Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

9°C

16°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

7°C

18°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

12°C

20°C

Clear skies
Broome

17°C

29°C

Rain
Cairns

19°C

24°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

2°C

11°C

Partly cloudy
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

3°C

12°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

5°C

15°C

Rain
Perth

11°C

19°C

Rain
Sydney

10°C

16°C

National Summary

A high will shift east to be over the Tasman Sea, directing cool SE winds along the east coast and maintaining cool air over Tas, Vic and NSW. An area of low pressure over the interior will edge isolated showers and storms east over Qld while a cold front will move over the Bight

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

TAS

Wed 16:53 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley, South East and Central Plateau. Cancellation for Central North

QLD

Wed 16:51 AEST

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

NSW

Wed 16:51 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

VIC

Wed 16:50 AEST

Frost Warning for Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

National

Wed 15:31 AEST

Storm Force Wind Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

National

Wed 15:31 AEST

Cancellation Of Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Torres Strait & Peninsula, Cooktown and Cairns coasts

VIC

Wed 13:45 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Ovens River

NSW, QLD

Wed 11:21 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Nsw)

QLD

Wed 11:15 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

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