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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW TUE WED THU FRI

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

17°C

Alice Springs

16°C

30°C

Brisbane

15°C

30°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

13°C

Melbourne

12°C

17°C

Perth

11°C

19°C

Sydney

15°C

25°C

National Summary

A brisk westerly airstream between fronts will bring gusty showers and possible highland snow over Tas and eastern Vic, gusty winds over the NSW ranges, and a few showers over southern WA. A high pressure ridge will send showery onshore winds over coastal Qld and the northeast NT

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	17°C	33%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	WNW 16.2km/h	W 16.6km/h	67.2%	90.2%
Alice Springs	16°C	30°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	NNW 11.9km/h	N 7.9km/h	28.2%	50.7%
Brisbane	15°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	WNW 5.0km/h	N 6.8km/h	48.3%	70.5%
Broome	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.4 - Very High	NW 5.8km/h	W 23.0km/h	70.9%	98.8%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 13.3km/h	SE 20.9km/h	69.9%	85.0%
Canberra	8°C	16°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	WNW 19.4km/h	WNW 26.6km/h	55.9%	85.8%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12 - Extreme	E 7.6km/h	NNE 17.6km/h	65.0%	81.5%
Hobart	8°C	13°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	WNW 25.9km/h	WNW 30.6km/h	49.8%	81.5%
Melbourne	12°C	17°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	NW 16.9km/h	W 18.0km/h	59.3%	87.7%
Perth	11°C	19°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	N 8.3km/h	WNW 16.6km/h	68.8%	91.5%
Sydney	15°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	WNW 16.9km/h	W 19.4km/h	43.3%	67.3%

Warnings

Mon 05:39 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for South Central and Lower South East coasts

National

Mon 04:10 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western And Southern Areas

VIC

Mon 04:10 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

National

Mon 04:09 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

TAS

Mon 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Lower East, South East & South West coasts. Cancelled Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & CN Coast

Mon 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

QLD

Mon 03:00 AEST

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

VIC

Sun 10:28 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

VIC

Sun 09:25 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

NSW

Fri 12:24 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

Warm start to spring to follow Sydney’s warmest winter on record

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What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

Warm start to spring to follow Sydney’s warmest winter on record

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