Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Cloudy
Adelaide

13°C

18°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

6°C

17°C

Fair
Brisbane

12°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

20°C

29°C

Clear skies
Cairns

21°C

27°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

4°C

14°C

Clear skies
Darwin

22°C

32°C

Rain
Hobart

9°C

14°C

Cloudy
Melbourne

12°C

16°C

Clear skies
Perth

12°C

23°C

Clear skies
Sydney

9°C

20°C

National Summary

A wintry cold front is bringing strong winds, showers, small hail & highland snow to Tas, Vic & NSW. A large high is causing brisk winds to ease & most showers to clear in SA & southern WA, & is keeping the interior dry. Patchy rain is affecting WA's north & Qld in troughs.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

WA

Fri 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast East, Pilbara Coast West & West Kimberley and Ningaloo coasts

NT

Fri 02:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Roper Groote Coast

QLD

Fri 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Cooktown, Cairns and Townsville coasts

NSW

Thu 23:53 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Lord Howe Island

TAS

Thu 22:33 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau, Midlands and Western

TAS

Thu 22:33 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau, Midlands and Western

NSW

Thu 22:21 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Snowy Mountains and parts of South Coast and Southern Tablelands

NSW

Thu 22:21 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Snowy Mountains and parts of South Coast and Southern Tablelands

VIC

Thu 22:17 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for East Gippsland and parts of Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and North Central

VIC

Thu 22:17 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for East Gippsland and parts of Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and North Central

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