Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

12°C

21°C

Fair
Alice Springs

20°C

35°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

19°C

26°C

Clear skies
Broome

28°C

32°C

Fair
Cairns

23°C

32°C

Clear skies
Canberra

6°C

22°C

Partly cloudy
Darwin

28°C

32°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

9°C

16°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

11°C

22°C

Mostly cloudy
Perth

16°C

29°C

Clear skies
Sydney

14°C

23°C

National Summary

A cold front will bring showers and gusty winds to southeast SA, Vic and Tas. Moisture should combine with heatwave conditions over the northern tropics to bring thunderstorms, extending into inland WA. High pressure keeps the remainder dry and settled.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

QLD

Tue 13:54 AEST

Severe Storm Warning (To Giant Hail, Damaging To Destructive Winds & Rain) C Highlands & Coalfields, Maranoa & Warrego & Darling Downs

QLD

Tue 13:54 AEST

Severe Storm Warning (To Giant Hail, Damaging To Destructive Winds & Rain) C Highlands & Coalfields, Maranoa & Warrego & Darling Downs

NSW

Tue 14:38 AEDT

Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall, Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones) for parts of Wollondilly/Wingecarribee area

NSW

Tue 14:38 AEDT

Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall, Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones) for parts of Wollondilly/Wingecarribee area

NSW

Tue 14:35 AEDT

Severe Storm Warning (Winds, Hail & Rain) Hunter, Illawarra, C Tablelands, N Tablelands & N Rivers, MN Cst, Metropolitan, S Tablelands

NSW

Tue 14:35 AEDT

Severe Storm Warning (Winds, Hail & Rain) Hunter, Illawarra, C Tablelands, N Tablelands & N Rivers, MN Cst, Metropolitan, S Tablelands

QLD

Tue 13:32 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Upper Balonne River

QLD

Tue 13:10 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Bremer River And Warrill Creek

QLD

Tue 12:43 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Lower Barcoo River

QLD

Tue 12:30 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Lower Condamine River

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