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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

23°C

Alice Springs

15°C

31°C

Brisbane

19°C

28°C

Broome

28°C

33°C

Cairns

25°C

30°C

Canberra

13°C

27°C

Darwin

24°C

34°C

Hobart

12°C

23°C

Melbourne

13°C

25°C

Perth

16°C

27°C

Sydney

17°C

26°C

National Summary

Winds over the interior & WA's west are warming. A front is causing showers to develop in Tas, southern SA & SW Vic. Moist onshore winds in NE NSW, eastern Qld are bringing showers. Showers & storms are occurring in the northern tropics & are developing over inland WA in troughs.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	WSW 1.8km/h	WSW 14.4km/h	57.8%	76.8%
Alice Springs	15°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.6 - Very High	ESE 5.8km/h	ESE 15.1km/h	35.8%	52.2%
Brisbane	19°C	28°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.9 - Very High	SSE 5.4km/h	E 9.7km/h	62.5%	79.2%
Broome	28°C	33°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.4 - Extreme	S 10.1km/h	WSW 11.2km/h	62.0%	87.7%
Cairns	25°C	30°C	53%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	SSE 24.5km/h	SE 25.2km/h	77.5%	90.0%
Canberra	13°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	S 2.9km/h	NW 15.5km/h	54.0%	72.2%
Darwin	24°C	34°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	SE 8.3km/h	E 13.0km/h	70.6%	86.5%
Hobart	12°C	23°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.8 - Moderate	NNW 11.2km/h	WNW 27.7km/h	54.1%	68.8%
Melbourne	13°C	25°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	NW 4.0km/h	SSW 6.8km/h	62.6%	82.8%
Perth	16°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	ESE 11.2km/h	SSE 9.0km/h	52.2%	75.8%
Sydney	17°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	NW 12.6km/h	ENE 13.7km/h	72.4%	85.1%

Warnings

Wed 13:57 ACDT

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

QLD

Thu 14:41 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Thu 12:59 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Cooper Creek

QLD

Thu 11:05 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Eyre Creek And Moderate Flood Warning For The Georgina River

NSW

Thu 09:45 AEDT

Final Flood Warning For The Culgoa River

QLD

Thu 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Townsville, Mackay and Capricornia coasts

NSW

Thu 16:05 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Illawarra and Batemans coasts

TAS

Thu 16:05 AEDT

Gale Warning for South West Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Upper East, Lower East, South East and Central West coasts

QLD

Thu 14:32 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Daintree River

Thu 10:28 ACST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Daly River

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