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A low pressure trough may continue to bring showers and the odd storm to southeast WA and western SA. A cold front may approach southwest WA later and could bring gusty showers. Showery onshore winds around high pressure for Tas, Vic, Qld and NSW. Dry elsewhere.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	8°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	ESE 7.9km/h	SE 14.0km/h	55.6%	73.8%
Alice Springs	11°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.4 - Very High	ESE 27.7km/h	ESE 28.1km/h	34.1%	59.1%
Brisbane	15°C	22°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	SSE 14.0km/h	SE 17.6km/h	57.6%	77.2%
Broome	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	S 11.2km/h	W 23.0km/h	63.6%	86.8%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	42%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.4 - Extreme	SSE 16.2km/h	SE 25.6km/h	69.5%	83.0%
Canberra	2°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	SSE 9.0km/h	NW 12.6km/h	54.4%	73.2%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.4 - Extreme	ENE 9.7km/h	NE 23.0km/h	65.2%	78.8%
Hobart	9°C	17°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	WNW 19.1km/h	WNW 24.5km/h	50.6%	75.8%
Melbourne	10°C	14°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	SW 9.0km/h	S 13.0km/h	67.4%	89.9%
Perth	13°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	ENE 18.0km/h	ENE 13.0km/h	56.7%	77.8%
Sydney	10°C	18°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	SW 18.7km/h	SSE 22.0km/h	51.5%	69.3%

Warnings

VIC

Sun 16:15 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Sun 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Sun 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East and South West coasts

Sun 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast West & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton & Lancelin coasts

QLD

Sun 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay and Gold Coast Waters

NSW

Sun 14:30 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

NSW, VIC

Sun 11:47 AEST

Final Flood Watch For Parts Of North And North East Victoria

TAS

Sun 10:55 AEST

Final Flood Watch For Parts Of The North, North East And North West Catchments

TAS

Sun 10:30 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The North Esk River

VIC

Sun 10:10 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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Dry, blustery winds drive record heat across Sydney

Record early-season heat has been blown across Sydney, with the aid of dry, blustery westerly winds.

Mid-30s heat and snowfalls on the same day in NSW

Spring is a season of contrasts, and sometimes those dramatic weather differences occur on the same day in the same state.

How El Niño helped break UK summer heat record

The UK Met Office has announced that the 2026 summer was *provisionally the nation's hottest on record, and El Niño played a significant role in the heat.

Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

A climatic tug-of-war between a strengthening El Niño and unusually warm water surrounding Australia could cause striking weather contrasts across Australia this spring and summer.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Dry, blustery winds drive record heat across Sydney

Mid-30s heat and snowfalls on the same day in NSW

How El Niño helped break UK summer heat record

Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

Dry, blustery winds drive record heat across Sydney

Mid-30s heat and snowfalls on the same day in NSW

How El Niño helped break UK summer heat record

Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

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