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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

17°C

Alice Springs

9°C

18°C

Brisbane

12°C

22°C

Broome

19°C

29°C

Cairns

19°C

24°C

Canberra

0°C

11°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

2°C

11°C

Melbourne

4°C

12°C

Perth

6°C

21°C

Sydney

10°C

16°C

National Summary

A high over Tas is continuing to trap cool air & low cloud over parts of Vic & SA while directing cool, showery S'ly winds along the east coast. An upper disturbance & area of low pressure is bringing showers & storms to the NT & SA while a high brings stable weather to WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	17°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	ENE 7.9km/h	N 6.5km/h	65.6%	80.5%
Alice Springs	9°C	18°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	S 5.8km/h	SSW 8.3km/h	73.6%	95.0%
Brisbane	12°C	22°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.3 - Moderate	SW 6.8km/h	SE 7.6km/h	61.7%	78.7%
Broome	19°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.4 - High	ESE 21.2km/h	SSE 11.5km/h	43.0%	62.0%
Cairns	19°C	24°C	69%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	SSE 13.7km/h	SE 19.1km/h	77.0%	87.0%
Canberra	0°C	11°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	SE 4.7km/h	NNW 6.8km/h	76.3%	92.8%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	SE 9.7km/h	ESE 11.5km/h	56.2%	74.0%
Hobart	2°C	11°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1 - Low	NW 15.5km/h	NNW 9.0km/h	70.2%	90.7%
Melbourne	4°C	12°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.9 - Low	NE 7.6km/h	S 4.7km/h	73.9%	98.4%
Perth	6°C	21°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	NE 5.4km/h	NW 8.3km/h	66.2%	85.8%
Sydney	10°C	16°C	82%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	WSW 12.6km/h	S 10.4km/h	75.5%	94.9%

Warnings

TAS

Thu 10:53 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and Central Plateau. Cancellation for South East

VIC

Thu 10:38 AEST

Frost Warning Northern Country, North Central, North East, Central, W & S Gippsland & East Gippsland. Cancelled Wimmera & South West

VIC

Thu 10:20 AEST

Road Weather Alert reduced visibility in fog Melb SEern Suburbs. Cancelled Melb Inner Suburbs, Melb Eastern Suburbs & Dandenong Ranges

QLD

Thu 10:11 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

TAS

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for South West and Central West coasts

National

Thu 09:43 AEST

Storm Force Wind Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

QLD, NSW

Thu 09:43 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Qld)

Thu 07:04 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Esperance and Eucla coasts

QLD

Thu 09:04 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Torres Strait & Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

QLD

Thu 08:11 AEST

Cancellation of Surf Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Frigid fog descends on Melbourne and other parts of Victoria

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Weekend snowfalls coming after sunny week

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

Frigid fog descends on Melbourne and other parts of Victoria

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Weekend snowfalls coming after sunny week

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

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