Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

3°C

18°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

3°C

18°C

Rain showers
Brisbane

13°C

19°C

Clear skies
Broome

19°C

29°C

Fair
Cairns

16°C

24°C

Clear skies
Canberra

1°C

15°C

Clear skies
Darwin

21°C

30°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

6°C

15°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

9°C

16°C

Rain showers
Perth

15°C

20°C

Rain showers
Sydney

11°C

17°C

National Summary

Moist and unstable onshore winds are generating showers, storms and gusty winds over northeast NSW and southeast Qld. A cold front brings showers, heavy rainfall and storms to southwest WA. Moist winds bring the showers to Tas's west. High pressure keeps dry conditions elsewhere.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

QLD

Fri 14:19 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Saturday for Moreton Bay and Gold Coast Waters

NSW

Fri 14:19 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Saturday for Byron Coast

SA

Fri 10:21 ACST

Frost Warning for Mid North. Cancellation for Riverland

VIC

Fri 10:51 AEST

Frost Warning for North East, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

VIC

Fri 10:41 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

WA

Fri 08:25 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts

QLD

Fri 10:25 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Cooktown, Cairns and K'gari coasts. Cancellation for Townsville Coast

WA

Fri 08:24 AWST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert for Perth

NSW

Fri 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron Coast

TAS

Fri 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island, Derwent Estuary, Storm Bay, Channel & South East, South West and Central West coasts

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