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For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

14°C

22°C

Alice Springs

17°C

31°C

Brisbane

19°C

26°C

Broome

28°C

33°C

Cairns

24°C

29°C

Canberra

12°C

24°C

Darwin

26°C

32°C

Hobart

9°C

15°C

Melbourne

14°C

17°C

Perth

18°C

27°C

Sydney

17°C

24°C

National Summary

A front will bring a burst of brisk winds & showers to SA's south, Tas & Vic. The front will send a gusty cooler change through NSW, bringing showers to the coast & ranges. Onshore winds will cause showers in about Qld's coast. Showers & storms for the tropics & WA in troughs.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	14°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	ESE 10.1km/h	SE 16.6km/h	58.5%	74.7%
Alice Springs	17°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.4 - Very High	ESE 11.9km/h	ESE 18.4km/h	39.3%	51.8%
Brisbane	19°C	26°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	S 5.0km/h	E 10.1km/h	67.0%	80.4%
Broome	28°C	33°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.3 - Extreme	S 11.2km/h	W 20.9km/h	63.2%	84.2%
Cairns	24°C	29°C	57%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	11.9 - Extreme	SSE 20.5km/h	SE 23.4km/h	80.5%	92.9%
Canberra	12°C	24°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	ESE 4.7km/h	N 12.2km/h	58.3%	83.1%
Darwin	26°C	32°C	37%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	ESE 10.4km/h	ENE 13.0km/h	71.0%	90.7%
Hobart	9°C	15°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	W 15.5km/h	WSW 22.3km/h	44.3%	63.0%
Melbourne	14°C	17°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	S 11.9km/h	S 16.2km/h	63.6%	83.3%
Perth	18°C	27°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	E 10.8km/h	S 7.2km/h	61.7%	85.5%
Sydney	17°C	24°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	WSW 9.4km/h	SSE 24.5km/h	77.2%	92.3%

Warnings

Thu 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts

QLD

Thu 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Townsville and Mackay coasts. Cancellation for Capricornia Coast

NSW

Thu 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Illawarra and Batemans coasts

TAS

Thu 22:00 AEDT

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

Thu 17:52 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones) for parts of Goldfields, South Interior and Central Wheat Belt districts

Thu 17:52 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones) for parts of Goldfields, South Interior and Central Wheat Belt districts

QLD

Thu 14:41 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Thu 14:32 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Daintree River

QLD

Thu 12:59 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Cooper Creek

QLD

Thu 11:05 AEST

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

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