Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

16°C

21°C

Fair
Alice Springs

24°C

41°C

Partly cloudy
Brisbane

23°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

29°C

31°C

Cloudy
Cairns

26°C

32°C

Cloudy
Canberra

14°C

27°C

Severe thunderstorms
Darwin

23°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

13°C

18°C

Cloudy
Melbourne

17°C

26°C

Clear skies
Perth

22°C

34°C

Partly cloudy
Sydney

20°C

26°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

QLD

Thu 15:04 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Thu 14:53 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Eyre Creek

QLD

Thu 14:48 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Suttor River

QLD

Thu 13:18 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson And Alice Rivers And Jordan Creek

QLD

Thu 12:10 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders And Minor For The Cloncurry Rivers

QLD

Thu 11:30 AEST

Major Flood Warning For Mackenzie River, Moderate Flood Warning For Connors-Isaac & Fitzroy Rivers & Flood Warning For Nogoa River Catchment

NSW

Thu 16:53 AEDT

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

WA

Thu 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for North Kimberley and Esperance coasts

WA

Thu 13:24 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Lockwood, Avon, Swan Inland North, Brockman, Blackwood, Roe and Arthur

NT

Thu 14:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Beagle Bonaparte Coast

ELDERS NEWS

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Vast area of heat across Western Australia

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Ex-TC Koji funnels much-needed moisture to NSW and Victoria

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Melbourne serves up surprisingly stable temperatures in lead-up to Australian Open

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