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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

25°C

37°C

Alice Springs

26°C

41°C

Brisbane

21°C

29°C

Broome

28°C

31°C

Cairns

24°C

28°C

Canberra

20°C

37°C

Darwin

24°C

33°C

Hobart

14°C

24°C

Melbourne

18°C

30°C

Perth

17°C

28°C

Sydney

21°C

33°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

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	25°C	37°C	5.5%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW1.3km/h	SSW11.4km/h	36.4%	40.4%
Alice Springs	26°C	41°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE9.7km/h	ESE20.2km/h	21.2%	22.8%
Brisbane	21°C	29°C	10.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E7.0km/h	E12.3km/h	64.0%	64.0%
Broome	28°C	31°C	17.7%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	NW12.4km/h	NW29.0km/h	78.5%	76.8%
Cairns	24°C	28°C	72.0%	1.1 mm	Nil	Medium	SE17.4km/h	SE43.4km/h	93.0%	89.4%
Canberra	20°C	37°C	1.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S6.7km/h	S16.9km/h	30.8%	45.0%
Darwin	24°C	33°C	53.9%	1.9 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW2.7km/h	WNW15.2km/h	88.8%	80.3%
Hobart	14°C	24°C	8.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE7.1km/h	SE17.4km/h	59.7%	59.7%
Melbourne	18°C	30°C	17.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE6.8km/h	SSE19.8km/h	57.7%	54.3%
Perth	17°C	28°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S8.2km/h	S15.3km/h	54.1%	53.0%
Sydney	21°C	33°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	NE13.4km/h	NE21.1km/h	61.7%	62.4%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 15:35 AEST

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

QLD

Wed 13:53 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson River

QLD

Wed 13:32 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson River

QLD

Wed 11:45 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Wed 10:20 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

QLD

Tue 15:27 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Upper Burdekin And Cape Rivers

Wed 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast West, Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth & Bunbury Geographe coasts

QLD

Wed 21:34 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Cairns, Townsville and Mackay coasts. Cancellation for Capricornia Coast

Wed 16:37 ACDT

Fire Weather Warning for Mid North

VIC

Wed 16:24 AEDT

Fire Weather Warning for Mallee, North East and Northern Country

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