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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

15°C

21°C

Alice Springs

18°C

34°C

Brisbane

13°C

24°C

Broome

26°C

30°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

9°C

24°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

11°C

21°C

Melbourne

14°C

24°C

Perth

10°C

19°C

Sydney

15°C

28°C

National Summary

A trough over eastern WA and SA are bringing showers and storms, some intense. A connected cold front over eastern SA, Vic and Tas brings showers. A different cold front is driving showers across southwest WA. Coastal showers for the northern tropics with moist onshore winds.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	15°C	21°C	66%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	7 - High	NNE 5.4km/h	SW 8.6km/h	66.8%	91.8%
Alice Springs	18°C	34°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.4 - Extreme	NNW 14.4km/h	NW 19.1km/h	28.9%	52.3%
Brisbane	13°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	ENE 4.0km/h	NE 10.8km/h	57.6%	73.9%
Broome	26°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	SW 17.3km/h	WSW 23.8km/h	67.7%	86.5%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	47%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	11.5 - Extreme	SSE 16.2km/h	SE 23.8km/h	69.9%	84.7%
Canberra	9°C	24°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	NW 7.9km/h	NNW 20.9km/h	48.2%	66.5%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	39%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	12.5 - Extreme	E 6.5km/h	NNE 16.6km/h	67.4%	83.1%
Hobart	11°C	21°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	NNW 13.0km/h	WNW 24.1km/h	52.6%	73.8%
Melbourne	14°C	24°C	59%	25 - 30 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	NNW 10.8km/h	S 13.0km/h	60.7%	89.4%
Perth	10°C	19°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	SE 4.0km/h	SSW 8.3km/h	53.0%	73.1%
Sydney	15°C	28°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	NW 11.5km/h	NE 16.6km/h	42.1%	60.3%

Warnings

Thu 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Ningaloo, Gascoyne and Geraldton coasts

QLD

Thu 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

VIC

Thu 05:13 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland and North East

VIC

Thu 05:13 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland and North East

Thu 04:17 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Friday for Upper South East and Lower South East

VIC

Thu 04:41 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Wimmera, North Central, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Thu 04:30 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Central Coast

NSW

Thu 04:30 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Macquarie, Hunter and Sydney coasts. Cancellation for Coffs Coast

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East and South West coasts

VIC

Wed 12:37 AEST

Initial Flood Watch For Parts Of Gippsland, North East And Central Victoria

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

NRL Grand Final weather: Clearing on Sunday after stormy Saturday

Sydney is set for a wet and potentially stormy Saturday, but the weather should clear across the city, including at Sydney Olympic Park, for the 7:30 pm kickoff of Sunday’s 2026 NRL Grand Final between the Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights at Accor Stadium.

At least 15 September SA heat records broken, several in Adelaide area

Temperatures have reached record highs for September in at least 15 locations in South Australia, including several suburbs and localities in and around Adelaide

The temperature at Adelaide’s main city weather station at West Terrace/ngayirdapira had its highest September reading in 65 years when the mercury reached 34.

Heat, showers, storms in dynamic weather week across southern Australia

Spring is the season when southern Australia typically experiences strong contrasts in day-to-day weather, and that will definitely be the case this week.

WA skies electrified by 1.3 million lightning strikes in two days

An outbreak of thunderstorms has caused prolific lightning across Western Australia during the last few days, with more than 1.

NRL Grand Final weather: Clearing on Sunday after stormy Saturday

At least 15 September SA heat records broken, several in Adelaide area

Temperatures have reached record highs for September in at least 15 locations in South Australia, including several suburbs and localities in and around Adelaide

The temperature at Adelaide’s main city weather station at West Terrace/ngayirdapira had its highest September reading in 65 years when the mercury reached 34.

Heat, showers, storms in dynamic weather week across southern Australia

Spring is the season when southern Australia typically experiences strong contrasts in day-to-day weather, and that will definitely be the case this week.

WA skies electrified by 1.3 million lightning strikes in two days

An outbreak of thunderstorms has caused prolific lightning across Western Australia during the last few days, with more than 1.

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News from across Australia

NRL Grand Final weather: Clearing on Sunday after stormy Saturday

At least 15 September SA heat records broken, several in Adelaide area

Heat, showers, storms in dynamic weather week across southern Australia

WA skies electrified by 1.3 million lightning strikes in two days

NRL Grand Final weather: Clearing on Sunday after stormy Saturday

At least 15 September SA heat records broken, several in Adelaide area

Heat, showers, storms in dynamic weather week across southern Australia

WA skies electrified by 1.3 million lightning strikes in two days

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