Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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National Summary

Troughs and an unstable E'ly airflow are causing showers & storms over NSW and Qld, with intense rainfall near Brisbane. An approaching front is bringing showers to WA's southwest. Troughs over NT are causing showers & storms. Hot in the south under N/NW winds and high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

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Why has southeast Queensland seen so much rain this week?

Close to 300 mm of rain has fallen in parts of southeast Queensland between Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon.

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Flash flooding after more than 170 mm in three hours in SE Queensland

An overnight deluge in South East Queensland and the northeastern corner of New South Wales has intensified during Thursday morning, with flash-flooding occurring in many places.

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Month's rain in two hours as storms light up northern NSW, southern Qld

An outbreak of thunderstorms has produced heavy localised rainfall across a large swathe of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland on Wednesday afternoon, with storm activity continuing into the evening.

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Hobart facing rare October heat as severe heatwave continues in Tasmania

Hobart could see two 30°C days this week as a severe heatwave continues to affect parts of southern and eastern Tasmania, although a cold change is on the way.

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