Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

MinMax

National Summary

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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