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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

17°C

Alice Springs

14°C

27°C

Brisbane

13°C

22°C

Broome

19°C

28°C

Cairns

18°C

23°C

Canberra

8°C

15°C

Darwin

22°C

31°C

Hobart

10°C

17°C

Melbourne

12°C

17°C

Perth

8°C

20°C

Sydney

11°C

22°C

National Summary

A north-west cloud band will bring showers from central WA though the interior, with rain and thunderstorms possible over southern NSW, Vic and Tas. Moist onshore winds around ridges of high pressure will bring showers to northeast NSW, eastern Qld and southwest WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	17°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	N 9.4km/h	WNW 18.4km/h	67.5%	86.8%
Alice Springs	14°C	27°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	NNE 10.8km/h	NW 10.8km/h	50.8%	75.0%
Brisbane	13°C	22°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	S 5.8km/h	ENE 11.9km/h	66.8%	84.8%
Broome	19°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	W 4.7km/h	W 19.4km/h	65.8%	96.4%
Cairns	18°C	23°C	43%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	SSE 18.4km/h	SE 23.0km/h	75.5%	86.5%
Canberra	8°C	15°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	NW 10.8km/h	NW 22.7km/h	71.1%	96.0%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.9 - Very High	ESE 8.6km/h	E 17.6km/h	53.0%	68.1%
Hobart	10°C	17°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NNW 12.6km/h	NW 18.0km/h	64.4%	81.5%
Melbourne	12°C	17°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NNW 11.2km/h	NW 15.1km/h	64.8%	83.6%
Perth	8°C	20°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	NE 4.0km/h	SW 8.3km/h	73.5%	85.8%
Sydney	11°C	22°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	NW 10.1km/h	NNE 14.0km/h	61.5%	81.1%

Warnings

VIC

Wed 12:45 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

NSW

Wed 12:32 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

TAS

Wed 12:14 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Mersey River

VIC

Wed 11:53 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

VIC

Wed 11:27 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Wed 10:42 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Goulburn River

VIC

Wed 10:39 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Central, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

VIC

Wed 10:39 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Central, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

VIC

Wed 10:37 AEST

Gale Warning for Port Phillip. Strong Wind Warning for West, Central and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Wed 10:37 AEST

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

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