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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW WED THU FRI SAT

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

17°C

Alice Springs

17°C

31°C

Brisbane

15°C

30°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

9°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

13°C

Melbourne

11°C

17°C

Perth

11°C

19°C

Sydney

15°C

25°C

National Summary

Fronts will maintain brisk westerly winds & showers in the country's south, mainly Tas. Showers will affect the northeast tropics, mainly the coasts, due to moist easterly winds. Highs will keep much of the remainder of the country dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	17°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	W 18.0km/h	WSW 18.4km/h	65.8%	83.8%
Alice Springs	17°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.7 - Very High	N 5.0km/h	N 7.6km/h	26.3%	41.1%
Brisbane	15°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	WNW 4.3km/h	N 7.6km/h	49.0%	71.2%
Broome	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.3 - Very High	WNW 6.1km/h	W 22.0km/h	72.0%	97.2%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.1 - Extreme	SSE 13.0km/h	SE 19.8km/h	68.4%	85.5%
Canberra	9°C	16°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	WNW 21.2km/h	WNW 29.5km/h	60.5%	82.8%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.9 - Extreme	E 7.2km/h	NNE 17.6km/h	64.3%	83.1%
Hobart	8°C	13°C	55%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	WNW 26.6km/h	WNW 30.2km/h	53.5%	78.7%
Melbourne	11°C	17°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.3 - Moderate	NNW 16.2km/h	W 19.8km/h	58.9%	79.8%
Perth	11°C	19°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	N 5.8km/h	W 15.5km/h	77.3%	94.6%
Sydney	15°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	WNW 19.4km/h	W 19.4km/h	43.8%	61.3%

Warnings

Tue 04:35 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

National

Tue 04:40 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western, Southeastern And Southern Areas

National

Tue 04:40 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western, Southern And Southeastern Areas

NSW

Tue 04:39 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Tue 04:39 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

VIC

Tue 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & West, Central and Central Gippsland coasts

VIC

Tue 04:09 AEST

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

VIC

Tue 04:09 AEST

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

TAS

Tue 04:07 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East and East Coast

TAS

Tue 04:07 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East and East Coast

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News from across Australia

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Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

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