Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Cloudy
Adelaide

12°C

17°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

15°C

31°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

13°C

30°C

Clear skies
Broome

22°C

29°C

Drizzle
Cairns

17°C

26°C

Rain
Canberra

8°C

16°C

Clear skies
Darwin

24°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

8°C

14°C

Fair
Melbourne

11°C

16°C

Rain showers
Perth

12°C

19°C

Partly cloudy
Sydney

15°C

26°C

National Summary

Cold fronts will maintain brisk westerly winds & showers across the country's south, especially Tas. Showers will affect the northeast tropics, mainly the coasts, due to moist easterly winds. High pressure will keep the remainder of the country dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

WA

Thu 04:21 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

VIC

Thu 05:57 AEST

Gale Warning for Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Gippsland Lakes & West Coast

TAS

Thu 05:57 AEST

Gale Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Fred Hen Bay & Norfolks, Storm, SW Lakes & Far NW, CN, UE, L E, SE, SW

NSW

Thu 05:03 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Thu 05:03 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

TAS

Thu 04:44 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) King Is, Furneaux Is, Western, U Derwent, SE, NE, C Plateau & E Coast, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

TAS

Thu 04:44 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) King Is, Furneaux Is, Western, U Derwent, SE, NE, C Plateau & E Coast, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

TAS

Thu 04:38 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

WA

Thu 02:23 AWST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Perth

SA

Thu 03:40 ACST

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

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