Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWWEDTHUFRISAT
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

9°C

20°C

Fair
Alice Springs

12°C

27°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

14°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

21°C

29°C

Rain showers
Cairns

20°C

24°C

Clear skies
Canberra

4°C

18°C

Rain showers
Darwin

25°C

31°C

Clear skies
Hobart

7°C

18°C

Fair
Melbourne

9°C

18°C

Mostly cloudy
Perth

13°C

25°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

12°C

19°C

National Summary

A low pressure trough continues to bring showers and the odd storm to east WA, western SA and the southwest NT. Onshore winds around high pressure will bring showers for coastal Tas, Vic, Qld, NSW and the NT. Dry elsewhere under high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

NSW

Tue 16:37 AEST

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

NSW

Tue 16:34 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Murray River

NSW

Tue 16:25 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

VIC

Tue 16:15 AEST

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

NSW

Tue 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning Wednesday Eden. Strong Wind Warning Wednesday Syd Enclosed Waters & Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Syd, Illawarra & Batemanss

TAS

Tue 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning for South East & South West coasts

SA

Tue 15:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Far West, South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

WA

Tue 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Ningaloo, Esperance and Eucla coasts

VIC

Tue 11:28 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Tue 10:14 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Ovens River

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