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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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MinMax

Adelaide

16°C

23°C

Alice Springs

16°C

31°C

Brisbane

16°C

24°C

Broome

24°C

30°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

11°C

25°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

12°C

21°C

Melbourne

16°C

23°C

Perth

13°C

21°C

Sydney

15°C

25°C

National Summary

Showers and storms over northeast NSW and east Qld in unstable, humid air, heavy in the tropics in gusty SE'ly winds. Showers and storms also over the west in a broad low pressure trough with patchy light rain extending to SA. Humid and warm over the remaining tropics.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	16°C	23°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	SE 5.0km/h	SW 12.2km/h	50.9%	71.5%
Alice Springs	16°C	31°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.1 - Very High	NE 19.1km/h	ESE 22.3km/h	22.5%	33.2%
Brisbane	16°C	24°C	32%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.4 - Very High	ESE 10.8km/h	ENE 14.0km/h	61.1%	78.2%
Broome	24°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	NW 11.2km/h	W 21.2km/h	70.7%	90.4%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	73%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	11.8 - Extreme	SSE 18.0km/h	SE 23.0km/h	75.1%	87.4%
Canberra	11°C	25°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	NNW 8.3km/h	NW 19.1km/h	55.3%	76.2%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12 - Extreme	E 6.1km/h	NE 16.6km/h	60.6%	76.3%
Hobart	12°C	21°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.8 - Moderate	NNW 13.7km/h	WNW 19.8km/h	50.8%	67.6%
Melbourne	16°C	23°C	50%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	WSW 5.8km/h	ESE 8.6km/h	57.2%	80.7%
Perth	13°C	21°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	SE 12.2km/h	SE 16.9km/h	59.8%	77.4%
Sydney	15°C	25°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	N 7.9km/h	NE 17.6km/h	68.3%	85.1%

Warnings

Fri 03:40 ACST

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

VIC

Fri 04:10 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Fri 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Hunter Coast. Cancellation for Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Fri 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East and South West coasts. Cancellation for Central West Coast

Fri 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

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AFL Grand Final Weather: Midweek Melbourne heat to dissipate by Saturday

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