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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

16°C

31°C

Alice Springs

26°C

42°C

Brisbane

22°C

29°C

Broome

29°C

33°C

Cairns

24°C

28°C

Canberra

22°C

37°C

Darwin

27°C

30°C

Hobart

16°C

22°C

Melbourne

19°C

38°C

Perth

15°C

28°C

Sydney

25°C

33°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 Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	16°C	31°C	0.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	WSW8.4km/h	WSW21.7km/h	47.8%	51.4%
Alice Springs	26°C	42°C	1.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE8.9km/h	SE19.7km/h	19.1%	20.5%
Brisbane	22°C	29°C	44.0%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	ENE4.3km/h	ENE10.5km/h	74.6%	73.1%
Broome	29°C	33°C	18.7%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	W16.1km/h	W27.3km/h	77.9%	74.2%
Cairns	24°C	28°C	70.6%	1.4 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE15.2km/h	SSE36.0km/h	92.6%	88.8%
Canberra	22°C	37°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	NW14.0km/h	NW25.0km/h	27.8%	27.3%
Darwin	27°C	30°C	42.5%	0.5 mm	Nil	Medium	W11.3km/h	W22.0km/h	88.7%	82.7%
Hobart	16°C	22°C	25.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SW7.4km/h	SW24.1km/h	70.5%	59.3%
Melbourne	19°C	38°C	41.7%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	W9.1km/h	W23.6km/h	48.6%	46.1%
Perth	15°C	28°C	3.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE11.5km/h	SE21.7km/h	43.2%	40.4%
Sydney	25°C	33°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE14.1km/h	SSE23.2km/h	50.0%	49.6%

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

QLD

Tue 15:27 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Upper Burdekin And Cape Rivers

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast West, Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth & Bunbury Geographe coasts

QLD

Wed 15:48 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and Capricornia coasts

Wed 16:37 ACDT

Fire Weather Warning for Mid North

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for East Gippsland Coast

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