Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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MinMax
Cloudy
Adelaide

11°C

17°C

Cloudy
Alice Springs

15°C

27°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

13°C

22°C

Clear skies
Broome

19°C

28°C

Clear skies
Cairns

18°C

23°C

Cloudy
Canberra

8°C

15°C

Clear skies
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

9°C

17°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

12°C

17°C

Clear skies
Perth

8°C

20°C

Clear skies
Sydney

10°C

22°C

National Summary

A strong high pressure ridge is directing showers over the east coast. A weak trough and cold front brings patchy rain and isolated storms to SA, western NSW, Vic and Tas. Another cold front and trough is driving showers across parts of southwest and central west WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

VIC

Thu 00:06 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Thu 00:06 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Wed 23:46 AEST

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

NSW

Wed 23:46 AEST

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

SA

Wed 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast. Cancellation for South Central and Upper South East coasts

NSW

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans and Eden coasts

VIC

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West and East Gippsland coasts. Cancellation for Port Phillip & Central Coast

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Far North West, South West and Central West coasts. Cancellation for Upper East, Lower East and South East coasts

QLD

Wed 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Peninsula, Cooktown, Townsville and Mackay coasts

VIC

Wed 15:39 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

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