Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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MinMax
Cloudy
Adelaide

6°C

17°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

2°C

17°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

11°C

22°C

Clear skies
Broome

20°C

28°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

20°C

24°C

Clear skies
Canberra

2°C

14°C

Clear skies
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Fair
Hobart

2°C

10°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

7°C

16°C

Clear skies
Perth

8°C

22°C

Rain showers
Sydney

11°C

15°C

National Summary

A trough over western SA brings some areas of light rain. Moist onshore winds drive isolated showers over coastal parts of Qld and NSW. High pressure will maintain dry conditions over most of the country.

State Forecasts

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