Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

11°C

16°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

6°C

19°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

17°C

25°C

Clear skies
Broome

23°C

31°C

Clear skies
Cairns

20°C

28°C

Fair
Canberra

3°C

10°C

Clear skies
Darwin

23°C

32°C

Cloudy
Hobart

5°C

12°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

7°C

12°C

Clear skies
Perth

11°C

22°C

Clear skies
Sydney

10°C

17°C

National Summary

Patchy rain & a few storms are affecting northeast NSW, southern and western Qld and the WA Kimberley in troughs. A front is bringing a burst of brisk winds and showers to Tas, Vic, southern SA and far southern WA. A large high is keeping much of the remainder of the country dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

VIC

Thu 05:18 AEST

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

TAS

Thu 04:32 AEST

Bush Walkers Weather Alert for Western and Central Plateau

SA

Thu 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning L SE Coast. Cancelled Gulf St Vincent, Spencer Gulf, Invest St & South Central, Upper South East & Central coasts

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEST

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

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Far North West, Central North, South East, South West & Central West coasts

National

Thu 03:46 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern, Western And Southeastern Areas

VIC

Thu 03:33 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning South West, Central, W & S Gippsland & East Gippsland. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning North Central & North East

NSW

Thu 03:33 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes and Snowy Mountains

WA

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast East, Pilbara Coast West & North Kimberley and West Kimberley coasts

QLD

Thu 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Cooktown and Cairns coasts

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