Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Rain showers
Adelaide

11°C

14°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

6°C

19°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

11°C

22°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

18°C

31°C

Fair
Cairns

17°C

27°C

Rain
Canberra

6°C

10°C

Clear skies
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Rain
Hobart

8°C

12°C

Cloudy
Melbourne

11°C

14°C

Clear skies
Perth

7°C

19°C

Fair
Sydney

12°C

19°C

National Summary

A low and front over the Bass Strait is bringing strong winds, showers and storms to Tas, Vic and NSW, falling as snow in alpine areas. Cool southerly winds are driving showers into WA's south and SA's south. High pressure elsewhere is bringing mostly dry and settled conditions.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

QLD

Thu 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters and Gold Coast Waters

VIC

Thu 20:21 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central, Northern Country and North Central

VIC

Thu 20:21 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central, Northern Country and North Central

VIC

Thu 19:40 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Central

VIC

Thu 19:40 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Central

NSW

Thu 18:55 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands

NSW

Thu 18:55 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands

NSW

Thu 17:17 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Hunter and Sydney coasts

VIC

Thu 16:49 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North Central, South West and Central

NSW

Thu 16:49 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

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