Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

11°C

19°C

Partly cloudy
Alice Springs

7°C

19°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

16°C

22°C

Severe thunderstorms
Broome

20°C

28°C

Clear skies
Cairns

17°C

25°C

Clear skies
Canberra

3°C

16°C

Clear skies
Darwin

23°C

31°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

6°C

16°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

7°C

16°C

Clear skies
Perth

8°C

19°C

Drizzle
Sydney

13°C

19°C

National Summary

S'ly to SE'ly winds are causing gusty showers over northeastern NSW. Rain is developing in northwest WA with enhanced mid-level moisture. A few showers and thunderstorms are occurring over SW WA in an unstable airmass. The odd shower over Vic and Tas in onshore winds.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

NSW

Fri 04:04 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

NSW

Fri 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Byron and Coffs coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Macquarie, Hunter and Sydney coasts

TAS

Fri 04:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for South West Coast

NSW

Fri 03:35 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Fri 03:35 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Fri 03:35 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts

VIC

Fri 03:23 AEST

Road Weather Alert reduced visibility in fog Melb Inner Suburbs, Melb Nthn Suburbs, Melb Eastern Suburbs, Melb SEern Suburbs

QLD

Fri 03:00 AEST

Gale Warning Sun Cst Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast. Strong Wind Warning Moreton Bay & Capricornia Coast. Cancelled Cooktown

TAS

Thu 22:35 AEST

Frost Warning for Central North and Midlands

QLD

Thu 22:01 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

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