Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

14°C

23°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

17°C

31°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

19°C

26°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

27°C

33°C

Partly cloudy
Cairns

24°C

29°C

Fair
Canberra

12°C

24°C

Partly cloudy
Darwin

26°C

32°C

Rain showers
Hobart

9°C

15°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

14°C

17°C

Clear skies
Perth

18°C

26°C

Clear skies
Sydney

17°C

25°C

National Summary

A front will bring a burst of brisk winds & showers to SA's south, Tas & Vic. The front will send a gusty cooler change through NSW, bringing showers to the coast & ranges. Onshore winds will cause showers in about Qld's coast. Showers & storms for the tropics & WA in troughs.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

WA

Thu 15:29 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hailstones & Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Goldfields, Gascoyne & South Interior districts

WA

Thu 15:29 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hailstones & Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Goldfields, Gascoyne & South Interior districts

NSW

Thu 16:05 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Illawarra and Batemans coasts

TAS

Thu 16:05 AEDT

Gale Warning for South West Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Upper East, Lower East, South East and Central West coasts

WA

Thu 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts

QLD

Thu 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Townsville, Mackay and Capricornia coasts

QLD

Thu 14:41 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Thu 14:32 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Daintree River

QLD

Thu 12:59 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Cooper Creek

QLD

Thu 11:05 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Eyre Creek And Moderate Flood Warning For The Georgina River

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