Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOWMONTUEWEDTHU
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

16°C

27°C

Fair
Alice Springs

21°C

34°C

Cloudy
Brisbane

20°C

28°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

28°C

33°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

24°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

10°C

24°C

Thunderstorms
Darwin

27°C

31°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

11°C

20°C

Fair
Melbourne

14°C

23°C

Mostly cloudy
Perth

20°C

33°C

Rain showers
Sydney

17°C

23°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

QLD

Sat 12:28 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

WA

Sun 09:26 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast West, Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth & Bunbury Geographe coasts

QLD

Sun 10:08 AEST

Strong Wind Warning South East Gulf of Carpentaria, North East Gulf of Carpentaria, Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay & Gold Coast Waters

QLD

Sun 10:28 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Central West

NSW

Sun 10:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs and Macquarie coasts

TAS

Sun 10:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Far North West Coast

NSW

Sun 10:31 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Northern Tablelands. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

QLD

Sun 11:56 AEST

Flood Watch For Parts Of North-Western Queensland And North Tropical Coast

NT

Sun 11:22 ACST

Flood Watch For Parts Of The Barkly And Carpentaria Catchments

QLD

Sun 09:39 AEST

Final Flood Warning For Baffle Creek

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