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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

15°C

Alice Springs

8°C

18°C

Brisbane

13°C

21°C

Broome

18°C

27°C

Cairns

19°C

26°C

Canberra

10°C

15°C

Darwin

24°C

30°C

Hobart

12°C

16°C

Melbourne

14°C

19°C

Perth

3°C

16°C

Sydney

13°C

21°C

National Summary

A deep, slow-moving low over the Bight is bringing showers and gusty winds to southwest SA. A cold front associated with the low is causing heavy rain stretching from northeast WA through central Aus into Vic and Tas. Showery easterly winds for Qld's east and the NT Top End.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	15°C	42%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	NNW 14.0km/h	NNW 31.0km/h	64.6%	86.4%
Alice Springs	8°C	18°C	35%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	SW 10.8km/h	WSW 9.4km/h	51.0%	77.2%
Brisbane	13°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	W 6.5km/h	NNE 2.9km/h	65.8%	83.0%
Broome	18°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	SE 24.8km/h	SSE 20.5km/h	29.3%	54.2%
Cairns	19°C	26°C	54%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.3 - High	SSE 16.2km/h	SE 18.4km/h	72.2%	86.5%
Canberra	10°C	15°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNW 7.2km/h	NNW 22.0km/h	78.2%	93.5%
Darwin	24°C	30°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	SE 10.8km/h	NE 10.1km/h	71.0%	84.2%
Hobart	12°C	16°C	55%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NNW 22.7km/h	N 9.0km/h	75.8%	94.3%
Melbourne	14°C	19°C	42%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.7 - Low	NNE 20.5km/h	N 25.2km/h	70.3%	87.4%
Perth	3°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	ESE 4.0km/h	S 6.8km/h	72.6%	88.4%
Sydney	13°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	NW 10.1km/h	NNW 16.2km/h	64.4%	80.9%

Warnings

Thu 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance and Eucla coasts

VIC

Thu 14:50 AEST

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

VIC

Thu 14:50 AEST

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

TAS

Thu 14:34 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The North Esk River

NSW

Thu 14:21 AEST

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

NSW

Thu 14:21 AEST

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

NSW

Thu 10:44 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

VIC

Thu 10:42 AEST

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

TAS

Thu 10:41 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & Far North West, CN, Upper East, Lower East, South West & CW coasts

Thu 10:08 ACST

Gale Warning for Lower South East Coast

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Will El Niño spoil the 2026 Australian snow season?

El Niño was officially declared by the BoM on Tuesday, June 16.

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El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that El Niño has arrived and it is likely to last until at least the end of the year.

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News from across Australia

Two weeks of widespread winter warmth across SE Australia

Will El Niño spoil the 2026 Australian snow season?

Flooding rain targeting South Australia

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Two weeks of widespread winter warmth across SE Australia

Will El Niño spoil the 2026 Australian snow season?

Flooding rain targeting South Australia

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

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