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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

15°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

17°C

Sydney

12°C

18°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	39%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	SW 18.0km/h	SW 16.9km/h	61.1%	79.0%
Alice Springs	10°C	19°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	ESE 12.2km/h	ESE 21.6km/h	50.3%	74.1%
Brisbane	15°C	25°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	NW 2.2km/h	W 8.6km/h	64.2%	88.3%
Broome	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	ESE 8.3km/h	WSW 13.3km/h	52.6%	82.8%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	32%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	SSE 15.5km/h	SE 20.9km/h	76.8%	87.4%
Canberra	6°C	9°C	59%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.9 - Low	WNW 23.4km/h	WNW 23.8km/h	70.9%	97.1%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.4 - Very High	ESE 10.4km/h	ENE 15.5km/h	68.8%	80.3%
Hobart	5°C	12°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1 - Low	NW 11.2km/h	WNW 19.8km/h	64.1%	80.5%
Melbourne	10°C	14°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	WNW 19.1km/h	WSW 19.4km/h	66.2%	85.7%
Perth	9°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	ESE 6.8km/h	ENE 11.2km/h	63.2%	82.1%
Sydney	12°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	NW 17.3km/h	W 24.8km/h	50.2%	64.5%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 11:51 AEST

Gale Warning for Port Phillip & West, Central and Central Gippsland coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Western Port & East Gippsland Coast

TAS

Thu 11:50 AEST

Gale Warning for Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island & Far North West, Central North & Upper East coasts

Thu 11:20 ACST

Gale Warning for Investigator Strait & Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

TAS

Thu 11:23 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The South Esk River

Thu 10:42 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Lower South East district

Thu 10:42 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Lower South East district

VIC

Thu 11:06 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

Thu 09:03 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance and Eucla coasts

NSW

Thu 11:02 AEST

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

Thu 10:32 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning Mt Lofty R & Lower South East. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning L Eyre, Flinders, Yorke Peninsula & Kangaroo Island

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

Southern Annular Mode exceeds +5.0 in rare atmospheric event

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

Southern Annular Mode exceeds +5.0 in rare atmospheric event

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