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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

24°C

43°C

Alice Springs

26°C

41°C

Brisbane

21°C

29°C

Broome

29°C

32°C

Cairns

24°C

27°C

Canberra

20°C

38°C

Darwin

27°C

32°C

Hobart

14°C

22°C

Melbourne

19°C

31°C

Perth

15°C

25°C

Sydney

21°C

32°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	24°C	43°C	1.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	W0.9km/h	W10.8km/h	35.8%	37.8%
Alice Springs	26°C	41°C	0.5%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE12.5km/h	SE21.4km/h	20.6%	23.7%
Brisbane	21°C	29°C	3.5%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E6.5km/h	E12.0km/h	64.0%	65.4%
Broome	29°C	32°C	12.7%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW14.1km/h	WNW25.3km/h	75.4%	76.1%
Cairns	24°C	27°C	76.8%	2.5 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE17.4km/h	SSE42.1km/h	93.9%	87.5%
Canberra	20°C	38°C	2.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW6.5km/h	SSW16.8km/h	30.6%	44.0%
Darwin	27°C	32°C	38.0%	0.2 mm	Nil	Medium	W8.5km/h	W19.4km/h	87.0%	82.2%
Hobart	14°C	22°C	14.5%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE6.0km/h	ESE19.0km/h	59.5%	62.0%
Melbourne	19°C	31°C	11.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE8.5km/h	SSE21.6km/h	60.0%	53.6%
Perth	15°C	25°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S11.8km/h	S18.4km/h	59.4%	57.9%
Sydney	21°C	32°C	10.7%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	NE12.1km/h	NE23.2km/h	62.2%	65.7%

Warnings

QLD

Thu 14:45 AEST

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

QLD

Thu 13:35 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson River

QLD

Thu 12:59 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson River

QLD

Thu 11:24 AEST

Minor Flooding Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Thu 10:42 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

Thu 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Albany and Esperance coasts

Thu 14:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Arafura and Gove Peninsula coasts

QLD

Thu 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Torres Strait & Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay coasts

Thu 15:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Friday Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Invest St & Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

Thu 16:32 ACDT

Fire Weather Warning West Coast, E Eyre, L Eyre, Flinders, Mid North, Mt Lofty R, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper SE & L SE

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News from across Australia

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How hot each Australian state will get during this week's heatwave

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