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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Fair

14°C

29°C

Clear skies

23°C

37°C

Clear skies

20°C

31°C

Clear skies

29°C

32°C

Mostly cloudy

23°C

30°C

Fair

19°C

35°C

Thunderstorms

26°C

31°C

Rain

14°C

20°C

Cloudy

17°C

31°C

Clear skies

16°C

31°C

Clear skies

22°C

33°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	Forecast	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide		14°C	29°C	1.7%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW8.7km/h	SSW16.0km/h	62.2%	58.1%
Alice Springs		23°C	37°C	19.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S5.7km/h	S17.3km/h	41.4%	43.0%
Brisbane		20°C	31°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE3.1km/h	SE8.6km/h	66.5%	69.3%
Broome		29°C	32°C	16.8%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	W7.6km/h	W24.8km/h	76.3%	75.2%
Cairns		23°C	30°C	39.4%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	SE13.7km/h	SE23.1km/h	81.2%	78.8%
Canberra		19°C	35°C	49.2%	0.4 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW10.4km/h	WNW22.4km/h	57.0%	54.2%
Darwin		26°C	31°C	40.8%	0.3 mm	Nil	Medium	SW1.8km/h	SW10.5km/h	83.5%	79.2%
Hobart		14°C	20°C	52.1%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	NE9.6km/h	NE29.6km/h	73.0%	73.2%
Melbourne		17°C	31°C	46.8%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	S2.2km/h	S12.8km/h	61.3%	58.1%
Perth		16°C	31°C	1.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S10.8km/h	S19.5km/h	57.3%	53.9%
Sydney		22°C	33°C	37.8%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	SW2.0km/h	SW14.1km/h	66.6%	60.6%

Warnings

WA

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe & Leeuwin coasts

VIC

Thu 04:10 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Central and Central Gippsland coasts

TAS

Thu 08:19 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for South West and Central West coasts

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

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