Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

6°C

17°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

6°C

22°C

Cloudy
Brisbane

13°C

25°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

24°C

35°C

Clear skies
Cairns

15°C

26°C

Clear skies
Canberra

0°C

16°C

Clear skies
Darwin

24°C

33°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

8°C

16°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

9°C

15°C

Clear skies
Perth

17°C

29°C

Partly cloudy
Sydney

9°C

18°C

National Summary

A dominant high over southeastern Australia directs gusty winds and showers into western Tas, northeast NSW and eastern Qld, while bringing a chilly night with clear and dry conditions. Warm winds are being drawn into WA ahead of an approaching cold front.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

SA

Thu 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Lower South East Coast

TAS

Thu 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for South East & South West coasts

VIC

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

NSW

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Eden Coast. Cancellation for Byron and Coffs coasts

National

Thu 21:54 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

National

Thu 21:54 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southeastern Area

WA

Thu 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Perth Local Waters & Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts

NT

Thu 20:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Gove Peninsula Coast

QLD

Thu 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning NE Gulf of Carpentaria, Torres St, Sun Cst Waters, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay

TAS

Thu 16:53 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) U Derwent, South East, East Coast, C Plateau & Western, North East, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

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