Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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National Summary

A tropical low and unstable E'ly winds will fuel heavy rain and storms over the eastern Top End and north Qld. An unstable air mass will bring showers and storms to western WA. A cold front will cause showers and a few storms to develop in Tas, SE SA & southern Vic.

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Forecasts for Thursday

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News from across Australia

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

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Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

Large parts of Queensland are in for a good soaking as the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Maila cross the coastline.

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Cold nights, warm days in classic week of autumn weather

A classic autumn pattern of cold nights and warm days is in store for much of the country this week, after a cold front swept across southeastern Australia over the weekend.

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New Zealand hammered by Extratropical Cyclone Vaianu

Cyclone Vaianu developed near Fiji last weekend and intensified into a category 3 tropical cyclone before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone on Thursday as it moved south of the Tropic of Capricorn.

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