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A strong high over southeastern Australia is sending showers onto western Tas, coastal Vic, northeast NSW and southeast Qld. The same high drives dry, gusty winds across the north and brings showers to the Top End. A cold front will bring increasing showers to southwest WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	4°C	15°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	ENE 5.0km/h	N 7.2km/h	57.3%	80.2%
Alice Springs	1°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	ESE 7.2km/h	ESE 15.5km/h	54.7%	67.8%
Brisbane	13°C	21°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	SSW 10.8km/h	ESE 12.6km/h	58.6%	73.8%
Broome	13°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	ENE 18.4km/h	W 11.9km/h	47.9%	74.8%
Cairns	17°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	SSE 17.3km/h	SE 25.2km/h	62.5%	75.1%
Canberra	-1°C	13°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	SE 7.9km/h	NNW 10.8km/h	60.1%	82.0%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.9 - Very High	SE 9.0km/h	ENE 16.6km/h	56.6%	74.0%
Hobart	4°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	NNW 6.8km/h	NNW 11.2km/h	63.6%	81.9%
Melbourne	4°C	13°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	N 5.0km/h	SSE 3.2km/h	69.8%	89.8%
Perth	7°C	21°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	NNE 7.2km/h	WNW 12.6km/h	68.4%	84.0%
Sydney	7°C	17°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	W 15.1km/h	S 13.3km/h	58.3%	74.2%

Warnings

VIC

Fri 11:42 AEST

Severe Frost Warning North East. Frost Warning Mallee, Wimmera, N Country, N Central, South West, Central, W & S Gippsland & E Gippsland

Fri 11:10 ACST

Frost Warning for Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands and Lower South East. Cancellation for Upper South East

NSW

Fri 10:59 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning Snowy Mountains. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes & ACT

Fri 08:24 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Leeuwin and Albany coasts

TAS

Fri 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for South West Coast

NSW

Fri 10:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Eden Coast

QLD

Fri 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East Gulf of Carpentaria & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns and Townsville coasts

Fri 08:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) may be developing – What this means for Australia

One of Australia’s main climate drivers – the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) – may have just entered a phase that typically brings warm and dry weather to Australia.

Darwin shivers through coldest two nights of the year

Residents of the Northern Territory’s Top End and adjacent parts of Western Australia have endured their coldest nights of the year, with minimum temperatures plunging several degrees below the July average.

Bitterly cold across the southeast with fresh snow and wild winds up high

The cold front that crossed Tasmania and the southeast mainland overnight has left up to 15 centimetres of fresh snow at higher elevations, with strong winds and low temperatures creating bitter conditions in the alpine region.

Perth facing driest July in 14 years

Perth is facing the very strong likelihood of having its driest July since 2012, with no significant rainfall expected before the end of the month.

A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) may be developing – What this means for Australia

One of Australia’s main climate drivers – the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) – may have just entered a phase that typically brings warm and dry weather to Australia.

Darwin shivers through coldest two nights of the year

Bitterly cold across the southeast with fresh snow and wild winds up high

Perth facing driest July in 14 years

Perth is facing the very strong likelihood of having its driest July since 2012, with no significant rainfall expected before the end of the month.

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News from across Australia

A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) may be developing – What this means for Australia

Darwin shivers through coldest two nights of the year

Bitterly cold across the southeast with fresh snow and wild winds up high

Perth facing driest July in 14 years

A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) may be developing – What this means for Australia

Darwin shivers through coldest two nights of the year

Bitterly cold across the southeast with fresh snow and wild winds up high

Perth facing driest July in 14 years

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