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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

20°C

Alice Springs

13°C

29°C

Brisbane

18°C

31°C

Broome

24°C

33°C

Cairns

24°C

29°C

Canberra

7°C

19°C

Darwin

26°C

31°C

Hobart

9°C

14°C

Melbourne

13°C

16°C

Perth

17°C

22°C

Sydney

15°C

27°C

National Summary

Unstable and moist E'ly winds will fuel rain and storms over north & central Qld & the NT's Top End. A gusty & stormy S'ly change will move up the NSW coast behind a front, with gusty winds and showers for Tas & Vic. An unstable air mass & front will bring showers to WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	SSE 9.0km/h	SSE 14.4km/h	61.6%	80.8%
Alice Springs	13°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	ENE 5.4km/h	SE 8.6km/h	31.0%	45.2%
Brisbane	18°C	31°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	NW 4.0km/h	NNW 5.0km/h	56.8%	77.8%
Broome	24°C	33°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	SSE 9.7km/h	WSW 16.6km/h	44.5%	79.8%
Cairns	24°C	29°C	49%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.9 - Very High	SE 15.8km/h	SE 19.1km/h	82.2%	92.3%
Canberra	7°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NW 14.4km/h	W 23.4km/h	54.9%	75.2%
Darwin	26°C	31°C	42%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	12 - Extreme	ESE 11.5km/h	NE 13.3km/h	70.8%	91.4%
Hobart	9°C	14°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	W 24.8km/h	WSW 30.6km/h	52.8%	69.7%
Melbourne	13°C	16°C	35%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	WSW 15.1km/h	SSW 19.8km/h	60.2%	76.5%
Perth	17°C	22°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	W 5.4km/h	W 17.3km/h	67.3%	90.1%
Sydney	15°C	27°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.4 - Moderate	WNW 9.4km/h	W 12.6km/h	47.4%	70.4%

Warnings

Thu 14:46 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

Thu 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin and Albany coasts

QLD

Thu 12:25 AEST

Final Flood Watch For Parts Of The North Tropical Coast

TAS

Thu 10:59 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South East & Furneaux Is, Western, U Derwent, NE, NW Coast, CN, C Plateau, Midlands & E Coast

TAS

Thu 10:59 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South East & Furneaux Is, Western, U Derwent, NE, NW Coast, CN, C Plateau, Midlands & E Coast

NSW

Thu 10:49 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

TAS

Thu 10:48 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

NSW

Thu 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Friday for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

VIC

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Thu 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Derwent, Channel & CN, Lower East, South East & South West coasts

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On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

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News from across Australia

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

Cold nights, warm days in classic week of autumn weather

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

Cold nights, warm days in classic week of autumn weather

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