Forecast

An unstable air mass over western WA is triggering showers and storms. A tropical low and unstable onshore winds are causing heavy rain to develop in north Qld, heaviest over the north tropical coast. Moist westerlies bring a few showers to southern Vic and Tas.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	22°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	N 9.0km/h	W 11.2km/h	57.0%	77.1%
Alice Springs	10°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	ENE 8.6km/h	ESE 5.8km/h	36.1%	50.3%
Brisbane	18°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	NW 4.3km/h	NNE 11.9km/h	62.3%	76.2%
Broome	22°C	33°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.3 - Very High	ESE 12.6km/h	W 13.0km/h	38.5%	72.8%
Cairns	24°C	28°C	69%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	11.1 - Extreme	SE 15.8km/h	SE 18.0km/h	85.0%	97.4%
Canberra	6°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	NW 5.4km/h	WNW 19.4km/h	62.5%	79.6%
Darwin	25°C	33°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	S 9.0km/h	SE 8.6km/h	53.8%	74.5%
Hobart	11°C	18°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	NNW 14.0km/h	WNW 26.3km/h	56.3%	73.8%
Melbourne	13°C	23°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.9 - Moderate	N 20.9km/h	NW 19.4km/h	56.2%	75.5%
Perth	13°C	26°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	E 8.3km/h	SW 6.5km/h	64.9%	83.9%
Sydney	14°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	NW 10.8km/h	NNE 10.8km/h	57.2%	77.5%

Warnings

TAS

Thu 09:13 AEST

Gale Warning Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Derwent & Central North, Lower East, South East & South West coasts

Thu 07:03 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Leeuwin and Albany coasts

VIC

Thu 07:48 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

Thu 06:54 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

TAS

Thu 04:59 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South East

NSW

Thu 04:57 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Friday for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

Wed 12:59 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

QLD

Wed 12:44 AEST

Flood Watch For Parts Of The North Tropical Coast

QLD

Wed 12:20 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Eyre Creek

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Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

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New Zealand hammered by Extratropical Cyclone Vaianu

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