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Enhanced tropical moisture and an unstable air mass are causing showers and thunderstorms to develop in north Qld and the eastern Top End. An unstable air mass over western and inland WA is triggering showers and storms. A cold front bring gusty showers to Tas.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	25°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	N 9.0km/h	WSW 10.4km/h	55.7%	77.2%
Alice Springs	10°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	ENE 8.3km/h	E 10.1km/h	35.7%	50.8%
Brisbane	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	NW 4.0km/h	NNE 7.6km/h	62.6%	76.1%
Broome	25°C	32°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.3 - Very High	ESE 11.5km/h	W 13.7km/h	38.3%	69.5%
Cairns	24°C	28°C	80%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	11.1 - Extreme	SE 18.0km/h	SE 19.8km/h	85.4%	97.2%
Canberra	6°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	NW 5.8km/h	WNW 27.0km/h	63.5%	80.8%
Darwin	25°C	34°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	SSE 10.8km/h	S 9.7km/h	54.1%	75.9%
Hobart	11°C	19°C	39%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	NNW 9.0km/h	WNW 37.1km/h	55.4%	73.0%
Melbourne	13°C	25°C	27%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.9 - Moderate	N 16.9km/h	NW 15.1km/h	56.5%	76.5%
Perth	13°C	27°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	E 6.8km/h	SW 9.4km/h	64.1%	82.4%
Sydney	14°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	NW 12.2km/h	NNE 13.0km/h	57.0%	80.5%

Warnings

TAS

Thu 16:55 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South East & Furneaux Is, Western, U Derwent, NW Coast, CN, C Plateau, Midlands & East Coast

TAS

Thu 16:55 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South East & Furneaux Is, Western, U Derwent, NW Coast, CN, C Plateau, Midlands & East Coast

NSW

Thu 16:54 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Friday for Snowy Mountains

TAS

Thu 16:53 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Friday for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

VIC

Thu 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

NSW

Thu 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning for Friday for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

TAS

Thu 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Derwent, Channel & CN, Lower East, South East & South West coasts

Thu 15:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

Thu 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin and Albany coasts

QLD

Thu 12:25 AEST

Final Flood Watch For Parts Of The North Tropical Coast

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Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

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Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

Cold nights, warm days in classic week of autumn weather

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