Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

17°C

24°C

Partly cloudy
Alice Springs

22°C

39°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

24°C

31°C

Thunderstorms
Broome

26°C

32°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

26°C

33°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

13°C

23°C

Cloudy
Darwin

26°C

30°C

Cloudy
Hobart

13°C

18°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

17°C

25°C

Clear skies
Perth

18°C

32°C

Partly cloudy
Sydney

20°C

26°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

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Warnings

QLD

Fri 12:49 AEST

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

QLD

Fri 11:19 AEST

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

QLD

Fri 10:56 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson And Jordan Creek, Moderate Flood Warning For Alice And Barcoo Rivers

QLD

Thu 20:17 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Suttor River And Minor Flood Warning For The Cape River

NSW

Fri 11:01 AEDT

Hazardous Surf Warning for Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

QLD

Thu 14:53 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Eyre Creek

QLD

Thu 11:30 AEST

Major Flood Warning For Mackenzie River, Moderate Flood Warning For Connors-Isaac & Fitzroy Rivers & Flood Warning For Nogoa River Catchment

WA

Fri 08:49 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for North Kimberley, Gascoyne, Albany and Esperance coasts

NT

Fri 08:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Beagle Bonaparte Coast

SA

Fri 09:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Invest St, Adelaide Waters & South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

ELDERS NEWS

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