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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

17°C

Alice Springs

15°C

27°C

Brisbane

13°C

21°C

Broome

19°C

28°C

Cairns

18°C

23°C

Canberra

8°C

15°C

Darwin

22°C

31°C

Hobart

10°C

17°C

Melbourne

12°C

17°C

Perth

8°C

20°C

Sydney

11°C

22°C

National Summary

A north-west cloud band will bring showers from central WA though the interior, with rain and thunderstorms possible over southern NSW, Vic and Tas. Moist onshore winds around ridges of high pressure will bring showers to northeast NSW, eastern Qld and southwest WA.

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	17°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	N 9.4km/h	WNW 18.4km/h	67.5%	86.8%
Alice Springs	15°C	27°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	NNE 10.8km/h	NW 10.8km/h	50.8%	75.0%
Brisbane	13°C	21°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	S 5.8km/h	ENE 11.9km/h	66.8%	85.0%
Broome	19°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	W 4.7km/h	W 19.4km/h	65.8%	96.4%
Cairns	18°C	23°C	43%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	SSE 18.4km/h	SE 23.0km/h	75.5%	86.6%
Canberra	8°C	15°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	NW 10.8km/h	NW 22.3km/h	71.1%	96.0%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.9 - Very High	ESE 8.6km/h	E 17.6km/h	53.0%	68.1%
Hobart	10°C	17°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NNW 12.6km/h	NW 18.0km/h	64.4%	81.6%
Melbourne	12°C	17°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NNW 10.8km/h	NW 14.8km/h	64.8%	83.4%
Perth	8°C	20°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	NE 4.0km/h	SW 7.9km/h	73.4%	85.6%
Sydney	11°C	22°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	NW 10.1km/h	N 14.0km/h	61.5%	81.1%

Warnings

VIC

Wed 12:45 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

NSW

Wed 12:32 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

TAS

Wed 12:14 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Mersey River

VIC

Wed 11:53 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

VIC

Wed 11:27 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Wed 10:42 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Goulburn River

VIC

Wed 10:39 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Central, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

VIC

Wed 10:39 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Central, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

VIC

Wed 10:37 AEST

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

TAS

Wed 10:37 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & Far North West, Upper East, Lower East, South East, South West and Central West coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across Victoria on Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts possible in central parts of the state, including Melbourne.

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Rain has begun to fall across parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales, with moderate falls likely by the end of the working week.

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

El Niño is strengthening so quickly that it could make 2026 become Earth’s warmest year on record.

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

With two weeks left of the 2026 Australia winter, springlike warmth will spread across large parts of the most heavily populated corner of the country.

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across Victoria on Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts possible in central parts of the state, including Melbourne.

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Rain has begun to fall across parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales, with moderate falls likely by the end of the working week.

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

El Niño is strengthening so quickly that it could make 2026 become Earth’s warmest year on record.

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

With two weeks left of the 2026 Australia winter, springlike warmth will spread across large parts of the most heavily populated corner of the country.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

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