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

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	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	NNW 10.1km/h	WNW 21.2km/h	68.9%	84.0%
Alice Springs	15°C	28°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	N 16.2km/h	NW 19.1km/h	56.5%	81.5%
Brisbane	12°C	23°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	S 4.0km/h	ENE 11.9km/h	66.2%	81.1%
Broome	19°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	WSW 4.3km/h	W 18.4km/h	65.4%	95.7%
Cairns	18°C	23°C	68%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	SSE 17.6km/h	SE 22.7km/h	74.0%	89.4%
Canberra	9°C	16°C	59%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	NW 6.5km/h	NW 18.7km/h	71.5%	96.0%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	ESE 9.0km/h	E 20.2km/h	53.6%	71.5%
Hobart	9°C	18°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	NNW 11.2km/h	NW 20.9km/h	62.9%	78.7%
Melbourne	12°C	17°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NNW 9.4km/h	NNW 14.4km/h	66.3%	84.1%
Perth	8°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	NE 5.4km/h	SW 9.7km/h	73.8%	85.5%
Sydney	10°C	22°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	NW 8.3km/h	NNE 12.6km/h	64.5%	81.8%

Warnings

NSW

Thu 13:39 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

VIC

Thu 12:59 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca 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

VIC

Thu 10:28 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for West and Central coasts

Thu 09:58 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for South Central Coast

TAS

Thu 10:15 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Mersey River

TAS

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & Upper East and Lower East coasts. Cancellation for South West and Central West coasts

TAS

Thu 09:49 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Meander River

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ELDERS NEWS

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A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across Victoria on Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts possible in central parts of the state, including Melbourne.

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Rain has begun to fall across parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales, with moderate falls likely by the end of the working week.

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

Australia’s national bushfire outlook has been released for spring 2026, revealing that parts of seven states and territories will have an increased risk of bushfires in the next three months.

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across Victoria on Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts possible in central parts of the state, including Melbourne.

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Rain has begun to fall across parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales, with moderate falls likely by the end of the working week.

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News from 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

Rain spreading across inland 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

Rain spreading across inland Australia

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