Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Fair
Adelaide

24°C

38°C

Partly cloudy
Alice Springs

26°C

40°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

22°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

28°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

23°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

19°C

38°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

27°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

15°C

24°C

Partly cloudy
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 13:32 AEST

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

QLD

Thu 12:10 AEST

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

QLD

Thu 10:25 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Upper Burdekin River

WA

Fri 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts

SA

Fri 04:08 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Investigator Strait & Upper West, Lower West, Central and South Central coasts

TAS

Fri 06:37 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for South East and South West coasts

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

QLD

Fri 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning South East Gulf of Carpentaria, Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Mackay, Capricornia & K'gari coasts

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