Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

11°C

16°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

7°C

19°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

17°C

26°C

Clear skies
Broome

24°C

31°C

Clear skies
Cairns

21°C

28°C

Fair
Canberra

4°C

11°C

Clear skies
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Cloudy
Hobart

7°C

12°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

7°C

12°C

Clear skies
Perth

11°C

22°C

Clear skies
Sydney

10°C

18°C

National Summary

Patchy rain & a few storms are affecting northeast NSW, southern and western Qld and the WA Kimberley in troughs. A front is bringing a burst of brisk winds and showers to Tas, Vic, southern SA and far southern WA. A large high is keeping much of the remainder of the country dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

NSW

Thu 11:27 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Hunter Coast

WA

Thu 09:04 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast East, Pilbara Coast West & North Kimberley and West Kimberley coasts

VIC

Thu 11:04 AEST

Gale Warning for Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & West Coast

NSW

Thu 11:04 AEST

Gale Warning Macquarie, Illawarra, Batemans & Eden coasts. Strong Wind Warning Sydney Enclosed Waters & Byron, Coffs, Hunter & Sydneys

TAS

Thu 10:55 AEST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert for Central Plateau

TAS

Thu 10:51 AEST

Cancellation Of Bush Walkers Weather Alert for Western and Central Plateau

NSW

Thu 10:31 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning N Tablelands, C Tablelands, S Tablelands & Snowy Mountains. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning Illawarra & SW Slopes

VIC

Thu 10:31 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning East Gippsland. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning North Central, North East, South West, Central & W & S Gippsland

NSW

Thu 10:28 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Snowy Mountains and parts of South Coast and Southern Tablelands

NSW

Thu 10:28 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Snowy Mountains and parts of South Coast and Southern Tablelands

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