Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

12°C

21°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

10°C

29°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

18°C

30°C

Clear skies
Broome

26°C

32°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

24°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

7°C

21°C

Cloudy
Darwin

26°C

32°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

9°C

14°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

13°C

17°C

Fair
Perth

15°C

24°C

Clear skies
Sydney

15°C

26°C

National Summary

Enhanced tropical moisture and an unstable air mass are causing showers & a few storms over north & west Qld & the Top End. An unstable air mass over southern WA is triggering showers & storms. A front moves up the NSW with gusty S'ly winds and showers over Vic, Tas and SE NSW.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

NSW

Fri 16:38 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Saturday for Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

TAS

Fri 16:26 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South East. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley

VIC

Fri 16:25 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North East

NSW

Fri 16:25 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

VIC

Fri 16:15 AEST

Gale Warning for East Gippsland Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Central and Central Gippsland coasts

NSW

Fri 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

TAS

Fri 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning for Frederick Henry Bay & Norfolk Bays, Storm Bay, Channel & Upper East, Lower East & South East coasts

WA

Fri 13:01 AWST

Gale Warning for Leeuwin and Albany coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Perth and Bunbury Geographe coasts

QLD

Fri 12:11 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Fri 12:07 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Eyre Creek

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