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Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

15°C

Alice Springs

8°C

18°C

Brisbane

13°C

22°C

Broome

18°C

27°C

Cairns

20°C

26°C

Canberra

10°C

16°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

12°C

16°C

Melbourne

14°C

19°C

Perth

3°C

16°C

Sydney

13°C

22°C

National Summary

A deep, slow-moving low off WA's south coast is bringing showers & gusty winds to southeast WA. A cold front is causing heavy rain over SA with showers & storms extending north over southwest NT. Moist northerly winds bring a few showers to Tas.

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	15°C	45%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	NNW 14.0km/h	NNW 29.9km/h	63.8%	86.2%
Alice Springs	8°C	18°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	SW 10.8km/h	WSW 12.6km/h	50.5%	77.5%
Brisbane	13°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	W 6.5km/h	N 4.3km/h	65.8%	83.2%
Broome	18°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	SE 23.8km/h	SSE 20.2km/h	29.6%	53.7%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	43%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.3 - High	SSE 16.2km/h	SE 18.7km/h	72.7%	85.9%
Canberra	10°C	16°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNW 7.2km/h	NNW 20.9km/h	78.2%	93.0%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	SE 10.8km/h	NE 10.1km/h	71.1%	84.2%
Hobart	12°C	16°C	52%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NNW 22.7km/h	N 15.5km/h	75.6%	94.4%
Melbourne	14°C	19°C	54%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.7 - Low	NNE 20.5km/h	N 20.9km/h	70.8%	87.6%
Perth	3°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	ESE 2.2km/h	SSE 5.0km/h	71.9%	89.0%
Sydney	13°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NW 10.1km/h	NNW 14.8km/h	64.4%	81.0%

Warnings

Thu 09:30 ACST

Gale Warning for Lower South East Coast

NSW

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Eden Coast

VIC

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & West, Central and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & Far North West, CN, Upper East, Lower East, South West & CW coasts

NSW

Thu 09:03 AEST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert for Sydney Eastern Suburbs and Sydney Western Suburbs

Thu 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance and Eucla coasts

VIC

Thu 06:00 AEST

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

VIC

Thu 06:00 AEST

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

NSW

Thu 04:39 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

NSW

Thu 04:38 AEST

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

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