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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW TUE WED THU FRI

MinMax

Adelaide

9°C

19°C

Alice Springs

11°C

26°C

Brisbane

14°C

22°C

Broome

21°C

30°C

Cairns

19°C

24°C

Canberra

4°C

19°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

8°C

17°C

Melbourne

9°C

16°C

Perth

15°C

26°C

Sydney

11°C

20°C

National Summary

A low pressure trough may continue to bring showers and the odd storm to southeast WA and western SA. A cold front may approach southwest WA later and could bring gusty showers. Showery onshore winds around high pressure for Tas, Vic, Qld and NSW. Dry elsewhere.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	E 4.0km/h	NW 7.6km/h	52.2%	80.8%
Alice Springs	11°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	ESE 17.6km/h	ESE 19.8km/h	26.8%	55.2%
Brisbane	14°C	22°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	SSE 9.4km/h	SE 14.8km/h	59.6%	80.9%
Broome	21°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	S 9.4km/h	W 19.4km/h	60.9%	85.9%
Cairns	19°C	24°C	79%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	11.3 - Extreme	SE 22.7km/h	SE 26.6km/h	67.9%	86.6%
Canberra	4°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	WNW 5.4km/h	NNW 14.0km/h	54.5%	80.4%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	ESE 13.3km/h	NE 19.1km/h	58.5%	73.8%
Hobart	8°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	WNW 17.3km/h	WNW 18.7km/h	48.6%	71.8%
Melbourne	9°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	SSW 2.2km/h	S 7.2km/h	65.4%	95.8%
Perth	15°C	26°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	NE 11.2km/h	NW 14.4km/h	60.4%	83.0%
Sydney	11°C	20°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	WSW 11.2km/h	ESE 14.4km/h	56.0%	81.0%

Warnings

Mon 05:53 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Eucla, South Interior and Goldfields districts

Mon 05:53 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Eucla, South Interior and Goldfields districts

VIC

Mon 04:10 AEST

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

NSW

Mon 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Mon 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning East of Flinders Is, Fred Hen Bay & Norfolks, Storm Bay, Channel & Far NW, Upper East, Lower E, SE, SW & CW coasts

Mon 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Ningaloo and Gascoyne coasts. Cancellation for Geraldton Coast

QLD

Mon 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters & K'gari Coast. Cancellation for Moreton Bay and Gold Coast Waters

NSW, VIC

Sun 11:47 AEST

Final Flood Watch For Parts Of North And North East Victoria

TAS

Sun 10:55 AEST

Final Flood Watch For Parts Of The North, North East And North West Catchments

TAS

Sun 10:30 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The North Esk River

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Dry, blustery winds drive record heat across Sydney

Mid-30s heat and snowfalls on the same day in NSW

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Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

Dry, blustery winds drive record heat across Sydney

Mid-30s heat and snowfalls on the same day in NSW

How El Niño helped break UK summer heat record

Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

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