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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

18°C

26°C

Alice Springs

18°C

32°C

Brisbane

18°C

26°C

Broome

26°C

30°C

Cairns

23°C

30°C

Canberra

9°C

24°C

Darwin

28°C

31°C

Hobart

9°C

23°C

Melbourne

11°C

26°C

Perth

14°C

22°C

Sydney

15°C

24°C

National Summary

Moist and unstable winds are triggering thunderstorms over parts of northern Qld, the NT, eastern WA and western 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	26°C	44%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	NE 20.2km/h	N 22.0km/h	35.3%	63.5%
Alice Springs	18°C	32°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	13.2 - Extreme	NNW 23.4km/h	WNW 23.4km/h	56.1%	77.0%
Brisbane	18°C	26°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	ESE 4.3km/h	ENE 10.8km/h	58.0%	74.0%
Broome	26°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	SW 16.9km/h	W 24.1km/h	65.6%	83.2%
Cairns	23°C	30°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	SE 12.6km/h	E 16.2km/h	74.2%	86.0%
Canberra	9°C	24°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	SE 4.0km/h	NNW 17.3km/h	53.8%	73.0%
Darwin	28°C	31°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.9 - Extreme	NNE 6.5km/h	N 14.0km/h	74.4%	89.8%
Hobart	9°C	23°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	NNW 10.8km/h	E 14.8km/h	54.3%	73.9%
Melbourne	11°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.4 - Very High	ENE 3.2km/h	N 13.3km/h	54.0%	75.3%
Perth	14°C	22°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	W 11.5km/h	W 14.4km/h	63.3%	80.5%
Sydney	15°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	N 6.8km/h	ENE 23.8km/h	66.1%	77.8%

Warnings

Fri 03:40 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Investigator Strait & South Central and Lower South East coasts

VIC

Fri 04:10 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Fri 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Upper East and South East coasts

NSW

Fri 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

NSW

Fri 03:38 AEDT

Hazardous Surf Warning for Hunter and Sydney coasts

QLD

Thu 14:41 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Barcoo River

Thu 12:42 ACST

Heatwave Warning Northern Territory

Thu 12:42 ACST

Heatwave Warning Northern Territory

Thu 12:42 ACST

Heatwave Warning Northern Territory

Thu 12:42 ACST

Heatwave Warning Northern Territory

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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.

Heaviest Darwin rain since April as wet season build-up escalates

Darwin recorded its first double-digit daily rainfall total since April in the 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday.

Smoke from New Guinea fires reaches northern Australia

A large plume of smoke originating from seasonal fires burning in New Guinea has drifted over the Northern Territory's Top End this week.

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.

Heaviest Darwin rain since April as wet season build-up escalates

Darwin recorded its first double-digit daily rainfall total since April in the 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday.

Smoke from New Guinea fires reaches northern Australia

A large plume of smoke originating from seasonal fires burning in New Guinea has drifted over the Northern Territory's Top End this week.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

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

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

Heaviest Darwin rain since April as wet season build-up escalates

Smoke from New Guinea fires reaches northern Australia

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

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

Heaviest Darwin rain since April as wet season build-up escalates

Smoke from New Guinea fires reaches northern Australia

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