Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

16°C

22°C

Fair
Alice Springs

24°C

41°C

Partly cloudy
Brisbane

23°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

29°C

34°C

Cloudy
Cairns

26°C

32°C

Cloudy
Canberra

15°C

27°C

Severe thunderstorms
Darwin

23°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

13°C

18°C

Cloudy
Melbourne

17°C

23°C

Clear skies
Perth

22°C

33°C

Partly cloudy
Sydney

20°C

25°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

QLD

Thu 14:48 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Suttor River

QLD

Thu 13:18 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson And Alice Rivers And Jordan Creek

QLD

Thu 12:10 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders And Minor For The Cloncurry Rivers

QLD

Thu 11:30 AEST

Major Flood Warning For Mackenzie River, Moderate Flood Warning For Connors-Isaac & Fitzroy Rivers & Flood Warning For Nogoa River Catchment

QLD

Wed 15:23 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Moderate Flood Warning For Eyre Creek

QLD

Wed 11:16 AEST

Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

WA

Thu 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for North Kimberley and Esperance coasts

NT

Thu 10:06 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Beagle Bonaparte Coast

SA

Thu 11:10 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, St Vincent, Invest St, Adelaide Waters & Upper West, Lower West, South Central, Upper SE & L SE coasts

NSW

Thu 04:46 AEDT

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Batemans and Eden coasts

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