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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW TUE WED THU FRI

MinMax

Adelaide

18°C

30°C

Alice Springs

22°C

36°C

Brisbane

20°C

27°C

Broome

29°C

33°C

Cairns

24°C

29°C

Canberra

12°C

27°C

Darwin

27°C

31°C

Hobart

13°C

21°C

Melbourne

18°C

29°C

Perth

20°C

31°C

Sydney

18°C

24°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	18°C	30°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S1.7km/h	S11.9km/h	39.2%	39.3%
Alice Springs	22°C	36°C	25.2%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE4.3km/h	ESE21.4km/h	32.5%	47.2%
Brisbane	20°C	27°C	62.8%	0.3 mm	Nil	Medium	SE3.0km/h	SE9.7km/h	79.9%	80.8%
Broome	29°C	33°C	29.9%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	W11.8km/h	W27.7km/h	81.0%	76.1%
Cairns	24°C	29°C	58.0%	0.5 mm	Nil	Medium	SE5.3km/h	SE16.4km/h	77.0%	84.2%
Canberra	12°C	27°C	22.5%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	E9.7km/h	E17.8km/h	62.6%	56.0%
Darwin	27°C	31°C	51.2%	0.6 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW10.0km/h	WNW24.4km/h	86.8%	83.0%
Hobart	13°C	21°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE7.6km/h	ESE17.8km/h	70.2%	60.1%
Melbourne	18°C	29°C	2.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E2.1km/h	E15.7km/h	61.1%	45.6%
Perth	20°C	31°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S6.3km/h	S15.4km/h	49.6%	50.3%
Sydney	18°C	24°C	14.1%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE7.8km/h	ESE17.2km/h	70.0%	60.5%

Warnings

QLD

Mon 07:03 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River And Moderate Flood Warning For The Cloncurry River

QLD

Sun 13:15 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

Mon 05:51 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin & Eucla coasts

QLD

Mon 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning South East Gulf of Carpentaria, Sun Cst Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Cairns & Townsville coasts. Cancelled Moreton Bay

QLD

Mon 04:33 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Central West

Mon 08:12 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Spencer Gulf & Far West Coast

TAS

Mon 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Far North West Coast

QLD

Mon 05:09 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Bohle River

Mon 03:56 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Swan Inland North, Swan Inland South and Brockman

Mon 05:00 ACDT

Fire Weather Warning for Eastern Eyre Peninsula and Mount Lofty Ranges

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Tropical Cyclone Hayley forms northwest of the Kimberley

Flooding rain over north Queensland

How Boxing Day weather looks across Australia

White Christmas in Tasmania as summer snowfalls continue

Tropical Cyclone Hayley forms northwest of the Kimberley

Flooding rain over north Queensland

How Boxing Day weather looks across Australia

White Christmas in Tasmania as summer snowfalls continue

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