Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

9°C

16°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

8°C

18°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

12°C

20°C

Clear skies
Broome

17°C

29°C

Rain
Cairns

19°C

24°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

3°C

11°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

23°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

3°C

12°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

5°C

15°C

Rain showers
Perth

10°C

19°C

Rain showers
Sydney

10°C

15°C

National Summary

A high over the Tasman Sea directs cool SE winds along with showers along the coasts of NSW and Qld. An area of low pressure over the interior will enhance a few showers over the central and eastern interior. A weak front brings a few showers across southwest WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

VIC

Thu 19:20 AEST

Road Weather Alert reduced visibility in fog Melb Inner Suburbs, Melb Eastern Suburbs, Melb SEern Suburbs & Dandenong Ranges

TAS

Thu 16:36 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and Central Plateau

VIC

Thu 16:31 AEST

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

National

Thu 16:12 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

TAS

Thu 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for South West and Central West coasts

WA

Thu 13:06 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Esperance and Eucla coasts

QLD

Thu 10:11 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

QLD, NSW

Thu 09:43 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Qld)

QLD

Thu 09:04 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Torres Strait & Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

QLD

Thu 08:11 AEST

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

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