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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

8°C

16°C

Alice Springs

2°C

17°C

Brisbane

13°C

19°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

20°C

23°C

Canberra

3°C

11°C

Darwin

21°C

30°C

Hobart

3°C

11°C

Melbourne

9°C

14°C

Perth

12°C

17°C

Sydney

11°C

15°C

National Summary

A cold front and low over southwest WA is bringing gusty showers. Troughs over western NSW and Qld are producing light showers and the odd storm. Onshore winds over the east coast and northeast NT around a high are driving showers. Dry and settled elsewhere under the high.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	8°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	E 1.8km/h	E 6.5km/h	69.5%	91.0%
Alice Springs	2°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	SE 9.0km/h	SE 15.5km/h	59.5%	78.0%
Brisbane	13°C	19°C	50%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	S 7.2km/h	SE 9.4km/h	70.5%	89.5%
Broome	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	ENE 21.2km/h	S 8.3km/h	45.9%	76.6%
Cairns	20°C	23°C	89%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	SSE 20.9km/h	SE 19.8km/h	82.5%	95.9%
Canberra	3°C	11°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	ESE 11.9km/h	NNE 6.8km/h	73.4%	92.8%
Darwin	21°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	SE 14.0km/h	ESE 12.6km/h	56.4%	69.0%
Hobart	3°C	11°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NW 10.8km/h	NNW 9.7km/h	69.3%	89.5%
Melbourne	9°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.9 - Low	NE 6.8km/h	SSE 4.0km/h	83.2%	96.6%
Perth	12°C	17°C	83%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	NNW 10.8km/h	WNW 19.8km/h	61.9%	84.5%
Sydney	11°C	15°C	86%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	W 11.9km/h	S 9.4km/h	76.2%	94.2%

Warnings

VIC

Fri 11:00 AEST

Frost Warning for North East and East Gippsland

VIC

Fri 10:34 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

Fri 08:12 AWST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South West, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt

National

Fri 10:12 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

National

Fri 09:51 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

VIC

Fri 09:34 AEST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert Melb Inner Suburbs, Melb Western Suburbs, Melb Nthn Suburbs, Melb Eastern Suburbs, Melb SEern Suburbs

Fri 07:01 AWST

Gale Warning for Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin & Albany coasts

Fri 06:49 AWST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lower West and South West districts

Fri 06:49 AWST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lower West and South West districts

QLD

Fri 03:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Townsville and Mackay coasts. Cancellation for Peninsula Coast

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