Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOWWEDTHUFRISAT
MinMax
Fair
Adelaide

7°C

15°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

5°C

17°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

12°C

20°C

Clear skies
Broome

18°C

29°C

Clear skies
Cairns

17°C

23°C

Clear skies
Canberra

2°C

13°C

Clear skies
Darwin

22°C

30°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

8°C

14°C

Cloudy
Melbourne

10°C

15°C

Clear skies
Perth

14°C

21°C

Fair
Sydney

11°C

17°C

National Summary

Moist onshore winds drive heavy rain and some storms into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. A cold front brings rain and storms to southwest WA. High pressure dominates over southeast Australia bringing a cold morning with fog and frost, followed by a dry and settled day.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

VIC

Tue 11:33 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Seven Creeks

VIC

Tue 11:30 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

NSW

Tue 11:02 AEST

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

TAS

Tue 10:51 AEST

Road Weather Alert for snow covered Roads for Central Plateau

VIC

Tue 10:48 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The King River

NSW

Tue 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Illawarra and Batemans coasts

VIC

Tue 10:00 AEST

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

TAS

Tue 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning Far NW & CN coasts. Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & Upper E, Lower E, SE, SW & CW coasts

SA

Tue 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

QLD

Tue 09:53 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for South East Gulf of Carpentaria & Peninsula, Cooktown and Cairns coasts

ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Wind gust of 163 km/h in Tasmania, the equivalent of category 2 cyclone

A wind gust of 163 km/h was recorded in the southern Tasmanian outpost of Maatsuyker Island around dawn on Monday morning, as a vigorous westerly airstream lashes southeastern Australia.

Read more
What is the best whale watching weather for NSW and Queensland?

Between June and November, humpback whales migrate up and down the Australian East Coast, but what are the best weather conditions to spot these giant animals?

Whale migration season from June to November

The migration season varies from year to year based on predator and prey abundance, sea ice, water temperatures and locations of feeding and breeding grounds.

Read more
Typhoon Bavi to pass by Taiwan, bear down on China

Typhoon Bavi is nearing major population centres this weekend, having travelled across the Western Pacific in the last week.

Read more
Positive Indian Ocean Dipole possible in 2026 – what this means for Australia

A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) could develop in the coming months, increasing the likelihood of warm and dry weather over large areas of Australia in late winter and spring.

Read more