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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

16°C

26°C

Alice Springs

18°C

35°C

Brisbane

19°C

27°C

Broome

29°C

33°C

Cairns

25°C

30°C

Canberra

7°C

22°C

Darwin

27°C

29°C

Hobart

11°C

16°C

Melbourne

12°C

16°C

Perth

13°C

24°C

Sydney

15°C

20°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	16°C	26°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE7.3km/h	ESE17.1km/h	42.8%	42.7%
Alice Springs	18°C	35°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE15.6km/h	ESE25.7km/h	15.6%	15.4%
Brisbane	19°C	27°C	51.9%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	SE9.2km/h	SE14.5km/h	84.5%	77.6%
Broome	29°C	33°C	11.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	NW13.3km/h	NW22.5km/h	79.8%	76.0%
Cairns	25°C	30°C	44.8%	0.7 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW2.5km/h	SSW12.8km/h	92.2%	83.4%
Canberra	7°C	22°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE11.6km/h	ESE19.3km/h	42.4%	48.8%
Darwin	27°C	29°C	45.5%	0.9 mm	Nil	Medium	W8.4km/h	W23.6km/h	92.6%	83.9%
Hobart	11°C	16°C	9.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SW9.4km/h	SW34.6km/h	57.5%	60.2%
Melbourne	12°C	16°C	4.6%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE10.6km/h	SSE17.4km/h	62.5%	64.7%
Perth	13°C	24°C	10.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW15.0km/h	SSW21.3km/h	62.8%	58.1%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	13.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S11.7km/h	S21.9km/h	54.0%	53.4%

Warnings

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Leeuwin, Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts

Thu 03:40 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent & Upper West, Lower West and Upper South East coasts

Thu 04:01 ACDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Mount Lofty Ranges

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEDT

Gale Warning for Lower East & South East coasts

NSW

Thu 04:25 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

VIC

Thu 04:28 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for North Central, North East, Central and East Gippsland

TAS

Thu 04:30 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley, South East & East Coast

VIC

Thu 04:38 AEDT

Gale Warning for East Gippsland Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & Central and Central Gippsland coasts

NSW

Thu 04:40 AEDT

Gale Warning Eden. Strong Wind Warning Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Batemanss. Cancelled Sydney Enclosed Waters

NSW

Thu 07:02 AEDT

Hazardous Surf Warning for Macquarie, Hunter and Sydney coasts

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Warnings

News from across Australia

White Christmas in Tasmania as summer snowfalls continue

Boxing Day Test weather: English conditions early, Australian conditions later

Monsoon arrival triggers flood watches in NT, QLD

Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Australian region

White Christmas in Tasmania as summer snowfalls continue

Boxing Day Test weather: English conditions early, Australian conditions later

Monsoon arrival triggers flood watches in NT, QLD

Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Australian region

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