Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Partly cloudy
Adelaide

10°C

18°C

Cloudy
Alice Springs

10°C

19°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

14°C

24°C

Partly cloudy
Broome

22°C

29°C

Partly cloudy
Cairns

16°C

25°C

Clear skies
Canberra

3°C

15°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

23°C

31°C

Fair
Hobart

6°C

15°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

10°C

14°C

Cloudy
Perth

9°C

23°C

Clear skies
Sydney

12°C

19°C

National Summary

Southerly winds driven by a high are bringing showers over eastern NSW and southeast Qld. Light rain in northwest WA with enhanced mid-level moisture. Mostly dry elsewhere under high pressure centered over Vic.

State Forecasts

Data not found for this location

Warnings

WA

Thu 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Albany and Esperance coasts

QLD

Thu 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Coast Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Capricornia & K'gari coasts

NT

Thu 14:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

VIC

Thu 11:29 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

NSW

Thu 10:58 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Thu 10:58 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

QLD

Thu 10:56 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

QLD

Thu 10:56 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

NSW

Thu 10:23 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

NSW

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney & Illawarra coasts. Cancelled Batemans Coast

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