Australian Weather Forecast

For Thursday

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MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

28°C

44°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

27°C

41°C

Fair
Brisbane

20°C

29°C

Fair
Broome

27°C

31°C

Thunderstorms
Cairns

24°C

29°C

Clear skies
Canberra

19°C

36°C

Partly cloudy
Darwin

24°C

33°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

15°C

25°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

22°C

40°C

Clear skies
Perth

17°C

28°C

Clear skies
Sydney

21°C

30°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

QLD

Wed 15:35 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Minor Flood Warning For Eyre Creek

QLD

Wed 13:53 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson River

QLD

Wed 13:32 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson River

QLD

Wed 11:45 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Wed 10:20 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

WA

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning Per Local & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Albany & Esperances. Cancelled Pilbara W

NT

Thu 03:22 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Gove Peninsula Coast

QLD

Thu 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Torres Strait & Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay coasts

SA

Thu 03:40 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Spencer Gulf, Investigator Strait & Central, South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

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