Forecast

Showers and storms over northeast NSW and east Qld in unstable, humid air, heavy in the tropics in gusty SE'ly winds. Showers and storms also over the west in a broad low pressure trough with patchy light rain extending to SA. Humid and warm over the remaining tropics.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	15°C	28°C	61%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.4 - High	NE 11.2km/h	NNW 12.6km/h	28.3%	48.1%
Alice Springs	14°C	33°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.4 - Very High	ENE 9.7km/h	E 10.1km/h	20.6%	32.2%
Brisbane	16°C	24°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.4 - Very High	ESE 10.8km/h	E 14.0km/h	59.7%	78.5%
Broome	22°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	NW 8.6km/h	W 20.9km/h	68.7%	90.8%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	64%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.8 - Extreme	SSE 18.0km/h	SE 23.0km/h	74.8%	86.8%
Canberra	12°C	25°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	NNW 9.4km/h	NW 18.7km/h	55.0%	74.0%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.6 - Extreme	E 7.2km/h	NNE 18.4km/h	61.1%	77.2%
Hobart	12°C	21°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.8 - Moderate	NNW 15.1km/h	WNW 20.2km/h	50.0%	65.7%
Melbourne	16°C	23°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	WNW 6.1km/h	SE 9.4km/h	55.5%	84.2%
Perth	10°C	22°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	ENE 6.8km/h	SW 12.6km/h	62.2%	80.0%
Sydney	15°C	25°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	N 9.7km/h	NE 18.0km/h	66.4%	84.9%

Warnings

NSW

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans and Eden coasts. Cancellation for Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

VIC

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

TAS

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South West and Central West coasts

Thu 19:01 AWST

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

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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?

AFL Grand Final Weather: Midweek Melbourne heat to dissipate by Saturday

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?

AFL Grand Final Weather: Midweek Melbourne heat to dissipate by Saturday

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