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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Fair

15°C

29°C

Clear skies

23°C

37°C

Clear skies

20°C

31°C

Clear skies

29°C

32°C

Mostly cloudy

23°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy

19°C

35°C

Thunderstorms

26°C

32°C

Rain showers

14°C

21°C

Cloudy

17°C

32°C

Clear skies

16°C

31°C

Clear skies

22°C

34°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

Location	Forecast	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide		15°C	29°C	1.6%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW8.6km/h	SSW16.5km/h	62.2%	58.6%
Alice Springs		23°C	37°C	20.7%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE6.3km/h	SSE17.7km/h	41.5%	43.0%
Brisbane		20°C	31°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE4.1km/h	SE8.7km/h	65.7%	69.2%
Broome		29°C	32°C	16.3%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	W9.3km/h	W24.4km/h	78.1%	75.4%
Cairns		23°C	30°C	38.1%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	SE13.8km/h	SE23.1km/h	80.2%	77.7%
Canberra		19°C	35°C	48.4%	0.3 mm	Nil	Medium	W10.2km/h	W22.7km/h	54.4%	52.1%
Darwin		26°C	32°C	40.5%	0.3 mm	Nil	Medium	SW1.8km/h	SW11.7km/h	82.8%	78.5%
Hobart		14°C	21°C	45.2%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	ENE9.2km/h	ENE29.6km/h	73.6%	74.8%
Melbourne		17°C	32°C	43.5%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	S2.0km/h	S12.4km/h	60.1%	57.8%
Perth		16°C	31°C	0.6%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S10.3km/h	S19.5km/h	56.8%	52.9%
Sydney		22°C	34°C	38.2%	0.2 mm	Nil	Medium	S2.5km/h	S15.2km/h	64.5%	58.5%

Warnings

WA

Thu 07:21 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Gascoyne, Geraldton, Perth, Bunbury Geographe & Leeuwin coasts. Cancelled Lancelin Coast

VIC

Thu 10:21 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Central and Central Gippsland coasts

TAS

Thu 10:21 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for South West and Central West coasts

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 07:18 AEDT

Heatwave Warning Australian Capital Territory

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