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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

9°C

19°C

Alice Springs

12°C

26°C

Brisbane

14°C

21°C

Broome

21°C

30°C

Cairns

20°C

25°C

Canberra

4°C

19°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

18°C

Melbourne

9°C

16°C

Perth

13°C

24°C

Sydney

11°C

19°C

National Summary

Low pressure over inland WA continues to bring showers and storms to eastern WA, far western SA and the southwest corner of NT. Onshore winds around high pressure will bring showers for coastal areas of eastern Vic, Qld, NSW and eastern NT. Dry elsewhere under high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	ENE 4.0km/h	N 8.3km/h	53.3%	75.6%
Alice Springs	12°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	ESE 16.2km/h	ESE 16.6km/h	37.2%	50.8%
Brisbane	14°C	21°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	SSE 9.0km/h	SE 14.4km/h	60.9%	84.2%
Broome	21°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.7 - Very High	S 9.7km/h	W 23.4km/h	67.4%	89.0%
Cairns	20°C	25°C	64%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.3 - Extreme	SE 23.4km/h	SE 26.6km/h	67.2%	84.2%
Canberra	4°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	E 5.4km/h	NNW 11.9km/h	61.1%	81.2%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	E 11.9km/h	NNE 20.5km/h	61.7%	76.7%
Hobart	7°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	NW 14.8km/h	NW 16.2km/h	44.2%	68.9%
Melbourne	9°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	ENE 2.9km/h	S 9.0km/h	65.6%	89.4%
Perth	13°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	NE 13.0km/h	NW 11.2km/h	60.6%	78.1%
Sydney	11°C	19°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	WSW 10.1km/h	ESE 12.6km/h	66.5%	83.9%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 17:18 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Thursday Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay

Wed 16:26 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Flinders and Mid North

NSW

Wed 16:46 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Thursday for Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

NSW

Wed 16:37 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

National

Wed 16:32 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern And Western Areas

National

Wed 16:32 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

NSW

Wed 16:05 AEST

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

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning Lower E & South E Coasts. Strong Wind Warning Fred Hen Bay & Norfolks, Storm Bay, Channel & Far NW, CN, Upper E, SW & CW coasts

Wed 15:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Far West, Upper West and Lower West coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

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Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

A southerly change will move up Australia’s east coast between Wednesday and Friday, causing cooler temperatures and light showers before a return of warmer weather from the weekend.

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Southeastern Australia is in the grip of a wintry chill, as cool southerly winds send a shiver across the most heavily populated corner of the country in the second week of spring.

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

Heavy rain has fallen in parts of Western Australia's parched inland, with record-breaking spring rainfall recorded in some areas.

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Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

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