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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW TUE WED THU FRI

MinMax

Adelaide

7°C

16°C

Alice Springs

4°C

18°C

Brisbane

13°C

21°C

Broome

18°C

29°C

Cairns

17°C

23°C

Canberra

2°C

14°C

Darwin

21°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

14°C

Melbourne

8°C

15°C

Perth

13°C

21°C

Sydney

12°C

17°C

National Summary

A low should deepen in the Tasman, possibly sending strong winds, heavy rain and storms into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. A cold front approaching southwest WA should bring rain and some storms. A high over southern Aus will bring a cold morning with dry and settled conditions.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	7°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	ENE 5.4km/h	NNE 5.8km/h	55.0%	83.9%
Alice Springs	4°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	ESE 9.7km/h	ESE 18.0km/h	53.1%	80.0%
Brisbane	13°C	21°C	68%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	S 11.2km/h	S 14.4km/h	63.6%	89.5%
Broome	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	E 23.0km/h	SE 14.0km/h	35.8%	57.8%
Cairns	17°C	23°C	43%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	S 17.3km/h	SE 22.7km/h	54.0%	83.7%
Canberra	2°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	SE 5.4km/h	NNW 7.9km/h	72.5%	92.3%
Darwin	21°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	ESE 14.0km/h	ESE 13.3km/h	52.2%	69.9%
Hobart	8°C	14°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.3 - Low	NW 15.1km/h	NW 13.0km/h	64.4%	89.3%
Melbourne	8°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.9 - Low	NNE 5.8km/h	NW 6.5km/h	75.9%	94.1%
Perth	13°C	21°C	62%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	N 9.0km/h	NW 13.7km/h	60.2%	90.5%
Sydney	12°C	17°C	84%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	SSW 14.4km/h	S 14.4km/h	68.5%	94.3%

Warnings

NSW

Sun 22:56 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Sun 22:56 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

TAS

Sun 22:53 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for King Island, Furneaux Islands & parts of Western, North East, North West Coast & Central North

TAS

Sun 22:53 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for King Island, Furneaux Islands & parts of Western, North East, North West Coast & Central North

VIC

Sun 22:51 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of North East, East Gippsland and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Sun 22:51 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of North East, East Gippsland and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Sun 22:48 AEST

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

VIC

Sun 22:48 AEST

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

TAS

Sun 22:47 AEST

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for Upper Derwent Valley, South East & East Coast

TAS

Sun 22:47 AEST

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for Upper Derwent Valley, South East & East Coast

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