Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Fair
Adelaide

14°C

22°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

15°C

31°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

19°C

26°C

Clear skies
Broome

28°C

32°C

Thunderstorms
Cairns

24°C

29°C

Clear skies
Canberra

12°C

24°C

Thunderstorms
Darwin

24°C

34°C

Cloudy
Hobart

10°C

15°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

14°C

17°C

Clear skies
Perth

16°C

28°C

Clear skies
Sydney

17°C

24°C

National Summary

A trough is bringing showers and storms to WA's interior, some intense. A front is bringing showers to Tas and far southern Vic. Moist and unstable southeasterly winds are bringing showers and the odd storm to northeast NSW, eastern & far northern Qld, and the NT Top End.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

QLD

Thu 23:22 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Townsville and Mackay coasts. Cancellation for Thursday for Capricornia Coast

WA

Thu 20:00 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds & Large Hailstones) for Goldfields & Eucla, South Interior & South East Coastal districts

WA

Thu 20:00 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds & Large Hailstones) for Goldfields & Eucla, South Interior & South East Coastal districts

WA

Thu 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts

NSW

Thu 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Illawarra and Batemans coasts

TAS

Thu 22:00 AEDT

Gale Warning for South West Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Lower East, South East and Central West coasts. Cancellation for Upper East Coast

QLD

Thu 14:41 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Thu 14:32 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Daintree River

QLD

Thu 12:59 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Cooper Creek

QLD

Thu 11:05 AEST

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

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