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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

16°C

25°C

Alice Springs

15°C

32°C

Brisbane

17°C

24°C

Broome

23°C

30°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

9°C

23°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

21°C

Melbourne

10°C

25°C

Perth

11°C

21°C

Sydney

15°C

23°C

National Summary

A trough over inland WA brings thunderstorms, some intense over the south. A weak trough causes storms over inland northeast NSW. High pressure drives some showers and gusty winds along eastern Qld while keeping elsewhere mainly dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	16°C	25°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.4 - High	NNE 9.7km/h	NW 9.4km/h	30.2%	47.0%
Alice Springs	15°C	32°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.4 - Very High	ENE 12.2km/h	ENE 11.2km/h	21.0%	33.8%
Brisbane	17°C	24°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	E 10.8km/h	E 14.4km/h	62.9%	78.8%
Broome	23°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.1 - Extreme	NW 8.6km/h	W 20.9km/h	71.2%	90.0%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	54%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.3 - Extreme	SSE 15.5km/h	SE 21.6km/h	73.6%	85.9%
Canberra	9°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	ESE 6.5km/h	NNW 16.2km/h	60.0%	79.5%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.7 - Extreme	E 7.9km/h	NNE 17.3km/h	60.2%	76.1%
Hobart	7°C	21°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	N 8.3km/h	NE 11.9km/h	42.9%	65.0%
Melbourne	10°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	NNE 10.8km/h	N 16.6km/h	51.8%	75.5%
Perth	11°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	ENE 2.2km/h	SW 11.9km/h	62.6%	79.4%
Sydney	15°C	23°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.5 - High	N 9.4km/h	ENE 22.7km/h	72.1%	90.2%

Warnings

Thu 00:09 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hailstones & Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Goldfields, Eucla & South Interior districts

Thu 00:09 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hailstones & Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Goldfields, Eucla & South Interior districts

VIC

Thu 02:08 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Thu 02:08 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

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Extreme fire danger in NSW as snow falls in Tasmania

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News from across Australia

Spring equinox is today – so is this the start of spring in Australia?

AFL Grand Final Weather: Midweek Melbourne heat to dissipate by Saturday

Temperature plummets after parts of Sydney hit 35°C

Extreme fire danger in NSW as snow falls in Tasmania

Spring equinox is today – so is this the start of spring in Australia?

AFL Grand Final Weather: Midweek Melbourne heat to dissipate by Saturday

Temperature plummets after parts of Sydney hit 35°C

Extreme fire danger in NSW as snow falls in Tasmania

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