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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW MON TUE WED THU

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

18°C

Alice Springs

13°C

26°C

Brisbane

12°C

22°C

Broome

19°C

28°C

Cairns

17°C

24°C

Canberra

6°C

15°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

10°C

17°C

Melbourne

13°C

16°C

Perth

10°C

19°C

Sydney

10°C

20°C

National Summary

A strong front and a trough may trigger showers and rain stretching from northwest WA into the nation’s southeast, with rainfall possibly becoming heavy at times over NSW, Vic and Tas. Showers should clear over eastern Qld and eastern NSW as a high shifts towards New Zealand.

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	18°C	45%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	N 13.0km/h	NW 16.6km/h	64.1%	93.9%
Alice Springs	13°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	NNW 8.6km/h	NNW 12.2km/h	36.8%	57.6%
Brisbane	12°C	22°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	S 5.8km/h	ENE 11.5km/h	67.9%	89.4%
Broome	19°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	WSW 4.3km/h	WSW 17.3km/h	59.9%	100.0%
Cairns	17°C	24°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.4 - Very High	SSE 16.9km/h	SE 23.0km/h	71.2%	83.1%
Canberra	6°C	15°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	NNW 7.9km/h	NW 20.5km/h	62.8%	93.9%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.1 - Very High	ESE 9.7km/h	ENE 18.4km/h	52.1%	67.1%
Hobart	10°C	17°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	N 11.5km/h	NNW 13.3km/h	58.0%	85.0%
Melbourne	13°C	16°C	47%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	N 12.6km/h	NNW 12.6km/h	56.9%	87.8%
Perth	10°C	19°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.3 - Moderate	NW 6.5km/h	WSW 12.6km/h	61.4%	90.9%
Sydney	10°C	20°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	NW 8.6km/h	NNE 15.1km/h	72.3%	86.1%

Warnings

National

Sat 21:25 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

QLD

Sat 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Townsville Coast

VIC

Sat 16:34 AEST

Frost Warning for North East and East Gippsland

VIC

Sat 12:26 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Richardson River

VIC

Sat 12:22 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

VIC

Sat 11:40 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Sat 11:27 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

VIC

Sat 10:58 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Goulburn River

VIC

Sat 10:09 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Ovens And King Rivers

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Northern Rivers cops heavy rainfall

While most of the nation remained dry today, the Northern Rivers region in NSW received heavy rainfall.

Northwest cloudband to soak Australia next week

A thick northwest cloudband could cause rain over a large area of Australia next week as a stream of tropical moisture extends thousands of kilometres from the Indian Ocean towards southeastern Australia.

Australian snow season nears one metre, but warm weather coming

The 2026 Australian snow season continues to be below average by historical standards, but the good news is that the snow depth at the highest elevations of the mainland alpine region has reached around one metre.

Records fall as El Niño strengthens

Records are being broken in the ocean and atmosphere as El Niño continues to strengthen in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

Northern Rivers cops heavy rainfall

While most of the nation remained dry today, the Northern Rivers region in NSW received heavy rainfall.

Northwest cloudband to soak Australia next week

Australian snow season nears one metre, but warm weather coming

Records fall as El Niño strengthens

Records are being broken in the ocean and atmosphere as El Niño continues to strengthen in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Northern Rivers cops heavy rainfall

Northwest cloudband to soak Australia next week

Australian snow season nears one metre, but warm weather coming

Records fall as El Niño strengthens

Northern Rivers cops heavy rainfall

Northwest cloudband to soak Australia next week

Australian snow season nears one metre, but warm weather coming

Records fall as El Niño strengthens

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