Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

26°C

36°C

Mostly cloudy
Alice Springs

25°C

40°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

22°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

27°C

30°C

Cloudy
Cairns

24°C

32°C

Clear skies
Canberra

17°C

33°C

Thunderstorms
Darwin

25°C

30°C

Cloudy
Hobart

13°C

20°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

19°C

24°C

Clear skies
Perth

21°C

33°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

20°C

28°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

Thu 13:32 AEST

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

QLD

Thu 12:10 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Lower Flinders River And Moderate Flood Warning For The Upper Flinders River

QLD

Thu 10:25 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Upper Burdekin River

QLD

Wed 12:28 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For Eyre Creek And Minor Flood Warning For The Georgina River

QLD

Wed 12:26 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson, Gregory, And Albert Rivers

QLD

Wed 11:21 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

WA

Thu 19:01 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Geraldton Coast

QLD

Thu 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters & Capricornia & K'gari coasts. Cancellation for Hervey Bay, Moreton Bay & Gold Coast Waters

SA

Thu 16:13 ACDT

Fire Weather Warning for West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula

SA

Thu 21:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Spencer, Invest St & Upper West & L West Csts. Cancelled St Vincent, Adelaide Waters & S Cent, Upper SE & L SE coasts

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