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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

16°C

24°C

Alice Springs

14°C

30°C

Brisbane

16°C

24°C

Broome

24°C

30°C

Cairns

19°C

26°C

Canberra

11°C

24°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

13°C

22°C

Melbourne

15°C

23°C

Perth

13°C

21°C

Sydney

15°C

25°C

National Summary

A deepening low pressure trough is bringing gusty showers & storms to WA while a weak trough brings patchy showers to SA, Vic & Tas ahead of a cold front. Humid E'ly winds around a high are feeding into unstable air over eastern NSW, Qld & the Top End, bringing showers & storms.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	16°C	24°C	45%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	SE 5.4km/h	SW 10.4km/h	50.5%	71.0%
Alice Springs	14°C	30°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.1 - Very High	NE 13.7km/h	E 23.4km/h	22.4%	33.2%
Brisbane	16°C	24°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	ESE 11.2km/h	ENE 14.8km/h	60.8%	78.8%
Broome	24°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.9 - Very High	NW 13.0km/h	W 21.2km/h	72.1%	91.0%
Cairns	19°C	26°C	82%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	11.8 - Extreme	SSE 18.0km/h	SE 24.1km/h	74.9%	87.9%
Canberra	11°C	24°C	66%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	NNW 7.9km/h	NW 18.7km/h	55.6%	76.4%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.9 - Extreme	E 6.1km/h	NE 16.9km/h	60.9%	79.1%
Hobart	13°C	22°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	NNW 13.7km/h	WNW 22.0km/h	47.8%	67.5%
Melbourne	15°C	23°C	56%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	N 0.0km/h	NNW 2.2km/h	56.5%	82.5%
Perth	13°C	21°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	SE 13.0km/h	SSE 19.1km/h	59.0%	76.7%
Sydney	15°C	25°C	47%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	N 7.6km/h	NE 16.6km/h	68.5%	86.7%

Warnings

Fri 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

Fri 18:17 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hailstones & Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Goldfields, Eucla & South Interior districts

Fri 18:17 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hailstones & Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Goldfields, Eucla & South Interior districts

VIC

Fri 19:19 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for East Gippsland Coast

TAS

Fri 18:17 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East and South West coasts

NSW

Fri 17:07 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hunter, Metropolitan and Central Tablelands

NSW

Fri 17:07 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hunter, Metropolitan and Central Tablelands

NSW

Fri 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Hunter Coast. Cancellation for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Sydney Coast

Fri 15:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central and South Central coasts

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News from across Australia

Antarctic ozone hole reaches one of its largest sizes on record as polar stratosphere cools

September heat records shattered at Australian snow resorts

Big temperature drops coming as huge cloudband crosses Australia

Spring equinox is today – so is this the start of spring in Australia?

Antarctic ozone hole reaches one of its largest sizes on record as polar stratosphere cools

September heat records shattered at Australian snow resorts

Big temperature drops coming as huge cloudband crosses Australia

Spring equinox is today – so is this the start of spring in Australia?

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