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Warning

Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

15°C

30°C

Alice Springs

24°C

40°C

Brisbane

22°C

32°C

Broome

29°C

31°C

Cairns

26°C

31°C

Canberra

16°C

31°C

Darwin

29°C

33°C

Hobart

14°C

17°C

Melbourne

18°C

27°C

Perth

18°C

32°C

Sydney

20°C

26°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	15°C	30°C	1.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SW2.1km/h	SW4.8km/h	57.3%	56.8%
Alice Springs	24°C	40°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE4.2km/h	SE6.9km/h	11.5%	12.0%
Brisbane	22°C	32°C	2.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE1.9km/h	SSE3.3km/h	67.3%	68.7%
Broome	29°C	31°C	1.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW5.2km/h	WNW8.0km/h	78.0%	74.8%
Cairns	26°C	31°C	29.1%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW1.7km/h	WNW4.3km/h	86.7%	82.5%
Canberra	16°C	31°C	41.4%	0.6 mm	Nil	Medium	ENE2.4km/h	ENE5.2km/h	72.1%	71.6%
Darwin	29°C	33°C	11.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	W3.7km/h	W6.7km/h	82.5%	78.1%
Hobart	14°C	17°C	50.5%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	E2.1km/h	E4.2km/h	75.8%	74.6%
Melbourne	18°C	27°C	16.6%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S2.5km/h	S5.9km/h	71.6%	69.0%
Perth	18°C	32°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE2.5km/h	ESE5.5km/h	41.7%	43.4%
Sydney	20°C	26°C	42.4%	0.3 mm	Nil	Medium	NE3.4km/h	NE6.1km/h	74.4%	75.8%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 21:43 AEST

Major Flood Warning For Connors-Isaac & Mackenzie Rivers, Moderate Flood Warning For Fitzroy River & Flood Warning For Nogoa River Catchment

QLD

Wed 15:23 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Moderate Flood Warning For Eyre Creek

QLD

Wed 13:54 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson And Alice Rivers And Jordan Creek

QLD

Wed 12:30 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

QLD

Wed 11:16 AEST

Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Wed 09:28 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Suttor River

Thu 02:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Beagle Bonaparte Coast

Thu 03:40 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, St Vincent, Invest St, Adelaide Waters & Upper West, Lower West, South Central, Upper SE & L SE coasts

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island & Far North West, Central North and South West coasts

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Ex-TC Koji funnels much-needed moisture to NSW and Victoria

Parts of New South Wales that have barely seen a drop of rain in the first half of January 2026 will see showers and storms this Wednesday as a trough crosses the state.

Melbourne serves up surprisingly stable temperatures in lead-up to Australian Open

Famous for its wildly fluctuating weather, Melbourne is turning on a run of uncharacteristically stable temperatures in the lead-up to the start of the 2026 Australian Open tennis this Sunday.

Victorian bushfire smoke visible from space

Satellite imagery clearly shows smoke from Victoria’s bushfires, as at least 12 major blazes still rage in our southernmost mainland state.

Big week of rain for eastern Australia

Large parts of eastern Australia can expect a week of significant rainfall.

Ex-TC Koji funnels much-needed moisture to NSW and Victoria

Parts of New South Wales that have barely seen a drop of rain in the first half of January 2026 will see showers and storms this Wednesday as a trough crosses the state.

Melbourne serves up surprisingly stable temperatures in lead-up to Australian Open

Famous for its wildly fluctuating weather, Melbourne is turning on a run of uncharacteristically stable temperatures in the lead-up to the start of the 2026 Australian Open tennis this Sunday.

Victorian bushfire smoke visible from space

Satellite imagery clearly shows smoke from Victoria’s bushfires, as at least 12 major blazes still rage in our southernmost mainland state.

Big week of rain for eastern Australia

Large parts of eastern Australia can expect a week of significant rainfall.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Ex-TC Koji funnels much-needed moisture to NSW and Victoria

Melbourne serves up surprisingly stable temperatures in lead-up to Australian Open

Victorian bushfire smoke visible from space

Big week of rain for eastern Australia

Ex-TC Koji funnels much-needed moisture to NSW and Victoria

Melbourne serves up surprisingly stable temperatures in lead-up to Australian Open

Victorian bushfire smoke visible from space

Big week of rain for eastern Australia

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