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A front and unstable airmass will cause showers and storms over WA, heaviest in the west and northwest. As the system approaches SA, Vic and Tas, light showers and gusty northerly winds will develop. Onshore winds directed by a high will bring showers to eastern Qld and NE NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	16°C	23°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNE 18.4km/h	N 23.4km/h	45.0%	59.7%
Alice Springs	11°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NNE 9.0km/h	NNE 10.4km/h	45.9%	65.8%
Brisbane	15°C	22°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	S 5.0km/h	ESE 9.0km/h	73.5%	88.9%
Broome	19°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	NE 4.7km/h	WSW 16.2km/h	66.3%	97.6%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	44%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	SSE 17.3km/h	SE 22.7km/h	75.8%	86.5%
Canberra	8°C	15°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	SSE 4.0km/h	NNE 6.8km/h	74.5%	95.2%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	SE 13.3km/h	NE 15.1km/h	65.5%	78.5%
Hobart	6°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NW 12.2km/h	N 11.5km/h	68.3%	84.0%
Melbourne	12°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	NNE 14.8km/h	N 18.7km/h	66.0%	84.0%
Perth	8°C	16°C	38%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	S 10.4km/h	S 11.9km/h	66.2%	86.8%
Sydney	14°C	20°C	36%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	WSW 8.6km/h	SSE 9.0km/h	80.2%	95.9%

Warnings

Thu 21:30 ACST

Gale Warning for Friday for Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

VIC

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Port Phillip & West and Central coasts

TAS

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Far North West, South West and Central West coasts

Thu 19:01 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Gascoyne and Geraldton coasts

QLD

Thu 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

Mon 10:37 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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Australia could be in for an unusually dry and warm winter and spring this year as a developing El Niño causes high pressure systems to dominate Australia’s weather patterns in the coming months.

Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

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Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean have just passed Australia’s threshold for El Niño.

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Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

Key ocean index hits Australian El Niño threshold

Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

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Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

Key ocean index hits Australian El Niño threshold

Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

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