Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

8°C

16°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

7°C

18°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

12°C

20°C

Clear skies
Broome

16°C

29°C

Partly cloudy
Cairns

19°C

24°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

2°C

11°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

2°C

12°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

3°C

14°C

Partly cloudy
Perth

10°C

19°C

Rain showers
Sydney

9°C

15°C

National Summary

A high east of Tas brings cool temperatures over southeast Australia and showers in onshore winds about eastern NSW and coastal Qld. Low pressure through the central interior and inland SA brings isolated showers and patchy rain. Onshore winds bring a few showers to SW WA.

State Forecasts

Data not found for this location

Warnings

VIC

Fri 09:10 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Melbourne Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne South Eastern Suburbs and The Dandenong Ranges

WA

Fri 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance and Eucla coasts. Cancellation for Albany Coast

VIC

Fri 06:03 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West and Central

SA

Fri 05:32 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Upper South East and Lower South East

TAS

Fri 05:48 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South West and Central West coasts

TAS

Fri 04:52 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and Central Plateau

NSW

Fri 04:11 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Canberra

SA

Fri 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for South Central and Lower South East coasts

VIC

Fri 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Port Phillip & West and Central coasts

National

Fri 03:35 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western, Southeastern, And Southern Areas

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