Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

11°C

18°C

Partly cloudy
Alice Springs

8°C

20°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

16°C

24°C

Severe thunderstorms
Broome

22°C

28°C

Clear skies
Cairns

17°C

26°C

Clear skies
Canberra

3°C

15°C

Clear skies
Darwin

22°C

32°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

7°C

17°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

6°C

17°C

Clear skies
Perth

7°C

19°C

Drizzle
Sydney

13°C

18°C

National Summary

Onshore winds driven by an offshore low are causing gusty showers to eastern NSW and large waves to northeast NSW and southeast Qld. A front and trough are bringing rain, showers and the odd storm to WA and SA. A high pressure ridge is keeping elsewhere dry.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

NSW

Fri 16:32 AEST

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

NSW

Fri 16:05 AEST

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

QLD

Fri 16:00 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Wide Bay and Burnett & Southeast Coast

QLD

Fri 16:00 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Wide Bay and Burnett & Southeast Coast

NSW

Fri 15:57 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Fri 15:57 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

QLD

Fri 15:18 AEST

Gale Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Moreton Bay & Capricornia Coast

VIC

Fri 10:30 AEST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert Melb Inner Suburbs, Melb Northern Suburbs, Melb Eastern Suburbs, Melb SEern Suburbs & Dandenong Ranges

QLD

Fri 09:08 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Southeast Coast

QLD

Fri 09:08 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Southeast Coast

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