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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

8°C

20°C

Alice Springs

8°C

26°C

Brisbane

17°C

21°C

Broome

17°C

29°C

Cairns

21°C

26°C

Canberra

9°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

14°C

Melbourne

8°C

15°C

Perth

12°C

16°C

Sydney

15°C

20°C

National Summary

A cloudband is bringing showers to southeast Qld and northeast NSW. Another cloudband and unstable airmass are generating rain across western WA, with showers and storms developing over southeast WA and western SA. Mostly dry elsewhere under ridges of high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	8°C	20°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	E 10.1km/h	NE 13.3km/h	60.5%	81.9%
Alice Springs	8°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	NNE 10.8km/h	ENE 13.0km/h	42.2%	67.9%
Brisbane	17°C	21°C	51%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	SW 4.0km/h	ENE 4.7km/h	75.1%	91.3%
Broome	17°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	ENE 6.1km/h	W 13.0km/h	55.9%	88.9%
Cairns	21°C	26°C	80%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	SSE 16.9km/h	SE 23.0km/h	79.4%	92.2%
Canberra	9°C	16°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	SW 1.4km/h	NE 7.6km/h	79.1%	95.8%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.4 - Very High	SE 14.8km/h	ENE 16.6km/h	61.2%	80.9%
Hobart	6°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NW 8.6km/h	NNW 7.6km/h	62.5%	81.8%
Melbourne	8°C	15°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NNE 7.6km/h	E 5.4km/h	77.9%	98.5%
Perth	12°C	16°C	72%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	NE 6.5km/h	N 5.0km/h	81.4%	100.0%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	58%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	WNW 6.1km/h	SSE 11.2km/h	76.2%	94.3%

Warnings

Thu 09:14 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Gascoyne and Geraldton coasts

Thu 10:44 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Friday Spencer Gulf, Invest St & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper SE & L SE coasts

Thu 09:10 AWST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central West district

Thu 09:10 AWST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central West district

VIC

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Port Phillip & West and Central coasts

TAS

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East and South West coasts

QLD

Thu 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

VIC

Thu 08:50 AEST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert Melb Inner Suburbs, Melb Northern Suburbs, Melb Eastern Suburbs, Melb SEern Suburbs & Dandenong Ranges

Mon 10:37 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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