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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	22°C	31°C	11.1%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE11.5km/h	SE20.9km/h	34.3%	52.7%
Alice Springs	26°C	41°C	3.1%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E13.5km/h	E25.2km/h	16.8%	25.5%
Brisbane	22°C	31°C	6.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE5.7km/h	SE12.4km/h	54.5%	71.4%
Broome	28°C	31°C	22.7%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	W16.3km/h	W32.4km/h	65.5%	81.0%
Cairns	24°C	28°C	50.1%	0.4 mm	Nil	Medium	SE8.0km/h	SE14.5km/h	74.5%	92.2%
Canberra	18°C	40°C	10.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S8.6km/h	S18.2km/h	37.0%	50.1%
Darwin	26°C	29°C	51.4%	0.8 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW11.2km/h	WNW23.8km/h	78.3%	94.3%
Hobart	13°C	24°C	0.6%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S5.7km/h	S21.3km/h	53.6%	75.3%
Melbourne	17°C	24°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S14.5km/h	S21.0km/h	56.1%	75.8%
Perth	19°C	28°C	0.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE7.9km/h	SE16.3km/h	39.3%	51.5%
Sydney	20°C	28°C	2.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE7.9km/h	ESE16.1km/h	68.2%	84.2%

Warnings

QLD

Sun 12:46 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Cooper Creek And Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson And Barcoo Rivers

QLD

Sun 11:29 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Sun 10:23 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Fitzroy River Catchment

QLD

Sun 09:31 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Suttor River

Sun 15:24 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Burrup and Exmouth Gulf Coast

Sun 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast East, Pilbara Coast West & North Kimberley, West Kimberley and Eucla coasts

QLD

Sun 22:31 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Monday for Gold Coast Waters

Sun 17:03 ACDT

Fire Weather Warning for West Coast

NSW

Sun 16:02 AEDT

Fire Weather Warning for Central Ranges

NSW

Sun 16:19 AEDT

Hazardous Surf Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

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Rain-affected BBL final possible

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Tropical cyclone Luana forms northwest of Broome

Tropical Cyclone Luana formed northwest of Broome on Saturday morning, with destructive winds, heavy rain, large waves and storm surge to impact the west Kimberley coast.

Australia Day forecasts for the capital cities

Australia Day falls this coming Monday, January 26, so here’s our summary of the likely weather conditions in the capital cities.

Intense heatwave spreading across Australia, catastrophic fire danger in SA on Saturday

An intense and prolonged heatwave will sweep across Australia from this weekend into next week, causing temperatures to potentially approach 50°C and fuelling catastrophic fire danger ratings in some areas.

Rain-affected BBL final possible

Tropical cyclone Luana forms northwest of Broome

Tropical Cyclone Luana formed northwest of Broome on Saturday morning, with destructive winds, heavy rain, large waves and storm surge to impact the west Kimberley coast.

Australia Day forecasts for the capital cities

Australia Day falls this coming Monday, January 26, so here’s our summary of the likely weather conditions in the capital cities.

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News from across Australia

Rain-affected BBL final possible

Tropical cyclone Luana forms northwest of Broome

Australia Day forecasts for the capital cities

Intense heatwave spreading across Australia, catastrophic fire danger in SA on Saturday

Rain-affected BBL final possible

Tropical cyclone Luana forms northwest of Broome

Australia Day forecasts for the capital cities

Intense heatwave spreading across Australia, catastrophic fire danger in SA on Saturday

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