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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

19°C

Alice Springs

8°C

19°C

Brisbane

16°C

23°C

Broome

20°C

28°C

Cairns

17°C

25°C

Canberra

3°C

16°C

Darwin

22°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

16°C

Melbourne

6°C

16°C

Perth

8°C

19°C

Sydney

13°C

19°C

National Summary

S'ly to SE'ly winds are causing gusty showers over northeastern NSW. Rain is developing in northwest WA with enhanced mid-level moisture. A few showers and thunderstorms are occurring over SW WA in an unstable airmass. The odd shower over Vic and Tas in onshore winds.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	19°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	NE 11.2km/h	N 11.2km/h	58.2%	73.5%
Alice Springs	8°C	19°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	ENE 10.4km/h	E 7.9km/h	56.3%	88.8%
Brisbane	16°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	SW 11.5km/h	SSW 14.4km/h	59.8%	73.5%
Broome	20°C	28°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	E 10.4km/h	WSW 12.2km/h	56.8%	91.1%
Cairns	17°C	25°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	SSE 16.6km/h	SE 21.2km/h	66.2%	82.2%
Canberra	3°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.1 - Moderate	SSE 6.5km/h	ESE 15.8km/h	69.8%	89.5%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	SE 12.6km/h	NE 9.0km/h	60.5%	72.9%
Hobart	6°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NNW 10.8km/h	NE 8.6km/h	67.6%	86.0%
Melbourne	6°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NE 4.0km/h	ENE 2.9km/h	73.9%	93.8%
Perth	8°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	S 6.5km/h	S 13.0km/h	61.9%	78.7%
Sydney	13°C	19°C	77%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SSW 15.5km/h	SSE 20.9km/h	65.3%	89.7%

Warnings

VIC

Fri 05:45 AEST

Road Weather Alert reduced visibility in fog Melb Inner Suburbs, Melb Nthn Suburbs, Melb Eastern Suburbs, Melb SEern Suburbs

QLD

Fri 04:44 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

QLD

Fri 04:44 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

QLD

Fri 04:43 AEST

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

NSW

Fri 04:04 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

NSW

Fri 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Byron and Coffs coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Macquarie, Hunter and Sydney coasts

TAS

Fri 04:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for South West Coast

NSW

Fri 03:35 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Fri 03:35 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Fri 03:35 AEST

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

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