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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

16°C

29°C

Alice Springs

23°C

37°C

Brisbane

20°C

28°C

Broome

28°C

33°C

Cairns

24°C

29°C

Canberra

12°C

27°C

Darwin

27°C

31°C

Hobart

13°C

20°C

Melbourne

17°C

26°C

Perth

21°C

33°C

Sydney

18°C

24°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	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	16°C	29°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S4.1km/h	S11.2km/h	44.4%	46.5%
Alice Springs	23°C	37°C	1.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E9.5km/h	E20.6km/h	23.8%	31.3%
Brisbane	20°C	28°C	49.9%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE2.1km/h	ESE8.4km/h	76.6%	81.6%
Broome	28°C	33°C	25.1%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	WSW11.7km/h	WSW30.1km/h	81.3%	77.0%
Cairns	24°C	29°C	52.5%	0.9 mm	Nil	Medium	SE6.2km/h	SE14.8km/h	91.4%	85.6%
Canberra	12°C	27°C	0.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E12.4km/h	E17.6km/h	58.6%	55.4%
Darwin	27°C	31°C	47.5%	0.6 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW12.0km/h	WNW24.5km/h	87.4%	82.5%
Hobart	13°C	20°C	1.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S8.5km/h	S16.3km/h	72.3%	68.8%
Melbourne	17°C	26°C	1.5%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S4.5km/h	S11.5km/h	63.6%	57.8%
Perth	21°C	33°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S6.5km/h	S14.1km/h	44.6%	43.7%
Sydney	18°C	24°C	5.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E7.6km/h	E15.3km/h	65.2%	65.7%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 15:56 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River And Moderate Flood Warning For The Cloncurry River

QLD

Wed 14:26 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Georgina River

QLD

Wed 12:52 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson And Leichhardt Rivers

QLD

Wed 12:24 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

Wed 13:02 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast East

Wed 14:14 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Swan Inland North

QLD

Wed 16:22 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Central West

QLD

Wed 21:06 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Cairns and Townsville coasts

Wed 21:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Spencer Gulf & Upper West, Lower West and Upper South East coasts. Cancellation for Gulf St Vincent

NSW

Wed 16:40 AEDT

Hazardous Surf Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter and Sydney coasts

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