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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

15°C

Alice Springs

8°C

18°C

Brisbane

13°C

22°C

Broome

16°C

27°C

Cairns

19°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

12°C

17°C

Melbourne

14°C

18°C

Perth

6°C

16°C

Sydney

14°C

22°C

National Summary

A deep, slow-moving low off WA's south coast is bringing rain and strong winds to southern WA. A cold front is causing heavy rain over SA, and showers and storms over WA's northeast and the NT's south. Moist northerly winds bring a few showers to Tas, Vic and southern NSW.

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	15°C	52%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	NNW 20.9km/h	NNW 29.2km/h	64.8%	85.4%
Alice Springs	8°C	18°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	SW 10.1km/h	WSW 12.6km/h	52.2%	77.5%
Brisbane	13°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	W 2.2km/h	NNE 4.0km/h	66.5%	86.1%
Broome	16°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	SE 24.1km/h	SSE 21.6km/h	31.8%	57.0%
Cairns	19°C	26°C	47%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.3 - High	SSE 12.6km/h	SE 18.0km/h	73.7%	87.8%
Canberra	8°C	16°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNW 7.9km/h	NNW 21.2km/h	79.5%	92.8%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	SE 7.6km/h	NE 9.7km/h	71.2%	84.0%
Hobart	12°C	17°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NNW 11.5km/h	N 14.4km/h	74.5%	91.8%
Melbourne	14°C	18°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.7 - Low	N 22.0km/h	N 20.9km/h	71.8%	88.8%
Perth	6°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	ESE 4.0km/h	SSE 4.7km/h	69.4%	88.8%
Sydney	14°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	NW 10.1km/h	NNW 14.0km/h	66.1%	82.4%

Warnings

Wed 10:31 AWST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South East Coastal

Wed 10:32 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula & West Coast & North West Pastoral districts

Wed 10:32 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula & West Coast & North West Pastoral districts

Wed 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

NSW

Wed 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Eden Coast

VIC

Wed 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip

TAS

Wed 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Thursday East of Flinders Is & Far North West, Central North, Upper East, Lower East, South West & Central West coasts

Wed 07:35 AWST

Gale Warning for Esperance Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Albany and Eucla coasts

QLD

Wed 09:35 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Townsville and Mackay coasts

Wed 04:49 AWST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of South East Coastal district

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News from across Australia

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Australia's shortest day of the year this weekend

Massive northwest cloudband brings heavy rain

Wet in the southwest with rare WA snow possible

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Australia's shortest day of the year this weekend

Massive northwest cloudband brings heavy rain

Wet in the southwest with rare WA snow possible

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