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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

24°C

37°C

Alice Springs

25°C

40°C

Brisbane

21°C

29°C

Broome

29°C

33°C

Cairns

24°C

28°C

Canberra

20°C

37°C

Darwin

27°C

31°C

Hobart

14°C

25°C

Melbourne

19°C

30°C

Perth

15°C

27°C

Sydney

20°C

33°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	37°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	WSW1.1km/h	WSW10.1km/h	36.0%	37.4%
Alice Springs	25°C	40°C	0.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE12.9km/h	SE21.2km/h	21.0%	23.9%
Brisbane	21°C	29°C	7.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E6.6km/h	E12.3km/h	63.8%	64.8%
Broome	29°C	33°C	7.5%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW14.8km/h	WNW25.5km/h	77.8%	75.3%
Cairns	24°C	28°C	69.1%	0.9 mm	Nil	Medium	SE16.7km/h	SE39.8km/h	92.4%	86.8%
Canberra	20°C	37°C	1.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW6.4km/h	SSW16.9km/h	30.3%	44.2%
Darwin	27°C	31°C	42.8%	0.5 mm	Nil	Medium	W7.5km/h	W18.9km/h	88.3%	82.9%
Hobart	14°C	25°C	12.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE7.5km/h	SE18.6km/h	61.8%	60.7%
Melbourne	19°C	30°C	14.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE6.7km/h	SSE19.6km/h	57.2%	53.5%
Perth	15°C	27°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S12.1km/h	S18.6km/h	58.6%	57.5%
Sydney	20°C	33°C	1.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	NNE12.9km/h	NNE20.6km/h	62.8%	61.9%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 15:35 AEST

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

QLD

Wed 13:53 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson River

QLD

Wed 13:32 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson River

QLD

Wed 11:45 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Wed 10:20 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning Per Local & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Albany & Esperances. Cancelled Pilbara W

Thu 03:22 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Gove Peninsula Coast

QLD

Thu 03:00 AEST

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

Thu 03:40 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Spencer Gulf, Investigator Strait & Central, South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

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