Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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MinMax
Fair
Adelaide

24°C

38°C

Mostly cloudy
Alice Springs

27°C

40°C

Partly cloudy
Brisbane

22°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

28°C

31°C

Rain
Cairns

23°C

30°C

Clear skies
Canberra

19°C

38°C

Thunderstorms
Darwin

27°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

15°C

24°C

Fair
Melbourne

19°C

29°C

Clear skies
Perth

20°C

32°C

Fair
Sydney

21°C

28°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

Thu 10:25 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Upper Burdekin River

QLD

Wed 13:04 AEST

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

QLD

Wed 12:28 AEST

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

QLD

Wed 12:26 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson, Gregory, And Albert Rivers

QLD

Wed 11:21 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

WA

Thu 08:30 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Geraldton Coast. Cancellation for Gascoyne and Eucla coasts

QLD

Thu 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Coast Waters & Capricornia and K'gari coasts

SA

Thu 10:59 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Spencer, St Vincent, Invest St, Adel Waters & Far West, Upper West, L West, Central, S Cent, Upper SE & L SE coasts

QLD

Tue 15:01 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Lower Flinders River And Moderate Flood Warning For The Upper Flinders River

QLD

Thu 08:00 AEST

Flood Watch For Parts Of The Cape York Peninsula And Gulf Of Carpentaria

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