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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

7°C

18°C

Alice Springs

12°C

23°C

Brisbane

15°C

21°C

Broome

21°C

28°C

Cairns

20°C

26°C

Canberra

3°C

17°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

9°C

18°C

Melbourne

10°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

22°C

Sydney

10°C

17°C

National Summary

A low pressure trough will continue to bring showers and the odd storm to southeast WA, and western SA and the interior. A cold front will brush the southeast, bringing gusty showers to Tas and southern Vic. Showery onshore winds around high pressure for coastal Qld and NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	7°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	ESE 9.0km/h	ESE 13.3km/h	57.8%	71.8%
Alice Springs	12°C	23°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.7 - Very High	ESE 25.2km/h	ESE 25.2km/h	37.9%	59.2%
Brisbane	15°C	21°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	SSE 13.0km/h	SE 18.0km/h	60.0%	79.1%
Broome	21°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	WSW 9.4km/h	W 20.9km/h	63.1%	88.7%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	40%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.5 - Extreme	SSE 16.9km/h	SE 25.6km/h	68.4%	82.4%
Canberra	3°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	SSE 11.5km/h	N 10.1km/h	52.3%	73.1%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.5 - Extreme	ENE 9.4km/h	NE 23.4km/h	65.2%	78.2%
Hobart	9°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	NW 19.1km/h	WNW 23.0km/h	52.9%	69.3%
Melbourne	10°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	SSW 9.7km/h	S 12.6km/h	63.7%	78.2%
Perth	11°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	ENE 18.0km/h	ENE 12.2km/h	53.6%	69.1%
Sydney	10°C	17°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	SW 15.8km/h	S 20.9km/h	52.5%	75.1%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 04:53 AEST

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

NSW

Wed 04:53 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

National

Wed 04:31 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

National

Wed 04:31 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern And Western Areas

Wed 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, St Vincent, Invest St & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper SE & L SE coasts

VIC

Wed 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

NSW

Wed 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning Sydney Enclosed Waters & Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Batemans coasts

TAS

Wed 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Lower East, South East & South West coasts

Wed 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts. Cancellation for Ningaloo Coast

QLD

Wed 03:00 AEST

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

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Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

News from across Australia

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Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

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