°C	27°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	E 25.2km/h	ENE 18.4km/h	55.0%	86.2%
Cairns	18°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SSE 17.3km/h	SE 21.6km/h	55.8%	72.8%
Canberra	4°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	SSE 7.6km/h	ESE 8.3km/h	67.9%	83.5%
Darwin	23°C	32°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	SE 20.9km/h	ESE 20.5km/h	59.9%	74.5%
Hobart	6°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NNW 11.9km/h	NNW 11.5km/h	62.5%	79.0%
Melbourne	10°C	15°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	WNW 1.1km/h	S 5.8km/h	77.9%	94.9%
Perth	8°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	NNE 4.0km/h	W 6.8km/h	39.2%	66.9%
Sydney	12°C	19°C	43%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.1 - Moderate	WSW 18.7km/h	S 23.0km/h	66.1%	82.8%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 22:51 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Townsville, Mackay & Capricornia coasts. Cancelled Cooktown & Cairns coasts

NSW

Wed 22:42 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

NSW

Wed 22:39 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Lower East and South East coasts

Wed 19:01 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for West Kimberley Coast

Wed 20:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Roper Groote Coast

QLD

Wed 18:27 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

NSW

Wed 18:27 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts

NSW

Wed 06:54 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Richmond River

Mon 12:11 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

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Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

We’re 20 days into May and Canberra has had no nights where the mercury has fallen to 0°C or lower, in a month where it historically happens around eight times.

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

A large pool of abnormally warm water sitting below the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean is starting to emerge at the surface, rapidly tipping the scales towards El Niño.

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

After beginning the month with its warmest May day in 144 years of records (May 1 maximum 26.

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Flooding rapidly developed across parts of southeast Queensland on Monday following more than 240 mm of rain in the last two days.

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News from across Australia

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

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