Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

MinMax

National Summary

A low pressure trough will continue to bring showers and the odd storm to southeast WA, western SA and the southwestern NT. Showery onshore winds around high pressure for Tas, Vic, Qld and NSW. Dry elsewhere.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

The developing 2026-27 El Niño is strengthening faster than any major El Niño event since 1900, placing it in rare territory among the most powerful early-stage El Niño events of the past 126 years.

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Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Southeastern Australia is in the grip of a wintry chill, as cool southerly winds send a shiver across the most heavily populated corner of the country in the second week of spring.

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Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

Heavy rain has fallen in parts of Western Australia's parched inland, with record-breaking spring rainfall recorded in some areas.

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Dry, blustery winds drive record heat across Sydney

Record early-season heat has been blown across Sydney, with the aid of dry, blustery westerly winds.

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