For most of Australia Friday is forecast to be a relatively dry and sunny day, though severe storms loom across the Northern Territory and South Australia. 

News24 Meteorologist Wendy John said most of the storm activity will be in northern Queensland and at the top of the country. 

“There is quite a bit of instability throughout Queensland and a couple of troughs also heading down throughout South Australia,” she said. 

“In Queensland there is a lot of activity from Mount Isa right through to Longreach, possible thunderstorms.”

Despite the unsettled weather, temperatures in Mount Isa and Longreach are expected to linger between 35C and 32C. 

“The conditions might cool down a bit with the onslaught of showers,” John said. 

“Further south (in Queensland) really lovely conditions.”

New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania are largely high and dry on Friday. 

“New South Wales has a largely dry day,” John said. 

“Victoria also has a largely dry day, their wet weather starts on Saturday.”

South Australia is expected to bear the brunt of the country’s rain on Friday. 

“You can see instability starting to move towards the east, Port Pirie top of 28C, so those showery conditions are reaching most of the population around lunch time and in the afternoon,” she said. 

“There are possible thunderstorms, some of them may be severe throughout the morning and the afternoon. 

“Down in the south-west there might be a spattering of showers, we have got some weak lows clipping the bottom of the country.

“Further north it is high and dry, beautiful sunshine and very clear conditions.”

National forecast for Friday

Sydney

High temperatures and dry conditions with sunshine. 

Low of 15C. High of 25C.

Melbourne

Partly cloudy and dry. Light winds 15 to 20 kilometres per hour.  

Low of 10C. High of 26C.

Brisbane

Patchy clouds with a low chance of showers (1 millimetres) in the morning. 

Low of 17C. High of 26C.

Canberra

Partly cloudy with fog forecast in the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. 

Low of 7C. High of 25C.

Adelaide

Partly cloudy with a high chance of showers (2 to 5 millimetres) and severe thunderstorms possible. 

Low of 17C. High of 29C.

Hobart

Sunny and clear. Light winds throughout the day. 

Low of 10C. High of 23C. 

Perth

Sunny day with a low chance of rain (1 millimetre) most likely in the evening. 

Low of 13C. High of 23C.

Darwin

Unsettled conditions, bringing storms. High chance of showers in the early morning (4 to 15 millimetres). 

Low of 26C. High of 34C.

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