Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

26°C

34°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

26°C

42°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

22°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

26°C

33°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

25°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

10°C

27°C

Cloudy
Darwin

27°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

11°C

19°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

15°C

26°C

Cloudy
Perth

14°C

25°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

17°C

23°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

QLD

Fri 12:36 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

QLD

Fri 11:50 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Fri 10:54 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Suttor River

QLD

Thu 14:52 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Cooper Creek And Minor Flood Warning For The Barcoo River

QLD

Thu 13:56 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Eyre Creek

QLD

Thu 12:51 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson, Gregory, And Albert Rivers

WA

Fri 09:42 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for West Kimberley, Ningaloo, Gascoyne and Eucla coasts. Cancellation for North Kimberley Coast

QLD

Fri 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East Gulf of Carpentaria, North East Gulf of Carpentaria and Torres Strait. Cancellation for Gold Coast Waters

SA

Fri 09:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent & South Central Coast

TAS

Fri 10:00 AEDT

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

ELDERS NEWS

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