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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

15°C

Alice Springs

13°C

20°C

Brisbane

13°C

23°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

17°C

24°C

Canberra

6°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

14°C

Melbourne

10°C

15°C

Perth

8°C

22°C

Sydney

13°C

20°C

National Summary

A north-west cloud band will bring showers from central WA though the interior, with rain and thunderstorms possible over southern NSW, Vic and Tas. Moist onshore winds around ridges of high pressure will bring showers to northeast NSW, eastern Qld and southwest WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	15°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	SW 5.0km/h	W 12.2km/h	69.5%	84.8%
Alice Springs	13°C	20°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	SE 17.3km/h	SE 17.3km/h	70.9%	98.5%
Brisbane	13°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	SW 2.9km/h	NE 11.5km/h	63.8%	77.2%
Broome	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.2 - Very High	W 5.8km/h	W 18.4km/h	66.2%	95.4%
Cairns	17°C	24°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.4 - Very High	SSE 15.8km/h	SE 22.0km/h	68.8%	82.2%
Canberra	6°C	16°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	NW 13.3km/h	WNW 22.3km/h	66.9%	86.9%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10 - Very High	ESE 7.2km/h	NE 14.8km/h	58.2%	74.6%
Hobart	7°C	14°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNW 13.0km/h	NW 19.1km/h	61.0%	84.7%
Melbourne	10°C	15°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NNW 9.4km/h	WNW 10.8km/h	65.5%	82.0%
Perth	8°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	E 7.6km/h	E 5.0km/h	66.7%	82.0%
Sydney	13°C	20°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	NW 13.7km/h	NW 13.3km/h	63.0%	88.5%

Warnings

QLD

Thu 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula, Cooktown and Townsville coasts. Cancellation for Mackay Coast

VIC

Thu 00:06 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Thu 00:06 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Wed 23:46 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of South Coast and Snowy Mountains

NSW

Wed 23:46 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of South Coast and Snowy Mountains

Wed 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast. Cancellation for South Central and Upper South East coasts

NSW

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans and Eden coasts

VIC

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West and East Gippsland coasts. Cancellation for Port Phillip & Central Coast

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Far North West, South West and Central West coasts. Cancellation for Upper East, Lower East and South East coasts

VIC

Wed 15:39 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

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Warnings

News from across Australia

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