Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

9°C

20°C

Mostly cloudy
Alice Springs

12°C

26°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

14°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

21°C

29°C

Rain showers
Cairns

20°C

25°C

Clear skies
Canberra

4°C

19°C

Fair
Darwin

25°C

31°C

Clear skies
Hobart

7°C

18°C

Fair
Melbourne

9°C

17°C

Mostly cloudy
Perth

13°C

25°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

11°C

19°C

National Summary

A low pressure trough will continue to bring showers and the odd storm to southeast WA, western SA and the southwestern NT. Showery onshore winds around high pressure for Tas, Vic, Qld and NSW. Dry elsewhere.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

SA

Wed 06:18 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Thursday for Flinders and Mid North

NSW

Wed 04:53 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Thursday for Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

NSW

Wed 04:53 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

National

Wed 04:31 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

National

Wed 04:31 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern And Western Areas

SA

Wed 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, St Vincent, Invest St & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper SE & L SE coasts

VIC

Wed 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

NSW

Wed 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning Sydney Enclosed Waters & Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Batemans coasts

TAS

Wed 04:00 AEST

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

WA

Wed 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts. Cancellation for Ningaloo Coast

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