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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

20°C

Alice Springs

20°C

31°C

Brisbane

16°C

28°C

Broome

22°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

17°C

Darwin

24°C

30°C

Hobart

10°C

14°C

Melbourne

13°C

18°C

Perth

14°C

19°C

Sydney

14°C

30°C

National Summary

Cold fronts are sending blustery winds & showers across southwest WA, southern SA, Tas & Vic. Warm, gusty winds are blowing across the interior. Dry elsewhere under high pressure or low moisture.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	20°C	36%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	NE 10.8km/h	NNE 16.9km/h	60.7%	82.6%
Alice Springs	20°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	NNW 17.3km/h	NNW 20.2km/h	23.9%	37.5%
Brisbane	16°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	NW 0.7km/h	NNE 11.9km/h	64.5%	85.2%
Broome	22°C	29°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.1 - Very High	SW 7.2km/h	W 21.6km/h	73.9%	93.6%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 12.2km/h	ESE 16.9km/h	67.9%	81.5%
Canberra	8°C	17°C	44%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	NW 13.0km/h	NW 27.0km/h	68.8%	92.6%
Darwin	24°C	30°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12 - Extreme	ESE 8.3km/h	NNE 15.5km/h	68.8%	84.9%
Hobart	10°C	14°C	70%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	NE 9.0km/h	NNE 9.4km/h	71.4%	91.8%
Melbourne	13°C	18°C	62%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	N 25.2km/h	WNW 25.9km/h	63.7%	85.5%
Perth	14°C	19°C	42%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.4 - Moderate	WSW 15.1km/h	SW 12.6km/h	58.3%	81.7%
Sydney	14°C	30°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NNW 14.8km/h	NW 27.4km/h	40.4%	60.7%

Warnings

Fri 22:55 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Mt Lofty R, Mid North, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, L SE & Flinders & Murraylands districts

Fri 22:55 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Mt Lofty R, Mid North, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, L SE & Flinders & Murraylands districts

VIC

Fri 22:58 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South West & Central, East Gippsland, North East, West & South Gippsland, Wimmera & North Central

VIC

Fri 22:58 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South West & Central, East Gippsland, North East, West & South Gippsland, Wimmera & North Central

NSW

Fri 22:46 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Illawarra & South Coast, Central Tablelands, S Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains & ACT

NSW

Fri 22:46 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Illawarra & South Coast, Central Tablelands, S Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains & ACT

VIC

Fri 22:45 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning Saturday North East. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning Saturday West & South Gippsland & East Gippsland

NSW

Fri 22:13 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Australian Capital Territory

Fri 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Investigator Strait & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central and South Central coasts

NSW

Fri 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Hunter, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

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A climatic tug-of-war between a strengthening El Niño and unusually warm water surrounding Australia could cause striking weather contrasts across Australia this spring and summer.

Historically low early September snow depth as more resorts announce closure

The snow depth at Spencers Creek in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales has dipped to 31.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Mid-30s heat and snowfalls on the same day in NSW

How El Niño helped break UK summer heat record

Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

Historically low early September snow depth as more resorts announce closure

Mid-30s heat and snowfalls on the same day in NSW

How El Niño helped break UK summer heat record

Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

Historically low early September snow depth as more resorts announce closure

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