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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

17°C

Alice Springs

16°C

30°C

Brisbane

15°C

30°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

16°C

Darwin

24°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

13°C

Melbourne

12°C

17°C

Perth

11°C

19°C

Sydney

15°C

25°C

National Summary

A front will bring gusty showers and possible highland snow over Tas and eastern Vic, and gusty winds over the NSW ranges. Another front may bring gusty showers to southwest WA later. Showery onshore winds for coastal far north Qld and the NT Top End.

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	17°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	WNW 15.1km/h	W 16.9km/h	69.7%	91.4%
Alice Springs	16°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	NNW 13.0km/h	N 8.3km/h	28.7%	43.0%
Brisbane	15°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	WNW 5.0km/h	N 6.8km/h	48.4%	71.5%
Broome	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.4 - Very High	WNW 5.8km/h	W 22.0km/h	71.4%	97.5%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 14.0km/h	SE 20.9km/h	70.8%	82.4%
Canberra	8°C	16°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	WNW 19.4km/h	WNW 25.9km/h	53.9%	88.7%
Darwin	24°C	30°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12 - Extreme	E 7.2km/h	NNE 17.3km/h	66.1%	80.6%
Hobart	8°C	13°C	44%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	WNW 25.6km/h	WNW 29.5km/h	52.7%	81.1%
Melbourne	12°C	17°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	NW 16.9km/h	W 17.3km/h	58.8%	87.1%
Perth	11°C	19°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	N 8.3km/h	WNW 17.3km/h	68.0%	91.5%
Sydney	15°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	WNW 15.8km/h	W 19.8km/h	43.6%	63.8%

Warnings

QLD

Sun 16:32 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula, Cooktown and Cairns coasts

VIC

Sun 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Sun 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning SE & SW coasts. Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Derwent & CN, Upper East & Lower E Coasts

NSW

Sun 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Eden Coast

National

Sun 15:56 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

National

Sun 15:56 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

Sun 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

VIC

Sun 10:28 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

VIC

Sun 09:25 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

NSW

Fri 12:24 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

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Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

Warm start to spring to follow Sydney’s warmest winter on record

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

Warm start to spring to follow Sydney’s warmest winter on record

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