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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

16°C

Alice Springs

6°C

18°C

Brisbane

13°C

19°C

Broome

19°C

30°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

4°C

13°C

Darwin

21°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

12°C

Melbourne

10°C

14°C

Perth

8°C

20°C

Sydney

12°C

18°C

National Summary

A deep low should move further east into the Tasman Sea, maintaining strong winds and showers across Vic, eastern NSW and Tas, falling as snow in the alps. Showers should also affect southern WA and southern SA in a S/SW’ly flow behind the low. It should remain dry elsewhere.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	16°C	32%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	WSW 5.4km/h	W 14.0km/h	65.5%	86.5%
Alice Springs	6°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	SE 6.1km/h	ESE 16.6km/h	48.8%	65.0%
Brisbane	13°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	W 16.2km/h	WSW 16.9km/h	42.1%	58.9%
Broome	19°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	E 14.4km/h	W 9.4km/h	42.9%	80.3%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	S 7.9km/h	SE 16.9km/h	63.5%	83.5%
Canberra	4°C	13°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.9 - Low	WNW 8.3km/h	WNW 12.2km/h	62.1%	90.3%
Darwin	21°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	SE 6.1km/h	ENE 11.5km/h	62.5%	80.5%
Hobart	6°C	12°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	WNW 13.3km/h	NW 18.0km/h	63.6%	87.6%
Melbourne	10°C	14°C	50%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	WSW 11.9km/h	WSW 10.8km/h	68.2%	87.9%
Perth	8°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	E 8.3km/h	ESE 6.5km/h	59.2%	81.4%
Sydney	12°C	18°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	W 21.6km/h	SW 18.0km/h	53.0%	69.0%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 12:33 AEST

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

VIC

Wed 12:26 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

TAS

Wed 11:25 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Mersey River

VIC

Wed 10:57 AEST

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

VIC

Wed 10:57 AEST

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

NSW

Wed 10:51 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, S Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains & ACT

NSW

Wed 10:51 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, S Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains & ACT

Wed 10:03 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Mid North

VIC

Wed 10:33 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North Central, North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Wed 10:32 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains & ACT

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