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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW WED THU FRI SAT

MinMax

Adelaide

8°C

18°C

Alice Springs

12°C

24°C

Brisbane

15°C

21°C

Broome

21°C

28°C

Cairns

20°C

26°C

Canberra

3°C

16°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

9°C

18°C

Melbourne

10°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

22°C

Sydney

11°C

18°C

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

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	8°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	E 10.8km/h	E 11.5km/h	55.1%	72.5%
Alice Springs	12°C	24°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.7 - Very High	ESE 25.6km/h	ESE 26.3km/h	34.6%	54.5%
Brisbane	15°C	21°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	SSE 14.4km/h	SE 17.6km/h	58.5%	74.9%
Broome	21°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	WSW 10.1km/h	W 21.2km/h	62.0%	85.2%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.5 - Extreme	SSE 16.2km/h	SE 25.2km/h	69.5%	82.7%
Canberra	3°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	SSE 11.5km/h	N 11.9km/h	53.9%	73.7%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.5 - Extreme	ENE 9.0km/h	NNE 23.0km/h	65.1%	79.2%
Hobart	9°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	NW 18.4km/h	NW 21.6km/h	51.5%	71.5%
Melbourne	10°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	SSW 10.1km/h	S 12.6km/h	64.6%	79.7%
Perth	11°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	ENE 18.0km/h	ENE 12.2km/h	53.8%	71.5%
Sydney	11°C	18°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	SW 18.4km/h	S 23.4km/h	53.0%	72.3%

Warnings

NSW

Tue 16:37 AEST

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

NSW

Tue 16:34 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Murray River

NSW

Tue 16:25 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

VIC

Tue 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

NSW

Tue 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning Wednesday Eden. Strong Wind Warning Wednesday Syd Enclosed Waters & Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Syd, Illawarra & Batemanss

TAS

Tue 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning for South East & South West coasts

Tue 15:30 ACST

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

Tue 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Ningaloo, Esperance and Eucla coasts

VIC

Tue 11:28 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Tue 10:14 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Ovens River

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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.

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.

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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Warnings

News from across Australia

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

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

Dry, blustery winds drive record heat across Sydney

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

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

Dry, blustery winds drive record heat across Sydney

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