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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

18°C

27°C

Alice Springs

18°C

32°C

Brisbane

17°C

26°C

Broome

26°C

30°C

Cairns

23°C

31°C

Canberra

8°C

25°C

Darwin

28°C

31°C

Hobart

9°C

24°C

Melbourne

10°C

28°C

Perth

13°C

23°C

Sydney

16°C

23°C

National Summary

Moist and unstable winds are triggering thunderstorms over parts of northern Qld, the NT, eastern WA and SA, some intense. Onshore winds around a high are driving a few showers into western Tas, northeast NSW and eastern Qld. The high keeps the southeast dry and settled.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	18°C	27°C	75%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	NE 19.1km/h	N 23.8km/h	34.1%	57.6%
Alice Springs	18°C	32°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	13.1 - Extreme	NNW 29.5km/h	WNW 22.7km/h	54.7%	74.7%
Brisbane	17°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	E 7.6km/h	ENE 9.0km/h	56.8%	73.8%
Broome	26°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.7 - Extreme	SW 16.9km/h	W 24.8km/h	66.0%	84.6%
Cairns	23°C	31°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.7 - Extreme	SE 13.0km/h	E 15.5km/h	73.9%	84.2%
Canberra	8°C	25°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	SE 7.6km/h	NNW 19.4km/h	53.8%	72.5%
Darwin	28°C	31°C	40%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	NNE 7.6km/h	N 15.8km/h	73.5%	88.5%
Hobart	9°C	24°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	NNW 10.8km/h	E 20.2km/h	49.5%	71.8%
Melbourne	10°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.4 - Very High	ENE 6.8km/h	N 9.0km/h	53.7%	74.5%
Perth	13°C	23°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	W 12.6km/h	W 10.8km/h	64.3%	81.6%
Sydney	16°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.9 - Very High	N 7.9km/h	ENE 24.1km/h	64.5%	78.4%

Warnings

NSW

Fri 17:15 AEDT

Hazardous Surf Warning for Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

QLD

Fri 15:45 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall, Damaging Winds & Large Hailstones) for Central West, Maranoa & Warrego & Channel Country

QLD

Fri 15:45 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall, Damaging Winds & Large Hailstones) for Central West, Maranoa & Warrego & Channel Country

VIC

Fri 16:34 AEDT

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Fri 16:34 AEDT

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Fri 16:34 AEDT

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Fri 16:34 AEDT

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

VIC

Fri 16:15 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Port Phillip, Western Port & West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Fri 16:05 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Upper East Coast

NSW

Fri 16:05 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Rain and thunderstorms to spread over eastern Australia this weekend

Rain and storms will affect broad areas of Queensland, NSW, the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania this weekend, with severe thunderstorms possible in several states.

Spiders, ghosts and the chance of thunderstorms: Australia's Halloween weather

Will the weather play a few tricks or will it deliver a treat as kids take to the streets this Saturday, October 31, for Halloween in Australia?

In pop culture, Halloween is widely associated with America, although the practise of celebrating All Hallows' Eve (or All Saints' Eve) actually has Celtic roots dating back many centuries.

Positive IOD declared, but Australia may avoid its typical dry influence

A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) was declared this week by the Bureau of Meteorology.

Alice Springs has been wetter this year than Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart

Alice Springs received 41 mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9 am this Thursday, thanks to storms that began late on Wednesday afternoon.

Rain and thunderstorms to spread over eastern Australia this weekend

Rain and storms will affect broad areas of Queensland, NSW, the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania this weekend, with severe thunderstorms possible in several states.

Spiders, ghosts and the chance of thunderstorms: Australia's Halloween weather

Will the weather play a few tricks or will it deliver a treat as kids take to the streets this Saturday, October 31, for Halloween in Australia?

In pop culture, Halloween is widely associated with America, although the practise of celebrating All Hallows' Eve (or All Saints' Eve) actually has Celtic roots dating back many centuries.

Positive IOD declared, but Australia may avoid its typical dry influence

A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) was declared this week by the Bureau of Meteorology.

Alice Springs has been wetter this year than Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart

Alice Springs received 41 mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9 am this Thursday, thanks to storms that began late on Wednesday afternoon.

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Rain and thunderstorms to spread over eastern Australia this weekend

Spiders, ghosts and the chance of thunderstorms: Australia's Halloween weather

Positive IOD declared, but Australia may avoid its typical dry influence

Alice Springs has been wetter this year than Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart

Rain and thunderstorms to spread over eastern Australia this weekend

Spiders, ghosts and the chance of thunderstorms: Australia's Halloween weather

Positive IOD declared, but Australia may avoid its typical dry influence

Alice Springs has been wetter this year than Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart

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