Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

MinMax

National Summary

A deep low pressure trough is generating rain, storms and gusty winds, some intense, in a swathe from WA to SA, NSW and Vic. A gusty cold front to the trough's south affects Tas. Humid E'ly winds also bring a few showers to the northern tropics. A high is clearing southern WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

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Heaviest Melbourne rain in 30 months as Vic flood threat increases

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Australia’s 2nd-warmest September on record, 2nd-driest in Murray-Darling Basin

It was a warm and dry September across most parts of Australia, with the country as a whole registering its 2nd-warmest September on record, while parts of the country were exceptionally dry, including the Murray-Darling Basin, which endured its second-driest September on record.

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Heavy rainfall event developing in Victoria

Rain is spreading into Victoria from southern New South Wales and the southeastern corner of South Australia, with significant totals expected in most districts over the next few days, and heavy falls developing in parts of the east and south on Friday.

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NRL Grand Final weather: Clearing on Sunday after stormy Saturday

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