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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

23°C

Alice Springs

17°C

31°C

Brisbane

19°C

26°C

Broome

27°C

33°C

Cairns

24°C

29°C

Canberra

12°C

24°C

Darwin

26°C

32°C

Hobart

10°C

15°C

Melbourne

14°C

18°C

Perth

18°C

27°C

Sydney

18°C

24°C

National Summary

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

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	ESE 10.4km/h	SE 15.8km/h	58.3%	73.9%
Alice Springs	17°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.4 - Very High	ESE 12.2km/h	ESE 17.6km/h	40.6%	53.3%
Brisbane	19°C	26°C	40%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.9 - Very High	S 5.4km/h	E 9.4km/h	68.9%	82.7%
Broome	27°C	33°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.3 - Extreme	S 11.5km/h	WSW 19.1km/h	63.5%	85.3%
Cairns	24°C	29°C	68%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	11.9 - Extreme	SSE 20.5km/h	SE 23.8km/h	81.9%	93.5%
Canberra	12°C	24°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	ESE 5.4km/h	N 11.9km/h	57.5%	82.3%
Darwin	26°C	32°C	37%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	ESE 10.8km/h	ENE 13.3km/h	71.2%	88.2%
Hobart	10°C	15°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	W 16.2km/h	WSW 22.7km/h	44.0%	60.2%
Melbourne	14°C	18°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	S 10.8km/h	S 17.3km/h	61.2%	76.8%
Perth	18°C	27°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	E 10.4km/h	SSE 6.5km/h	62.3%	83.2%
Sydney	18°C	24°C	32%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	SW 10.1km/h	SSE 25.2km/h	77.0%	90.5%

Warnings

Fri 02:05 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hail & Heavy Rainfall) for South Coastal, South East Coastal & Great Southern districts

Fri 02:05 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hail & Heavy Rainfall) for South Coastal, South East Coastal & Great Southern districts

QLD

Fri 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay coasts

NSW

Fri 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Illawarra and Batemans coasts

TAS

Fri 04:00 AEDT

Gale Warning for South East & South West coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Upper East & Lower East coasts. Cancelled Central West 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

Thu 10:28 ACST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Daly River

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