Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

7°C

14°C

Fair
Alice Springs

3°C

18°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

11°C

21°C

Fair
Broome

16°C

29°C

Partly cloudy
Cairns

17°C

24°C

Fair
Canberra

0°C

13°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

22°C

30°C

Fair
Hobart

6°C

13°C

Fair
Melbourne

7°C

13°C

Clear skies
Perth

9°C

21°C

Fair
Sydney

8°C

16°C

National Summary

A strong high over southern Australia brings cool, blustery winds and showers to Tas, Vic and southern SA, while driving gusty winds across the northern and central interior, with showers over the NT's eastern Top End and far north Qld.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

WA

Mon 16:23 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Esperance Coast

VIC

Mon 18:23 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & West and Central coasts

TAS

Mon 18:23 AEST

Strong Wind Warning South West Lakes & Far North West, Central North, Upper East, Lower East, South East, South West & Central West coasts

SA

Mon 17:53 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Invest St & Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East & L SE coasts. Cancelled Far West & Upper West coasts

NSW

Mon 17:01 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Tuesday for Snowy Mountains

VIC

Mon 17:01 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Tuesday for South West, Central and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Mon 16:44 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Mon 16:44 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

VIC

Mon 16:44 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, South West, North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Mon 16:44 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, South West, North East and West and South Gippsland

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