Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

27°C

34°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

26°C

42°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

23°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

27°C

32°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

24°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

11°C

26°C

Thunderstorms
Darwin

26°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

11°C

19°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

16°C

26°C

Cloudy
Perth

14°C

24°C

Mostly 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

SA

Wed 03:40 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, St Vincent, Invest St, Adelaide Waters & Upper West, Lower West, Central, S Cent & Upper SE Coasts

TAS

Wed 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning East of Flinders Is, Derwent, Fred Hen Bay & Norfolks, Storm, Channel & Far NW, CN, Upper E, Lower E, SE & CW coasts

VIC

Wed 04:10 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Central and Central Gippsland coasts

NSW

Wed 04:15 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

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