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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

24°C

33°C

Alice Springs

22°C

27°C

Brisbane

22°C

29°C

Broome

27°C

30°C

Cairns

24°C

31°C

Canberra

16°C

22°C

Darwin

26°C

29°C

Hobart

12°C

23°C

Melbourne

20°C

29°C

Perth

18°C

32°C

Sydney

21°C

23°C

National Summary

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.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	24°C	33°C	43.4%	0.4 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE0.0km/h	ESE11.6km/h	44.8%	69.9%
Alice Springs	22°C	27°C	58.5%	0.2 mm	Nil	Medium	WSW5.1km/h	WSW18.2km/h	79.5%	98.3%
Brisbane	22°C	29°C	76.4%	0.4 mm	Nil	Medium	SE7.4km/h	SE14.3km/h	74.1%	98.3%
Broome	27°C	30°C	41.2%	0.7 mm	Nil	Medium	W6.4km/h	W17.5km/h	73.5%	92.4%
Cairns	24°C	31°C	25.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE7.0km/h	SSE12.7km/h	71.1%	85.8%
Canberra	16°C	22°C	21.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E11.1km/h	E18.3km/h	65.3%	94.3%
Darwin	26°C	29°C	60.7%	1.4 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW10.4km/h	WNW20.8km/h	81.4%	97.7%
Hobart	12°C	23°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Low	SSE7.6km/h	SSE17.3km/h	50.8%	67.2%
Melbourne	20°C	29°C	34.5%	0.2 mm	Nil	Medium	NE1.2km/h	NE8.5km/h	64.8%	92.5%
Perth	18°C	32°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SW6.3km/h	SW14.1km/h	53.3%	75.0%
Sydney	21°C	23°C	65.4%	0.4 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE8.9km/h	ESE19.2km/h	67.7%	94.9%

Warnings

Fri 12:31 ACDT

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

NSW

Fri 14:49 AEDT

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Nsw)

QLD

Fri 11:48 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

QLD

Fri 10:05 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Western And Diamantina Rivers

QLD

Fri 09:53 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River And Minor Flood Warning For The Cloncurry River

QLD

Thu 15:00 AEST

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

QLD

Thu 14:47 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Qld)

QLD

Thu 13:03 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Thomson And Barcoo Rivers And Cooper Creek

QLD

Thu 10:21 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Cape, Suttor And Burdekin Rivers

Fri 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Gascoyne and Esperance coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours

Heavy rain and thunderstorms inundated parts of Sydney, the Illawarra and the Central Coast over the last 24 hours, with locally intense falls causing flash flooding in some areas.

Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week

A total lunar eclipse will be visible from most of Australia next week on the night of Tuesday, March 3, with eastern Australia in the best position to witness the 'blood moon’ in its entirety.

Bucketing down in Birdsville and Betoota

The outback deluge continues, with the heaviest overnight falls occurring in the area around the town of Birdsville in far southwest Queensland

It’s a very rare day indeed when one of the wettest locations anywhere in Queensland is Birdsville, which sits at the eastern edge of the Simpson Desert.

Simpson Desert tropical low causing flooding in four states

A rare weather pattern involving a near-stationary tropical low over the Simpson Desert is causing widespread rain and thunderstorms in central Australia this week, resulting in flooding across four states.

Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours

Heavy rain and thunderstorms inundated parts of Sydney, the Illawarra and the Central Coast over the last 24 hours, with locally intense falls causing flash flooding in some areas.

Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week

A total lunar eclipse will be visible from most of Australia next week on the night of Tuesday, March 3, with eastern Australia in the best position to witness the 'blood moon’ in its entirety.

Bucketing down in Birdsville and Betoota

The outback deluge continues, with the heaviest overnight falls occurring in the area around the town of Birdsville in far southwest Queensland

It’s a very rare day indeed when one of the wettest locations anywhere in Queensland is Birdsville, which sits at the eastern edge of the Simpson Desert.

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News from across Australia

Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours

Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week

Bucketing down in Birdsville and Betoota

Simpson Desert tropical low causing flooding in four states

Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours

Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week

Bucketing down in Birdsville and Betoota

Simpson Desert tropical low causing flooding in four states

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