Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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National Summary

Low pressure in the Tasman will direct gusty winds and showers into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. A moist, unstable airmass brings thundery showers to WA's northwest and a front will bring rain to WA's southwest later. High pressure should keep elsewhere dry and settled.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

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Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

A large pool of abnormally warm water sitting below the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean is starting to emerge at the surface, rapidly tipping the scales towards El Niño.

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Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

After beginning the month with its warmest May day in 144 years of records (May 1 maximum 26.

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200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Flooding rapidly developed across parts of southeast Queensland on Monday following more than 240 mm of rain in the last two days.

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Massive rainband soaks Australia: heavy rain still likely in parts of Qld, NSW

Like a huge sash across the continent, a massive northwest cloudband has produced soaking rain over large parts of the country, with more rain likely in the next day or two.

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