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A broad high will direct a few coastal showers over Tas, northern SA, Vic, coastal NSW, eastern Qld, and the eastern Top End. The high will maintain dry conditions elsewhere over the country, with cold mornings in the southeast.

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	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	E 4.3km/h	SE 5.8km/h	67.1%	88.0%
Alice Springs	3°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	SE 8.6km/h	SE 14.8km/h	62.0%	79.3%
Brisbane	12°C	21°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	SSW 8.3km/h	SE 12.6km/h	67.2%	85.4%
Broome	17°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	E 20.5km/h	SE 10.8km/h	41.9%	66.1%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	66%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.3 - High	SSE 18.0km/h	SE 22.7km/h	72.7%	89.4%
Canberra	3°C	13°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	SE 7.9km/h	ENE 10.4km/h	72.5%	92.3%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	SE 11.5km/h	ESE 12.2km/h	55.7%	72.2%
Hobart	3°C	11°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.2 - Low	WNW 10.1km/h	NNW 6.8km/h	65.3%	87.4%
Melbourne	9°C	14°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.7 - Low	NE 0.7km/h	S 3.2km/h	76.6%	99.8%
Perth	11°C	21°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.1 - Moderate	NE 14.8km/h	NNE 16.2km/h	57.5%	71.9%
Sydney	12°C	17°C	93%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	SW 10.1km/h	SSE 11.5km/h	74.2%	98.4%

Warnings

Wed 13:01 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast East and Pilbara Coast West

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Peninsula, Cooktown and Cairns coasts

Wed 10:32 ACST

Frost Warning for Riverland. Cancellation for Murraylands

NSW

Wed 10:09 AEST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert for Canberra

VIC

Wed 09:56 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

NSW

Wed 07:45 AEST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert for Sydney Western Suburbs

Mon 11:06 ACST

Final Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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Coldest night of the year in three cities

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Coldest night of the year in three cities

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