Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

17°C

25°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

24°C

39°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

23°C

34°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

28°C

33°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

24°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

11°C

26°C

Thunderstorms
Darwin

26°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

11°C

20°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

16°C

26°C

Clear skies
Perth

17°C

32°C

Cloudy
Sydney

18°C

23°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

QLD

Tue 20:42 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For Connors-Isaac & Fitzroy Rivers, Minor Flood Warning For Mackenzie River & Flood Warning For Nogoa River

QLD

Tue 13:44 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Thomson And Barcoo Rivers And Minor Flood Warning For The Alice River And Cooper Creek

QLD

Tue 13:32 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson, Gregory, And Albert Rivers

QLD

Tue 11:38 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Western River And Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Tue 11:34 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

QLD

Tue 10:15 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Suttor River

QLD

Mon 14:10 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Moderate Flood Warning For Eyre Creek

WA

Tue 13:56 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Midwest Coast, Midwest Inland, Lesueur, Swan Inland North and Swan Inland South

WA

Tue 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Gascoyne, Geraldton and Leeuwin coasts

QLD

Tue 21:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Hervey Bay & Capricornia and K'gari coasts

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