Forecast

Troughs are producing showers and storms over southern Qld and southern WA. Southerly winds send a few gusty showers over the eastern seaboard. A cold front approaching late brings showers to southwest WA. Dry elsewhere under high pressure.

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	27°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	NE 15.8km/h	NNW 14.8km/h	27.9%	44.8%
Alice Springs	15°C	31°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	ESE 22.3km/h	ESE 13.7km/h	31.8%	44.3%
Brisbane	17°C	23°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	SE 8.3km/h	ENE 9.0km/h	59.7%	75.7%
Broome	25°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	WNW 11.2km/h	WNW 24.5km/h	63.1%	87.1%
Cairns	19°C	28°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	S 7.6km/h	E 14.0km/h	70.8%	83.6%
Canberra	3°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	SSE 5.4km/h	N 11.5km/h	56.6%	74.4%
Darwin	26°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	N 5.0km/h	NNW 17.3km/h	67.5%	81.0%
Hobart	6°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	N 11.2km/h	NNE 18.0km/h	47.7%	64.3%
Melbourne	7°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	NNE 10.1km/h	N 16.2km/h	54.7%	75.3%
Perth	14°C	22°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.8 - Very High	SSW 19.1km/h	WSW 12.6km/h	63.6%	79.5%
Sydney	13°C	19°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	WSW 11.2km/h	SSE 14.4km/h	58.5%	78.3%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 23:50 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters

NSW

Wed 23:23 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Thursday for Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and South West Slopes

TAS

Wed 22:53 AEDT

Frost Warning for Midlands and Upper Derwent Valley

Wed 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Far North West, Lower East, South East and Central West coasts

Wed 18:50 AWST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South West and South Coastal

Wed 14:59 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Burrup

VIC

Wed 10:37 AEDT

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for North Central, North East and Central

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