Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

7°C

14°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

2°C

17°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

11°C

21°C

Fair
Broome

15°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

17°C

25°C

Clear skies
Canberra

-1°C

13°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

23°C

30°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

6°C

14°C

Fair
Melbourne

7°C

13°C

Clear skies
Perth

8°C

21°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

8°C

17°C

National Summary

A strong high over southeastern Australia will drive showers onto western Tas, coastal Vic, northeast NSW and southeast Qld. The same high drives dry, gusty winds across the north and brings showers to the Top End. A cold front may bring late showers to southwest WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

NSW

Wed 17:17 AEST

Gale Warning for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

VIC

Wed 16:49 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

NSW

Wed 16:49 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning Snowy Mountains. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes & ACT

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Gale Warning Central Gippsland & E Gippslands. Strong Wind Warning C Coast. Cancelled Pt Phillip, W Port, Gippsland Lakes & West Coast

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning for Upper East, Lower East & South East coasts

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

VIC

Wed 10:56 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

SA

Wed 09:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Bitterly cold across the southeast with fresh snow and wild winds up high

The cold front that crossed Tasmania and the southeast mainland overnight has left up to 15 centimetres of fresh snow at higher elevations, with strong winds and low temperatures creating bitter conditions in the alpine region.

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Perth facing driest July in 14 years

Perth is facing the very strong likelihood of having its driest July since 2012, with no significant rainfall expected before the end of the month.

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Why do clouds float?

Clouds are made up of water droplets and ice crystals.

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Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

A classic midwinter cold front will surge across southeastern Australia on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing rain, strong winds, and snow to higher elevations of Tasmania and the mainland alpine region.

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