Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Cloudy
Adelaide

8°C

14°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

1°C

17°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

10°C

22°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

11°C

28°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

18°C

25°C

Fair
Canberra

0°C

11°C

Clear skies
Darwin

19°C

29°C

Fair
Hobart

6°C

12°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

8°C

13°C

Cloudy
Perth

6°C

19°C

Clear skies
Sydney

7°C

16°C

National Summary

A brisk westerly airstream between fronts is bringing showers to Tas, southern & eastern Vic and southeast NSW, falling as snow over the Alps. Moist easterly winds are bringing a few showers to far north Qld and the northeast NT. A broad ridge of high pressure keeps elsewhere dry

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

VIC

Wed 22:50 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

NSW

Wed 22:50 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning Snowy Mountains. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes & ACT

NSW

Wed 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Illawarra and Batemans coasts. Cancellation for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Sydney Coast

VIC

Wed 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for East Gippsland Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Central Gippsland Coast. Cancellation for Central Coast

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & Central North, Upper East, Lower East & South East coasts

QLD

Wed 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

VIC

Wed 10:56 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

SA

Wed 09:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Bitterly cold across the southeast with fresh snow and wild winds up high

The cold front that crossed Tasmania and the southeast mainland overnight has left up to 15 centimetres of fresh snow at higher elevations, with strong winds and low temperatures creating bitter conditions in the alpine region.

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Perth facing driest July in 14 years

Perth is facing the very strong likelihood of having its driest July since 2012, with no significant rainfall expected before the end of the month.

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Why do clouds float?

Clouds are made up of water droplets and ice crystals.

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Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

A classic midwinter cold front will surge across southeastern Australia on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing rain, strong winds, and snow to higher elevations of Tasmania and the mainland alpine region.

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