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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

19°C

Alice Springs

10°C

26°C

Brisbane

15°C

22°C

Broome

18°C

30°C

Cairns

20°C

26°C

Canberra

7°C

15°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

15°C

Melbourne

12°C

19°C

Perth

11°C

16°C

Sydney

13°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	10°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	E 6.8km/h	NNE 11.5km/h	62.0%	82.8%
Alice Springs	10°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NE 7.2km/h	ENE 11.9km/h	45.2%	67.0%
Brisbane	15°C	22°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	S 4.7km/h	ESE 8.6km/h	71.3%	90.3%
Broome	18°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	E 8.3km/h	W 11.2km/h	56.0%	84.5%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	SSE 17.6km/h	SE 23.0km/h	76.1%	87.7%
Canberra	7°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	SSE 3.6km/h	N 7.2km/h	74.5%	96.4%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	SE 15.1km/h	ENE 16.2km/h	61.2%	80.7%
Hobart	6°C	15°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.2 - Low	NNW 12.2km/h	N 11.9km/h	67.6%	87.6%
Melbourne	12°C	19°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	NNE 14.4km/h	N 18.7km/h	69.2%	89.6%
Perth	11°C	16°C	88%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	NNE 5.8km/h	ESE 4.7km/h	84.8%	100.0%
Sydney	13°C	20°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	W 7.6km/h	SSE 6.1km/h	80.3%	94.2%

Warnings

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East & South West coasts. Cancelled East of Flinders Island & Upper East, Lower East & Central West coasts

Wed 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Gascoyne and Geraldton coasts

QLD

Wed 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

Wed 09:38 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

Mon 10:37 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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News from across Australia

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