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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

18°C

26°C

Alice Springs

17°C

34°C

Brisbane

14°C

24°C

Broome

26°C

30°C

Cairns

20°C

25°C

Canberra

10°C

24°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

11°C

20°C

Melbourne

14°C

22°C

Perth

12°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	18°C	26°C	53%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	N 4.7km/h	WNW 12.2km/h	48.5%	71.9%
Alice Springs	17°C	34°C	45%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.3 - Extreme	N 16.6km/h	N 8.3km/h	16.0%	32.5%
Brisbane	14°C	24°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	ENE 3.6km/h	NE 10.4km/h	57.3%	72.5%
Broome	26°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	SW 14.4km/h	W 22.0km/h	69.2%	89.0%
Cairns	20°C	25°C	53%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.6 - Extreme	SSE 15.8km/h	SE 23.8km/h	69.0%	84.8%
Canberra	10°C	24°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	NW 10.1km/h	NNW 20.5km/h	47.2%	66.2%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.4 - Extreme	ENE 5.4km/h	NNE 16.9km/h	65.3%	80.8%
Hobart	11°C	20°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	NNW 13.3km/h	NW 24.5km/h	53.9%	75.6%
Melbourne	14°C	22°C	69%	25 - 30 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	NNW 10.8km/h	S 12.2km/h	62.8%	93.2%
Perth	12°C	19°C	33%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	7.3 - High	WSW 9.0km/h	SW 16.9km/h	60.2%	83.7%
Sydney	15°C	28°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	NW 12.6km/h	NE 16.2km/h	42.7%	61.2%

Warnings

Wed 22:23 ACST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for West Coast and North West Pastoral districts

Wed 22:23 ACST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for West Coast and North West Pastoral districts

VIC

Wed 22:39 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North Central and Central

NSW

Wed 22:27 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East and South West coasts

Wed 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

QLD

Wed 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

Wed 17:23 AWST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Eucla and South Interior districts

Wed 17:23 AWST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Eucla and South Interior districts

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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