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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

17°C

Alice Springs

13°C

31°C

Brisbane

13°C

29°C

Broome

23°C

29°C

Cairns

17°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

17°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

14°C

Melbourne

11°C

17°C

Perth

13°C

19°C

Sydney

15°C

27°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

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	17°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	W 16.2km/h	WSW 13.7km/h	66.2%	81.6%
Alice Springs	13°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	NW 4.7km/h	NNW 4.3km/h	26.8%	40.5%
Brisbane	13°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	N 0.0km/h	N 7.2km/h	53.2%	72.5%
Broome	23°C	29°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	NNW 5.4km/h	W 20.2km/h	73.3%	96.0%
Cairns	17°C	26°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	SSE 13.0km/h	SE 19.8km/h	69.9%	83.7%
Canberra	8°C	17°C	36%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	6 - High	WNW 21.6km/h	WNW 25.9km/h	64.6%	83.3%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.6 - Extreme	E 9.0km/h	NNE 16.9km/h	66.3%	83.7%
Hobart	8°C	14°C	67%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	WNW 28.4km/h	NW 32.0km/h	51.8%	76.8%
Melbourne	11°C	17°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	NNW 18.0km/h	WSW 18.0km/h	59.4%	76.5%
Perth	13°C	19°C	60%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	N 6.8km/h	WNW 16.2km/h	77.2%	90.2%
Sydney	15°C	27°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	WNW 13.7km/h	W 19.8km/h	42.0%	57.8%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 11:08 AEST

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

TAS

Thu 10:51 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

Thu 10:19 ACST

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

NSW

Thu 10:49 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Eden Coast

TAS

Thu 10:42 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Western, U Derwent, South East, C Plateau & North East, East Coast, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

TAS

Thu 10:42 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Western, U Derwent, South East, C Plateau & North East, East Coast, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

VIC

Thu 10:23 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

TAS

Thu 10:00 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 09:46 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Snowy Mountains

NSW

Thu 09:46 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Snowy Mountains

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