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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

15°C

Alice Springs

10°C

19°C

Brisbane

16°C

25°C

Broome

18°C

29°C

Cairns

20°C

26°C

Canberra

6°C

9°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

5°C

12°C

Melbourne

10°C

14°C

Perth

9°C

18°C

Sydney

12°C

19°C

National Summary

Damaging winds behind a front with showers, isolated storms and showers will persist for NSW, Vic & Tas, falling as snow about the alps and elevated Tas while a high clears SA. Showers over inland Qld & the NT. Some showery winds for Qld, southwest WA, southern SA & the Top End

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	15°C	49%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	WSW 17.3km/h	SW 16.6km/h	62.2%	78.4%
Alice Springs	10°C	19°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	SE 11.5km/h	ESE 20.9km/h	51.5%	75.3%
Brisbane	16°C	25°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	NW 2.2km/h	WNW 8.6km/h	64.2%	87.3%
Broome	18°C	29°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	ESE 7.6km/h	WSW 14.4km/h	52.1%	83.9%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	SSE 14.8km/h	SE 21.2km/h	77.9%	87.0%
Canberra	6°C	9°C	60%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.9 - Low	WNW 23.4km/h	WNW 23.8km/h	71.7%	96.0%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.4 - Very High	ESE 9.7km/h	ENE 15.1km/h	67.5%	80.1%
Hobart	5°C	12°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1 - Low	NW 11.2km/h	W 20.2km/h	64.1%	81.4%
Melbourne	10°C	14°C	50%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	WNW 19.4km/h	WSW 19.4km/h	66.5%	84.5%
Perth	9°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	E 6.5km/h	ENE 11.2km/h	62.8%	84.8%
Sydney	12°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	NW 16.2km/h	W 24.5km/h	49.8%	63.6%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 22:35 AEST

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

VIC

Thu 22:35 AEST

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

Thu 21:30 ACST

Gale Warning S Cent, Upper SE & L SE coasts. Strong Wind Warning Spencer, St Vincent, Invest St, Adelaide Waters & Lower West & C Coasts

VIC

Thu 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for West and Central coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & Far NW, CN, Upper E, Lower E, SW & CW coasts. Cancelled South E Coast

NSW

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

National

Thu 21:59 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southeastern And Southern Areas

National

Thu 21:59 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western And Southern Areas

VIC

Thu 21:44 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The King River And Minor Flood Warning For The Ovens River

VIC

Thu 20:49 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Werribee River

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News from across Australia

Rare July tropical cyclone risk in southwest Pacific this week

Severe weather warnings in four states, Adelaide’s wettest July day in 10 years

Sydney's warmest June on record

Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

Rare July tropical cyclone risk in southwest Pacific this week

Severe weather warnings in four states, Adelaide’s wettest July day in 10 years

Sydney's warmest June on record

Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

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