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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

17°C

Alice Springs

9°C

18°C

Brisbane

12°C

22°C

Broome

19°C

29°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

0°C

12°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

2°C

12°C

Melbourne

4°C

11°C

Perth

6°C

22°C

Sydney

10°C

16°C

National Summary

A high east of Tas brings cool temperatures over southeast Australia and showers in onshore winds about eastern NSW and coastal Qld. Low pressure through the central interior and inland SA brings isolated showers and patchy rain. Onshore winds bring a few showers to SW WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	17°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	ENE 7.9km/h	N 5.8km/h	65.5%	80.1%
Alice Springs	9°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	S 5.8km/h	SSW 7.2km/h	73.4%	93.9%
Brisbane	12°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.3 - Moderate	SW 6.8km/h	SE 4.0km/h	62.2%	78.0%
Broome	19°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.4 - High	ESE 21.2km/h	SSE 11.9km/h	43.8%	63.7%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	69%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	SSE 13.7km/h	SE 19.8km/h	77.2%	87.6%
Canberra	0°C	12°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	SE 4.7km/h	NW 7.2km/h	74.7%	93.3%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	SE 9.7km/h	ESE 10.4km/h	56.2%	74.9%
Hobart	2°C	12°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1 - Low	NW 15.5km/h	NNW 13.0km/h	70.1%	90.2%
Melbourne	4°C	11°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.9 - Low	NE 7.6km/h	S 6.5km/h	73.9%	99.0%
Perth	6°C	22°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	NE 5.4km/h	NW 6.8km/h	66.4%	85.5%
Sydney	10°C	16°C	85%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	WSW 12.6km/h	S 10.4km/h	75.8%	95.4%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 19:20 AEST

Road Weather Alert reduced visibility in fog Melb Inner Suburbs, Melb Eastern Suburbs, Melb SEern Suburbs & Dandenong Ranges

TAS

Thu 16:36 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and Central Plateau

VIC

Thu 16:31 AEST

Frost Warning for Northern Country, North Central, North East, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

National

Thu 16:12 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

TAS

Thu 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for South West and Central West coasts

Thu 13:06 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Esperance and Eucla coasts

QLD

Thu 10:11 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

QLD, NSW

Thu 09:43 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Qld)

QLD

Thu 09:04 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Torres Strait & Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

QLD

Thu 08:11 AEST

Cancellation of Surf Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

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ELDERS NEWS

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Australian Weather Forecast

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Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Frigid fog descends on Melbourne and other parts of Victoria

How to read weather radar images (and why it matters)

Weekend snowfalls coming after sunny week

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

Frigid fog descends on Melbourne and other parts of Victoria

How to read weather radar images (and why it matters)

Weekend snowfalls coming after sunny week

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

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