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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

19°C

Alice Springs

9°C

19°C

Brisbane

13°C

22°C

Broome

20°C

28°C

Cairns

18°C

24°C

Canberra

4°C

15°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

16°C

Melbourne

9°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

22°C

Sydney

12°C

19°C

National Summary

Low pressure in the Tasman will direct gusty winds and showers into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. A moist, unstable airmass brings thundery showers to WA's northwest and a front will bring rain to WA's southwest later. High pressure should keep elsewhere dry and settled.

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	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.1 - Moderate	E 4.0km/h	W 9.0km/h	61.0%	81.0%
Alice Springs	9°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	E 19.1km/h	E 21.6km/h	62.6%	88.1%
Brisbane	13°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	SW 9.4km/h	SSW 10.1km/h	58.3%	74.6%
Broome	20°C	28°C	41%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	ENE 20.2km/h	E 13.3km/h	54.2%	90.9%
Cairns	18°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SSE 17.3km/h	SE 22.3km/h	55.7%	72.5%
Canberra	4°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	SSE 6.8km/h	E 7.6km/h	67.5%	84.8%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.4 - Very High	SE 17.3km/h	E 13.3km/h	58.6%	69.3%
Hobart	6°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NNW 11.9km/h	NNW 12.2km/h	64.3%	80.4%
Melbourne	9°C	15°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	WNW 1.1km/h	S 5.8km/h	76.4%	93.3%
Perth	11°C	22°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.5 - Moderate	NNW 2.2km/h	SW 15.5km/h	56.6%	90.3%
Sydney	12°C	19°C	39%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.1 - Moderate	WSW 18.4km/h	S 22.7km/h	66.2%	85.1%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 15:52 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for West Kimberley Coast. Cancellation for Pilbara Coast East, Pilbara Coast West & North Kimberley Coast

Wed 14:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Cooktown, Cairns & Mackay coasts. Cancelled South East Gulf of Carpentaria

NSW

Wed 10:42 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Wed 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower East, South East and South West coasts

VIC

Wed 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast. Cancellation for Central Gippsland Coast

NSW

Wed 06:54 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Richmond River

NSW

Wed 04:26 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

NSW

Tue 15:50 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Wilsons River

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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After beginning the month with its warmest May day in 144 years of records (May 1 maximum 26.

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

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Massive rainband soaks Australia: heavy rain still likely in parts of Qld, NSW

Like a huge sash across the continent, a massive northwest cloudband has produced soaking rain over large parts of the country, with more rain likely in the next day or two.

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

A large pool of abnormally warm water sitting below the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean is starting to emerge at the surface, rapidly tipping the scales towards El Niño.

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

After beginning the month with its warmest May day in 144 years of records (May 1 maximum 26.

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Flooding rapidly developed across parts of southeast Queensland on Monday following more than 240 mm of rain in the last two days.

Massive rainband soaks Australia: heavy rain still likely in parts of Qld, NSW

Like a huge sash across the continent, a massive northwest cloudband has produced soaking rain over large parts of the country, with more rain likely in the next day or two.

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News from across Australia

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Massive rainband soaks Australia: heavy rain still likely in parts of Qld, NSW

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Massive rainband soaks Australia: heavy rain still likely in parts of Qld, NSW

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