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Moist onshore winds drive heavy rain and some storms into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. A cold front brings rain and storms to southwest WA. High pressure dominates over southeast Australia bringing a cold morning with fog and frost, followed by a dry and settled day.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	6°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	E 3.2km/h	NNE 5.0km/h	66.1%	90.7%
Alice Springs	5°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	ESE 15.8km/h	ESE 22.7km/h	60.8%	76.8%
Brisbane	12°C	20°C	36%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	S 14.0km/h	S 16.6km/h	57.7%	81.7%
Broome	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	E 24.1km/h	SE 14.4km/h	36.1%	55.7%
Cairns	16°C	22°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.3 - High	SSE 21.2km/h	SE 24.5km/h	54.0%	69.0%
Canberra	2°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	SE 9.4km/h	SSE 9.7km/h	65.4%	89.8%
Darwin	22°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	SE 15.8km/h	ESE 15.5km/h	44.8%	64.8%
Hobart	7°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.3 - Low	NNW 13.0km/h	WNW 14.4km/h	67.4%	87.1%
Melbourne	11°C	15°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.9 - Low	NNW 2.5km/h	SSW 5.0km/h	77.0%	95.3%
Perth	14°C	21°C	53%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	N 13.7km/h	NNW 18.0km/h	59.2%	83.3%
Sydney	11°C	17°C	54%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	SW 18.0km/h	S 23.4km/h	70.0%	90.9%

Warnings

Wed 15:22 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Leeuwin Coast. Cancellation for North Kimberley Coast

Wed 16:40 ACST

Frost Warning for Mid North, Riverland and Murraylands

VIC

Wed 16:46 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Sydney Enclosed Waters & Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Eden coasts. Cancelled Batemans Coast

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning East of Flinders Is & South East & South West coasts. Cancelled Banks St & Franklin Sound & Far NW, CN & CW coasts

Wed 14:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Coast Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Capricornia & K'gari coasts

VIC

Wed 10:56 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Seven Creeks

NSW

Wed 10:55 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Mercury plummets below zero in all states and territories except the NT

Sub-zero minimum temperatures were recorded in seven of the eight Australian states and territories overnight, with only the Northern Territory failing to record a freezing temperature.

Multi-day deluge looming for northern NSW

A multi-day midwinter heavy rainfall event is looking increasingly likely for the North Coast of New South Wales and immediately adjacent areas, including just over the Queensland border.

Snow falls to low levels in Tasmania

Heavy snow has fallen across Tasmania, with light snow falling to levels as low as 600 metres, while snowfall totals likely exceeded 20 centimetres at some locations above about 1000 metres.

Wind gust of 163 km/h in Tasmania, the equivalent of category 2 cyclone

A wind gust of 163 km/h was recorded in the southern Tasmanian outpost of Maatsuyker Island around dawn on Monday morning, as a vigorous westerly airstream lashes southeastern Australia.

Mercury plummets below zero in all states and territories except the NT

Sub-zero minimum temperatures were recorded in seven of the eight Australian states and territories overnight, with only the Northern Territory failing to record a freezing temperature.

Multi-day deluge looming for northern NSW

A multi-day midwinter heavy rainfall event is looking increasingly likely for the North Coast of New South Wales and immediately adjacent areas, including just over the Queensland border.

Snow falls to low levels in Tasmania

Heavy snow has fallen across Tasmania, with light snow falling to levels as low as 600 metres, while snowfall totals likely exceeded 20 centimetres at some locations above about 1000 metres.

Wind gust of 163 km/h in Tasmania, the equivalent of category 2 cyclone

A wind gust of 163 km/h was recorded in the southern Tasmanian outpost of Maatsuyker Island around dawn on Monday morning, as a vigorous westerly airstream lashes southeastern Australia.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Mercury plummets below zero in all states and territories except the NT

Multi-day deluge looming for northern NSW

Snow falls to low levels in Tasmania

Wind gust of 163 km/h in Tasmania, the equivalent of category 2 cyclone

Mercury plummets below zero in all states and territories except the NT

Multi-day deluge looming for northern NSW

Snow falls to low levels in Tasmania

Wind gust of 163 km/h in Tasmania, the equivalent of category 2 cyclone

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