Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

7°C

18°C

Fair
Alice Springs

12°C

22°C

Fair
Brisbane

16°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

20°C

28°C

Fair
Cairns

20°C

26°C

Fair
Canberra

1°C

16°C

Clear skies
Darwin

25°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

9°C

18°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

9°C

15°C

Clear skies
Perth

12°C

23°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

10°C

17°C

National Summary

An area of low pressure over inland eastern WA is producing storms which extend into western NT and northwest SA. A cold front passing over southeast Aust brings showers to eastern NSW. A cold and unstable airmass following the front brings showers to Tas.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

NSW

Thu 13:11 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron and Coffs coasts. Cancellation for Macquarie and Eden coasts

NSW

Thu 13:05 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts. Cancellation for Coffs and Macquarie coasts

NSW

Thu 10:46 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

SA

Thu 10:15 ACST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Flinders and Mid North

National

Thu 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

TAS

Thu 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning for South East Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Channel & South West Coast. Cancellation for Lower East Coast

SA

Thu 09:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Far West Coast

National

Thu 09:59 AEST

Final Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

WA

Thu 07:01 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Eucla Coast

QLD

Thu 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Capricornia

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