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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

17°C

23°C

Alice Springs

11°C

27°C

Brisbane

15°C

22°C

Broome

18°C

28°C

Cairns

20°C

26°C

Canberra

7°C

15°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

5°C

15°C

Melbourne

12°C

19°C

Perth

8°C

16°C

Sydney

15°C

20°C

National Summary

A cloudband stretching across WA's west and south and SA's west is bringing rain and showers and a few storms. A trough is bringing showers to southeast Qld and northeast NSW. High pressure is keeping elsewhere mainly dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	17°C	23°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNE 18.4km/h	N 23.4km/h	44.7%	60.0%
Alice Springs	11°C	27°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NNE 8.6km/h	NNE 10.4km/h	46.1%	64.5%
Brisbane	15°C	22°C	55%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	S 5.8km/h	ESE 9.4km/h	74.4%	88.9%
Broome	18°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	ENE 5.4km/h	WSW 15.8km/h	64.9%	94.4%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	56%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	SSE 17.6km/h	SE 23.0km/h	75.3%	85.5%
Canberra	7°C	15°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	SSE 4.0km/h	NNE 6.8km/h	73.0%	94.2%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	ESE 12.2km/h	NE 15.5km/h	66.0%	78.9%
Hobart	5°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NW 11.5km/h	N 11.5km/h	67.7%	83.9%
Melbourne	12°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	NNE 15.1km/h	N 19.1km/h	64.4%	84.3%
Perth	8°C	16°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	S 10.4km/h	S 11.2km/h	68.1%	86.3%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	27%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	WSW 8.6km/h	SSE 9.4km/h	79.0%	94.9%

Warnings

Fri 03:40 ACST

Gale Warning for Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

VIC

Fri 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & West and Central coasts

TAS

Fri 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Far North West, South West and Central West coasts

QLD

Fri 03:12 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

Fri 01:10 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Leeuwin, Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts

Mon 10:37 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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