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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

15°C

Alice Springs

8°C

17°C

Brisbane

13°C

22°C

Broome

19°C

28°C

Cairns

19°C

26°C

Canberra

9°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

12°C

17°C

Melbourne

14°C

18°C

Perth

7°C

17°C

Sydney

14°C

22°C

National Summary

Rain & storms, some heavy, will persist in western deserts, SA, Tas, Vic & SW NSW due to a slow-moving low. The low will also cause strong winds & showers in WA's south. Isolated showers for the Qld coast & the NT's Top End as onshore winds ease. A high will keep elsewhere dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	15°C	57%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	NNW 20.5km/h	NNW 30.2km/h	65.8%	87.0%
Alice Springs	8°C	17°C	33%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	SSW 10.8km/h	SW 13.7km/h	53.3%	80.0%
Brisbane	13°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	W 2.5km/h	N 4.7km/h	65.2%	84.9%
Broome	19°C	28°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	SE 22.0km/h	S 14.4km/h	46.2%	73.1%
Cairns	19°C	26°C	49%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.3 - High	SSE 12.2km/h	SE 18.4km/h	74.8%	87.7%
Canberra	9°C	16°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNW 8.6km/h	NW 20.9km/h	77.3%	92.9%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	SSE 7.6km/h	NNE 10.4km/h	71.8%	85.8%
Hobart	12°C	17°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	N 11.2km/h	N 13.7km/h	74.2%	94.0%
Melbourne	14°C	18°C	49%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.7 - Low	N 22.7km/h	N 20.9km/h	72.0%	87.2%
Perth	7°C	17°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	SSE 4.0km/h	S 12.2km/h	72.5%	90.1%
Sydney	14°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	NW 10.1km/h	N 13.7km/h	65.3%	83.4%

Warnings

Tue 22:59 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula & West Coast & North West Pastoral districts

Tue 22:59 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula & West Coast & North West Pastoral districts

Tue 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Spencer Gulf & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central and South Central coasts

VIC

Tue 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Port Phillip

Tue 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance Coast. Cancellation for Pilbara Coast West & Eucla Coast

QLD

Tue 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula, Cooktown, Townsville and Mackay coasts. Cancellation for Cairns Coast

Tue 16:48 AWST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of South East Coastal district

Tue 16:48 AWST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of South East Coastal district

Tue 16:41 AWST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South East Coastal. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt

National

Tue 15:52 AEST

Final Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

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The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that El Niño has arrived and it is likely to last until at least the end of the year.

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The Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice will occur this Sunday, marking the shortest day of the year in Australia based on daylight hours.

Massive northwest cloudband brings heavy rain

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News from across Australia

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Australia's shortest day of the year this weekend

Massive northwest cloudband brings heavy rain

Wet in the southwest with rare WA snow possible

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Australia's shortest day of the year this weekend

Massive northwest cloudband brings heavy rain

Wet in the southwest with rare WA snow possible

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