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Australian Weather Forecast

For Sunday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

17°C

Alice Springs

8°C

17°C

Brisbane

16°C

23°C

Broome

18°C

28°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

10°C

16°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

10°C

17°C

Melbourne

11°C

16°C

Perth

5°C

20°C

Sydney

15°C

21°C

National Summary

A front and a moist, unstable airmass will bring rain to central and southern Australia. Onshore winds will direct showers into eastern NSW, northern Tas, southeast Qld and the far north tropics. A high keeps elsewhere dry and settled.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Sunday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	17°C	65%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	NNE 10.1km/h	NW 15.1km/h	56.5%	90.2%
Alice Springs	8°C	17°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	S 12.6km/h	S 18.7km/h	65.6%	92.7%
Brisbane	16°C	23°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	SW 7.2km/h	S 9.0km/h	67.8%	90.9%
Broome	18°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	ESE 27.0km/h	SE 24.1km/h	39.5%	71.9%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	S 10.1km/h	SE 15.1km/h	63.7%	84.8%
Canberra	10°C	16°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	ESE 6.1km/h	ENE 8.6km/h	72.0%	98.7%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.3 - Very High	SE 10.1km/h	ENE 10.4km/h	65.3%	82.8%
Hobart	10°C	17°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	NNW 10.4km/h	NE 8.3km/h	66.4%	88.8%
Melbourne	11°C	16°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NE 3.2km/h	NNE 7.6km/h	70.1%	98.0%
Perth	5°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	NE 9.0km/h	ENE 6.5km/h	48.6%	75.8%
Sydney	15°C	21°C	44%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	NW 5.8km/h	ESE 7.2km/h	70.6%	91.6%

Warnings

QLD

Thu 16:51 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

NSW

Thu 16:51 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts

VIC

Thu 16:51 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

NSW

Thu 16:33 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Thu 16:33 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

QLD

Thu 16:32 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

QLD

Thu 16:32 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

NSW

Thu 16:21 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

TAS

Thu 16:05 AEST

Frost Warning for Central North and Midlands

NSW

Thu 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts. Cancellation for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Sydney and Illawarra coasts

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