Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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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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148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

It’s a wild and woolly afternoon in Tasmania as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds gusting up to 148 km/h at 4:49pm on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart.

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Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

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Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

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