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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.

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Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	17°C	31°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S2.4km/h	S11.5km/h	41.2%	45.4%
Alice Springs	22°C	37°C	0.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE9.2km/h	ESE17.8km/h	23.2%	29.0%
Brisbane	20°C	27°C	54.1%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE2.0km/h	ESE8.3km/h	80.0%	80.0%
Broome	29°C	32°C	23.1%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	W11.3km/h	W27.1km/h	81.0%	79.2%
Cairns	24°C	31°C	55.9%	0.7 mm	Nil	Medium	SE4.2km/h	SE14.1km/h	88.0%	85.6%
Canberra	11°C	26°C	2.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E12.2km/h	E18.0km/h	62.3%	61.2%
Darwin	27°C	31°C	59.5%	0.6 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW13.2km/h	WNW24.1km/h	88.1%	84.6%
Hobart	13°C	20°C	1.7%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S6.4km/h	S16.8km/h	70.1%	66.3%
Melbourne	17°C	25°C	0.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S4.8km/h	S12.9km/h	62.8%	57.0%
Perth	22°C	36°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S6.7km/h	S15.7km/h	35.0%	34.9%
Sydney	18°C	23°C	29.6%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E5.8km/h	E15.3km/h	69.7%	68.0%

Warnings

QLD

Fri 15:27 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

QLD

Fri 15:05 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Georgina River

QLD

Fri 13:17 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson And Leichhardt Rivers

QLD

Fri 12:17 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

Fri 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin and Esperance coasts

Fri 15:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Adelaide Metropolitan Waters & Upper South East Coast

NSW

Fri 16:05 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Eden Coast

VIC

Fri 16:15 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

Fri 13:23 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

Fri 13:23 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

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