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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW WED THU FRI SAT

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

15°C

Alice Springs

6°C

18°C

Brisbane

13°C

19°C

Broome

19°C

30°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

4°C

11°C

Darwin

22°C

30°C

Hobart

6°C

12°C

Melbourne

9°C

13°C

Perth

7°C

20°C

Sydney

11°C

17°C

National Summary

A deep low should move further east into the Tasman Sea, maintaining strong winds and showers across Vic, eastern NSW and Tas, falling as snow in the alps. Showers should also affect southern WA and southern SA in a S/SW’ly flow behind the low. It should remain 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	10°C	15°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	SSW 8.3km/h	WSW 13.7km/h	58.3%	80.0%
Alice Springs	6°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	SSE 7.2km/h	SE 17.3km/h	46.1%	66.0%
Brisbane	13°C	19°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	W 13.7km/h	W 15.5km/h	43.4%	60.3%
Broome	19°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	E 15.1km/h	SSE 10.1km/h	40.5%	78.1%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	S 6.8km/h	ESE 15.5km/h	70.5%	86.0%
Canberra	4°C	11°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.9 - Low	WNW 9.7km/h	W 14.8km/h	61.1%	94.9%
Darwin	22°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	SE 7.2km/h	NE 11.5km/h	65.8%	81.9%
Hobart	6°C	12°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1 - Low	W 15.5km/h	WNW 16.9km/h	56.8%	87.8%
Melbourne	9°C	13°C	77%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	WSW 13.0km/h	SW 12.6km/h	68.8%	92.2%
Perth	7°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	E 9.0km/h	E 9.4km/h	58.0%	82.8%
Sydney	11°C	17°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	W 20.2km/h	SW 19.1km/h	50.0%	78.2%

Warnings

Tue 04:05 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast, Flinders, Mid North, Murraylands & North East Pastoral districts

Tue 04:05 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast, Flinders, Mid North, Murraylands & North East Pastoral districts

VIC

Tue 04:28 AEST

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for South West and Central

VIC

Tue 04:28 AEST

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for South West and Central

NSW

Tue 04:23 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

VIC

Tue 04:22 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning North East. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning North Central & Central. Cancelled N Country, Wimmera & South West

NSW

Tue 04:11 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Mid N Coast, South Coast, C Tablelands, S Tablelands, Snowy Mtns, N Tablelands, Hunter & SW Slopes

NSW

Tue 04:11 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Mid N Coast, South Coast, C Tablelands, S Tablelands, Snowy Mtns, N Tablelands, Hunter & SW Slopes

Tue 03:40 ACST

Gale Warning for Investigator Strait & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central, South Central & Upper South East coasts

VIC

Tue 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & Central Coast. Cancellation for Western Port & West and Central Gippsland coasts

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Bombing low hammers southwest WA as fierce winds worsen

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Which part of Australia had the coldest start to winter?

Light snowfalls to start winter, more to come ahead of ski season opening

135 km/h winds batter WA, with SA and Victoria next in line

Bombing low hammers southwest WA as fierce winds worsen

Which part of Australia had the coldest start to winter?

Light snowfalls to start winter, more to come ahead of ski season opening

135 km/h winds batter WA, with SA and Victoria next in line

Bombing low hammers southwest WA as fierce winds worsen

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