Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Cloudy
Adelaide

12°C

17°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

16°C

31°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

13°C

30°C

Clear skies
Broome

21°C

29°C

Drizzle
Cairns

18°C

26°C

Rain
Canberra

8°C

16°C

Clear skies
Darwin

23°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

8°C

14°C

Fair
Melbourne

11°C

16°C

Rain showers
Perth

12°C

19°C

Partly cloudy
Sydney

15°C

26°C

National Summary

Cold fronts will maintain brisk westerly winds & showers across the country's south, especially Tas. Showers will affect the northeast tropics, mainly the coasts, due to moist easterly winds. High pressure will keep the remainder of the country dry.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

WA

Thu 02:23 AWST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Perth

SA

Thu 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Investigator Strait & Central, South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

VIC

Thu 04:10 AEST

Gale Warning for Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Gippsland Lakes & West Coast

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Fred Hen Bay & Norfolks, Storm, SW Lakes & Far NW, CN, UE, L E, SE, SW

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Eden Coast

WA

Thu 01:23 AWST

Gale Warning Leeuwin, Albany, Esperance & Eucla coasts. Strong Wind Warning Per Local & Perth & Bun Geographes. Cancelled Ningaloo Coast

NSW

Wed 22:52 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Wed 22:52 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

TAS

Wed 22:43 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) King Is, Furneaux Is, Western, U Derwent, SE, NE, C Plateau & E Coast, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

TAS

Wed 22:43 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) King Is, Furneaux Is, Western, U Derwent, SE, NE, C Plateau & E Coast, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

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