Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

7°C

18°C

Fair
Alice Springs

11°C

23°C

Fair
Brisbane

15°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

22°C

28°C

Fair
Cairns

20°C

26°C

Fair
Canberra

1°C

17°C

Clear skies
Darwin

25°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

9°C

18°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

10°C

15°C

Clear skies
Perth

11°C

22°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

10°C

17°C

National Summary

An area of low pressure over inland eastern WA is producing storms which extend into western NT and northwest SA. A cold front passing over southeast Aust brings showers to eastern NSW. A cold and unstable airmass following the front brings showers to Tas.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

QLD

Thu 05:08 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Capricornia

NSW

Thu 04:52 AEST

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

National

Thu 04:48 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

NSW

Thu 04:48 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

SA

Thu 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Far West Coast. Cancellation for Upper West and Lower West coasts

National

Thu 04:03 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for South East Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Channel & Lower East and South West coasts. Cancellation for Upper East Coast

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Byron, Coffs, Macquarie & Eden coasts. Cancelled Sydney Enclosed Waters & Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Batemans coasts

SA

Thu 03:15 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Flinders and Mid North

WA

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Eucla Coast. Cancellation for Esperance Coast

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