Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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MinMax
Partly cloudy
Adelaide

26°C

35°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

26°C

39°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

22°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

27°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

24°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

16°C

34°C

Thunderstorms
Darwin

27°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

13°C

22°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

19°C

25°C

Clear skies
Perth

22°C

33°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

20°C

27°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

QLD

Wed 11:21 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Wed 04:57 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Suttor And Upper Burdekin Rivers

QLD

Tue 15:01 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Lower Flinders River And Moderate Flood Warning For The Upper Flinders River

QLD

Tue 13:25 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Cooper Creek And Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson And Barcoo Rivers

WA

Wed 08:23 AWST

Strong Wind Warning Pilbara W, Per Local & Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe & Euclas. Cancelled Pilbara E & Ningaloo

QLD

Wed 10:23 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for South East Gulf of Carpentaria and North East Gulf of Carpentaria

SA

Wed 10:53 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Spencer, St Vincent, Invest St & Far West, Upper West, L West & Upper SE Coasts. Cancelled Central & South C Coasts

QLD

Mon 13:54 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson, Gregory, And Albert Rivers

QLD

Wed 10:28 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Herbert River

QLD

Wed 08:42 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Bohle River

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