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A strong high pressure ridge is directing onshore easterly winds and showers over southeast and northeast Qld. A trough and cold front brings patchy rain and isolated storms to central WA, SA, NSW, Vic and Tas. Dry and mostly settled under high pressure elsewhere.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	17°C	33%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	NNW 10.1km/h	WNW 21.2km/h	69.2%	85.5%
Alice Springs	15°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	N 16.2km/h	NW 19.1km/h	56.5%	79.2%
Brisbane	12°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	WSW 2.9km/h	NE 12.2km/h	62.9%	77.9%
Broome	19°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	WSW 4.3km/h	W 18.7km/h	65.8%	96.2%
Cairns	17°C	24°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.4 - Very High	S 14.0km/h	SE 22.0km/h	71.9%	82.4%
Canberra	6°C	15°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	WNW 14.4km/h	WNW 23.4km/h	67.5%	83.9%
Darwin	22°C	32°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	ESE 9.0km/h	E 20.2km/h	53.8%	71.4%
Hobart	7°C	15°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNW 13.0km/h	NW 18.0km/h	63.9%	80.7%
Melbourne	10°C	15°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NW 9.4km/h	WNW 11.2km/h	65.7%	83.7%
Perth	8°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	NE 5.4km/h	SW 11.2km/h	72.6%	86.5%
Sydney	13°C	22°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	NW 14.4km/h	NW 12.6km/h	63.1%	78.1%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 22:14 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

VIC

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Thu 22:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & Upper East Coast

Thu 15:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for South Central Coast

NSW

Thu 13:39 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

VIC

Thu 12:32 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Thu 11:37 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Loddon River

VIC

Thu 11:32 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Yea River And Hughes Creek

TAS

Thu 10:15 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Mersey River

TAS

Thu 09:49 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Meander River

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Huge northwest cloudband producing rain across Australia

A vast northwest cloudband stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Tasman Sea is delivering steady rainfall to parts of Australia, especially to inland parts of the east.

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

Australia's spring 2026 bushfire outlook: Increased risk in seven states and territories

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Huge northwest cloudband producing rain across Australia

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

Australia's spring 2026 bushfire outlook: Increased risk in seven states and territories

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Huge northwest cloudband producing rain across Australia

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

Australia's spring 2026 bushfire outlook: Increased risk in seven states and territories

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

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