Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

13°C

17°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

5°C

18°C

Mist
Brisbane

16°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

16°C

28°C

Clear skies
Cairns

19°C

27°C

Cloudy
Canberra

9°C

17°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

21°C

30°C

Heavy rain
Hobart

12°C

17°C

Cloudy
Melbourne

11°C

15°C

Thunderstorms
Perth

12°C

20°C

Cloudy
Sydney

17°C

20°C

National Summary

Showers are scattering across Qld's south, NSW, Vic, Tas & SA as moist air feeds a broad trough. The showers are increasing to heavier rain in Tas's east where easterly winds are moist & unstable. A high is clearing SA's west, the NT & WA. A front is bringing showers to SW WA.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

NSW

Thu 04:35 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Hunter and Northern Tablelands

QLD

Thu 04:12 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Hail & Heavy Rain) Wide Bay & Burnett, Darling Downs & Granite Belt & C Highlands & Coalfields

QLD

Thu 04:12 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Hail & Heavy Rain) Wide Bay & Burnett, Darling Downs & Granite Belt & C Highlands & Coalfields

VIC

Thu 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South West Coast

WA

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany & Esperance coasts. Cancelled Per Local & Geraldton, Lancelin & Perth coasts

QLD

Thu 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Gold Coast Waters

NSW

Wed 22:59 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands

NSW

Wed 22:59 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands

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