Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

14°C

23°C

Rain
Alice Springs

16°C

28°C

Rain
Brisbane

15°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

26°C

32°C

Drizzle
Cairns

21°C

28°C

Cloudy
Canberra

7°C

17°C

Fair
Darwin

27°C

32°C

Fair
Hobart

6°C

19°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

9°C

22°C

Clear skies
Perth

10°C

20°C

Rain showers
Sydney

14°C

20°C

National Summary

Showers & thunderstorms are scattering across NSW, Qld & the NT in a broad trough, some intense in Qld & the NT. A few storms are also occurring in the northwest tropics in a heat trough. A high is clearing WA's south & is keeping much of SA, Tas, Vic, southern NSW & the ACT dry.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

QLD

Fri 18:24 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds & Heavy Rain) Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields & Upper Flinders, North West & Maranoa & Warrego

QLD

Fri 18:24 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds & Heavy Rain) Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields & Upper Flinders, North West & Maranoa & Warrego

NSW

Fri 16:45 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning N Tablelands. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning North West Slopes & Plains, CW Slopes & Plains & Upper Western

NT

Fri 14:52 ACST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Simpson and Tanami districts

NT

Fri 14:52 ACST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Simpson and Tanami districts

VIC

Fri 16:15 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Fri 16:05 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Lower East Coast. Cancellation for Far North West Coast

NT

Fri 13:38 ACST

Cancellation Of Heatwave Warning For Northern Territory Northern Territory

NT

Fri 13:38 ACST

Cancellation Of Heatwave Warning For Northern Territory Northern Territory

NT

Fri 13:38 ACST

Cancellation Of Heatwave Warning For Northern Territory Northern Territory

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