Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Cloudy
Adelaide

16°C

24°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

14°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

16°C

24°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

24°C

30°C

Rain showers
Cairns

19°C

26°C

Rain
Canberra

11°C

24°C

Clear skies
Darwin

24°C

31°C

Rain
Hobart

12°C

22°C

Rain
Melbourne

16°C

23°C

Cloudy
Perth

13°C

21°C

Drizzle
Sydney

15°C

25°C

National Summary

Showers and the odd thunderstorm for southern and southwest WA, and showers for southern SA, Vic and Tas as troughs and cold fronts cross southern parts of Aus. Showers across parts of eastern Qld in moist onshore winds. Dry and clear elsewhere under high pressure.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

NSW

Fri 16:42 AEST

Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Blue Mountains/Hawkesbury and Sydney areas

NSW

Fri 16:42 AEST

Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Blue Mountains/Hawkesbury and Sydney areas

WA

Fri 14:27 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hail & Heavy Rainfall) for Goldfields, Central Wheat Belt & Great Southern districts

WA

Fri 14:27 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hail & Heavy Rainfall) for Goldfields, Central Wheat Belt & Great Southern districts

VIC

Fri 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Fri 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Hunter Coast. Cancellation for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Sydney Coast

TAS

Fri 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East and South West coasts

SA

Fri 15:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central and South Central coasts

NSW

Fri 15:53 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Large Hailstones, Heavy Rainfall And Damaging Winds) for parts of Metropolitan, Central Tablelands and Hunter

NSW

Fri 15:53 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Large Hailstones, Heavy Rainfall And Damaging Winds) for parts of Metropolitan, Central Tablelands and Hunter

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