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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

13°C

Alice Springs

11°C

23°C

Brisbane

14°C

24°C

Broome

18°C

27°C

Cairns

19°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

13°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

15°C

Melbourne

11°C

13°C

Perth

9°C

17°C

Sydney

15°C

22°C

National Summary

Strong wind, rain & storms are impacting southern SA, Tas & Vic with a cold front. Showers over eastern NSW and southern Qld in unstable air. Onshore winds bring gusty showers to southwest WA and the northeastern Qld and the NT coast. Clear inland and northwest in a high.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	13°C	88%	20 - 25 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	NW 27.7km/h	WNW 27.7km/h	69.5%	88.6%
Alice Springs	11°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	ESE 2.5km/h	ESE 7.2km/h	52.7%	77.0%
Brisbane	14°C	24°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	NW 4.0km/h	NW 2.9km/h	74.2%	91.6%
Broome	18°C	27°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	SE 6.5km/h	WSW 15.1km/h	65.4%	92.5%
Cairns	19°C	26°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	S 11.5km/h	SE 19.4km/h	78.0%	87.4%
Canberra	8°C	13°C	43%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	2 - Low	NW 23.0km/h	NW 28.8km/h	69.8%	92.8%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	SE 8.6km/h	NE 12.2km/h	72.4%	85.5%
Hobart	8°C	15°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	0.9 - Low	NW 10.4km/h	NW 21.6km/h	66.3%	89.2%
Melbourne	11°C	13°C	52%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	1.4 - Low	N 25.9km/h	NNW 20.2km/h	71.5%	90.5%
Perth	9°C	17°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	SE 0.4km/h	SE 8.3km/h	70.0%	85.8%
Sydney	15°C	22°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NW 15.5km/h	NW 20.2km/h	56.3%	73.3%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 12:56 AEST

Flood Watch For Parts Of Gippsland, North East And Central Victoria

TAS

Thu 12:42 AEST

Flood Watch For Northern Tasmania

VIC

Thu 11:51 AEST

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

TAS

Thu 11:50 AEST

Gale Warning for Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island & Far North West, Central North & Upper East coasts

Thu 11:20 ACST

Gale Warning for Investigator Strait & Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

TAS

Thu 11:23 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The South Esk River

Thu 10:42 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Lower South East district

Thu 10:42 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Lower South East district

VIC

Thu 11:06 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

Thu 09:03 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance and Eucla coasts

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News from across Australia

Severe weather warnings in four states, Adelaide’s wettest July day in 10 years

Sydney's warmest June on record

Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

Southern Annular Mode exceeds +5.0 in rare atmospheric event

Severe weather warnings in four states, Adelaide’s wettest July day in 10 years

Sydney's warmest June on record

Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

Southern Annular Mode exceeds +5.0 in rare atmospheric event

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