Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

MinMax

National Summary

A southwesterly airstream between a cold front clearing to the east an high pressure to the west is bringing gusty showers, small hail and alpine snow to southeast Aus. Onshore winds over north Qld is bringing some light showers. Dry and mostly clear elsewhere under the high.

State Forecasts

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Frosty weekend ahead in at least six states

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Bitterly cold airmass brings snow, freezing temperatures to southeast Australia

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Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide to chill through coldest day so far this year

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Welcome rain for dry parts of northern NSW, southern Qld

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