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

Cloudy
Brisbane

23°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

26°C

32°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

25°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

10°C

26°C

Cloudy
Darwin

27°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

11°C

19°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

16°C

26°C

Cloudy
Perth

14°C

24°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

17°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

Wed 16:12 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For Isaac & Fitzroy Rivers, Flood Warning For Mackenzie River, & Final Flood Warning For Nogoa River

QLD

Wed 15:33 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Moderate Flood Warning For Eyre Creek

QLD

Wed 14:37 AEST

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

QLD

Wed 13:30 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson, Gregory, And Albert Rivers

QLD

Wed 12:43 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Lower Flinders River

QLD

Wed 11:50 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Wed 10:08 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Suttor River

WA

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Gascoyne, Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts

QLD

Thu 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Torres Strait & Peninsula Coast

TAS

Thu 04:08 AEDT

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for East Coast

ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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