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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

7°C

18°C

Alice Springs

12°C

22°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

23°C

Sydney

10°C

17°C

National Summary

A low pressure over eastern WA will bring showers/storms to southeast WA, western SA and the southwestern NT. Showery onshore winds around high pressure for western Tas, eastern Vic, coastal parts of Qld and NSW. Dry elsewhere.

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 8.3km/h	ESE 13.7km/h	58.4%	71.9%
Alice Springs	12°C	22°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	ESE 24.5km/h	ESE 24.1km/h	41.9%	63.0%
Brisbane	15°C	21°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	SSE 13.0km/h	SE 18.0km/h	60.7%	78.7%
Broome	21°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	WSW 8.6km/h	W 21.2km/h	64.3%	87.8%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	42%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.4 - Extreme	SSE 16.2km/h	SE 24.5km/h	69.2%	82.3%
Canberra	3°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	SSE 11.2km/h	N 9.7km/h	53.3%	74.4%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.5 - Extreme	ENE 9.7km/h	NE 23.4km/h	65.7%	78.8%
Hobart	9°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	NW 19.4km/h	NW 23.4km/h	53.1%	68.9%
Melbourne	10°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	SW 10.4km/h	S 13.7km/h	65.2%	79.5%
Perth	11°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	ENE 18.0km/h	ENE 12.6km/h	53.8%	68.3%
Sydney	10°C	17°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	SW 16.2km/h	S 20.5km/h	54.7%	75.8%

Warnings

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

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

VIC

Wed 10:51 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

Wed 09:50 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Flinders and Mid North

NSW

Wed 10:19 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

Wed 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Far West, Upper West & L West Csts. Cancelled Spencer, St Vincent, Invest St & Central, S Cent, Upper SE & L SE coasts

NSW

Wed 10:00 AEST

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

VIC

Wed 10:00 AEST

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

TAS

Wed 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Lower East & South East coasts

National

Wed 09:56 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

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We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Southeastern Australia is in the grip of a wintry chill, as cool southerly winds send a shiver across the most heavily populated corner of the country in the second week of spring.

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

Heavy rain has fallen in parts of Western Australia's parched inland, with record-breaking spring rainfall recorded in some areas.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

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