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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW WED THU FRI SAT

MinMax

Adelaide

9°C

19°C

Alice Springs

11°C

26°C

Brisbane

16°C

22°C

Broome

18°C

29°C

Cairns

21°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

14°C

Melbourne

11°C

17°C

Perth

11°C

16°C

Sydney

14°C

20°C

National Summary

A trough will cause rain and storms across WA's west and south. Another trough fed by moist onshore winds will cause storms over inland Qld and NSW. Dry across the interior under a high pressure ridge.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	E 5.8km/h	NNE 12.2km/h	58.0%	82.8%
Alice Springs	11°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NNE 10.1km/h	ENE 12.6km/h	31.6%	56.8%
Brisbane	16°C	22°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	S 1.4km/h	E 5.0km/h	70.3%	92.5%
Broome	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	E 5.8km/h	W 13.0km/h	53.9%	89.1%
Cairns	21°C	26°C	78%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	SSE 16.2km/h	SE 22.0km/h	78.8%	91.5%
Canberra	8°C	16°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	SW 3.6km/h	N 6.8km/h	81.6%	97.7%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	SE 14.4km/h	ENE 15.5km/h	59.5%	81.3%
Hobart	7°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NNW 13.0km/h	NNW 9.7km/h	65.2%	83.9%
Melbourne	11°C	17°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NNE 2.2km/h	NNE 4.0km/h	80.2%	97.0%
Perth	11°C	16°C	85%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	N 6.8km/h	NNW 8.3km/h	80.8%	99.0%
Sydney	14°C	20°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	WNW 5.8km/h	SE 6.1km/h	74.2%	94.6%

Warnings

VIC

Tue 16:55 AEST

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

VIC

Tue 16:55 AEST

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

VIC

Tue 16:40 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North East

VIC

Tue 16:15 AEST

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

National

Tue 16:08 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

TAS

Tue 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning Central West Coast. Strong Wind Warning Central Plateau Lakes & Far North West, Lower East, South East & South West coasts

Tue 15:30 ACST

Gale Warning for Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

Tue 13:01 AWST

Gale Warning Eucla Coast. Strong Wind Warning Albany & Esperance coasts. Cancelled Per Local & Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin & Perth coasts

National

Tue 10:04 AEST

Final Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

Mon 10:37 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

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Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

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A wild start to the week for southwest WA

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Large parts of Queensland shiver through their coldest morning of 2026 to date

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Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

A wild start to the week for southwest WA

Large parts of Queensland shiver through their coldest morning of 2026 to date

Residents of Qld were finally enticed to break out the doonas last night as cold and dry air spread over much of the state, leading to the coldest morning of 2026 to date.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

A wild start to the week for southwest WA

Large parts of Queensland shiver through their coldest morning of 2026 to date

Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

A wild start to the week for southwest WA

Large parts of Queensland shiver through their coldest morning of 2026 to date

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