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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

16°C

28°C

Alice Springs

20°C

35°C

Brisbane

21°C

30°C

Broome

29°C

32°C

Cairns

24°C

31°C

Canberra

9°C

19°C

Darwin

27°C

32°C

Hobart

12°C

19°C

Melbourne

13°C

19°C

Perth

21°C

36°C

Sydney

17°C

21°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

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	16°C	28°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE4.3km/h	SE15.7km/h	47.3%	47.4%
Alice Springs	20°C	35°C	1.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E10.8km/h	E20.7km/h	32.4%	36.7%
Brisbane	21°C	30°C	25.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E2.7km/h	E8.1km/h	67.8%	68.3%
Broome	29°C	32°C	9.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	W14.0km/h	W28.7km/h	79.3%	77.2%
Cairns	24°C	31°C	49.0%	0.8 mm	Nil	Medium	SE3.8km/h	SE16.8km/h	90.2%	82.6%
Canberra	9°C	19°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E13.7km/h	E19.9km/h	65.6%	63.6%
Darwin	27°C	32°C	38.3%	0.3 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW13.6km/h	WNW21.8km/h	83.2%	80.3%
Hobart	12°C	19°C	12.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E4.5km/h	E15.6km/h	67.8%	60.1%
Melbourne	13°C	19°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S10.8km/h	S22.8km/h	68.2%	71.8%
Perth	21°C	36°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE4.5km/h	SSE14.1km/h	28.2%	30.2%
Sydney	17°C	21°C	12.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE7.6km/h	SSE17.3km/h	63.8%	62.8%

Warnings

QLD

Thu 15:56 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

QLD

Thu 14:40 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Georgina River

QLD

Thu 12:28 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Thu 11:14 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson And Leichhardt Rivers

Thu 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast East & Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin and Esperance coasts

Thu 14:34 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Swan Inland North, Swan Inland South and Brockman

QLD

Thu 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Cairns and Townsville coasts

VIC

Thu 16:15 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for East Gippsland Coast

Thu 12:24 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

Thu 12:24 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

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